Start(-up) at the Finnish

Photographer Sarah Senf – How Her Hobbies Gave Her Confidence to Become a Business Owner

Sarah speaks to Mark about her journey to Finland from Germany in her early twenties for a relationship. She tells about how she focused on learning Finnish and worked a couple of part-time jobs before returning to Germany to study professional photography. She also describes how her other hobbies gave her the confidence to become an entrepreneur.
Sarah also explains how the local ‘photographer community’ supports each other and the benefits of collaborating to offer additional services that her customers request.
Read about the project https://www.syo.fi/blogi/maahanmuuttajayrittajyydesta-pitovoimaa-etela-pohjanmaalle/

Mark Wiltshear & Jiuliano Prisada Introduce Start(-up) At The Finnish

In this episode, regular host Mark Wiltshear speaks with Jiuliano Prisada to introduce the Finnish Institute for Enterprise Management (Suomen Yrittäjäopisto), the ‘Pitovoimaa maahanmuuttajayrittäjyydestä Etelä-Pohjanmaalla’ project, and how this podcast series fits with the aims of the project – inspiring entrepreneurship in the South Ostrobothnia region of Finland.
Mark & Jiuliano explain their journeys to becoming entrepreneurs in Finland, how Mark became a podcaster, why South Ostrobothnia needs more immigrant business-owners and how being involved in several things helps to build a strong network.
https://www.syo.fi/blogi/maahanmuuttajayrittajyydesta-pitovoimaa-etela-pohjanmaalle/

Start(-up) at the Finnish – a podcast about entrepreneurship in Finland

Welcome to this new English-language podcast, Start-up at the Finnish. In each episode, we speak to immigrant entrepreneurs to hear their stories, learn from their tips, avoid their missteps and celebrate their progress. Not every start-up is a unicorn, so our aim is to help you take small steps to start your own company that supports your lifestyle.