Book a business advisory session
Book a business advisory sessionBusiness Helsinki offers advisory services to company founders and growth-oriented entrepreneurs. Business advisory is confidential and free of charge.
Whether your goal is light entrepreneurship, a business name, a limited company or any other form of business, business advisory services are there for you. Our business advisors have long practical experience in various sectors in the world of business and business counselling. In addition to Finnish and Swedish, business advisory is provided in English, Spanish, Estonian, Russian and Arabic.
Book your business advisory session(Link leads to external service)
Once you have read the Guide for Becoming an Entrepreneur and completed the Starting a Business Info Event and Business Plan & Calculations Training or if you have questions concerning a new business idea or the development of an existing business, you are welcome to personal business advisory services.
Telephone counselling without an appointment
- Mondays from 13:00–15:00
- Tuesdays from 13:00–15:00
- Duration: 20 min
- Call tel. +358 9 3103 6360
During the call, we will discuss two or three clearly defined questions concerning entrepreneurship. It is not possible to book an appointment for a longer business advisory session during the call.
You can also ask about the startup grant by contacting our advisory service for companies and employers at +358 9 310 36300, Monday–Friday 9.00–16.00.
How to send us your business plan and calculations
If you have already started making your business plan and would like to discuss it, please send us the plan and preliminary calculations and book your business advisory session(Link leads to external service).
If you would like to send your business plan confidentially via security email, please request it at businessadvisory@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program). Attach your business plan to the reply email, so we will receive it secured. The connection is protected with TLS encryption. The secure email message must be opened on the same device/IP address that you intend to use for sending the attachments, and it must be replied to within 30 days.
- The advisor will study your business plan in advance and discuss it with you in detail during the meeting. They will challenge and instruct you on how to develop, improve or possibly change it.
- After any changes have been made, you will have a tool that you can use on your way to becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own business.
- Please remember that drafting a solid business plan with calculations is a prerequisite for receiving funding.
Book your business advisory session(Link leads to external service)