Benefits of Grow² Business Growth Coaching 

With Grow², you will:

  • Identify your company’s key growth opportunities
  • Clarify your business growth goals
  • Define concrete actions to support growth
  • Build a clear 3–5 year business growth strategy
  • Gain valuable peer support from other entrepreneurs

Who Is the Coaching For? 

This coaching is ideal if:

  • You want to grow your business strategically over the next 3–5 years
  • You can commit to an 8–10 week coaching program
  • Your company has annual revenue of approximately €600,000–€6 million, or employs at least 5 full-time employees

How Grow² Business Growth Coaching Works 

The coaching is delivered in confidential groups of 6–8 business leaders, giving you the opportunity to share experiences, challenges, and insights with other growth-oriented entrepreneurs.

You will build your growth plan step by step through guided assignments, personal mentoring, and strategic discussions.

  • 10 group sessions – weekly 2.5-hour workshops
  • Personal business sparring – one-to-one coaching and expert guidance
  • Pre-assignments – develop your growth strategy between sessions, if needed together with your key team members

Price & Participation 

Participation fee: €150 + VAT / company
The coaching is considered de minimis aid amounting to €1,600.

Participation requires commitment to the full coaching program.
All participants sign a confidentiality agreement covering the entire group.

Apply for Grow² Business Growth Coaching

The coaching takes place at Business Joensuu
(Building 3B, 4th Floor, Länsikatu 15, Joensuu) 

Coaching on Tuesdays 15.9. - 24.11.2026 at 9.00-11.30.
Joensuu
Peer support and networking, Growth Strategy, Growth Plan, Growth Management
Coaching on Tuesdays 15.9. - 10.11.2026 at 13.30 - 16.00. NOTE: 8 meetings.
Joensuu
Peer support and networking, Growth Strategy, Growth Plan, Growth Management

Contact Us

Katariina Eskelinen
Katariina Eskelinen
Business Coach (Municipal responsibilities: Kitee, Joensuu)
Services, investments, development, growth, financing, acquisitions, social welfare and health care
katariina.eskelinen@businessjoensuu.fi
katariina.eskelinen@businessjoensuu.fi
Ilona Ohvanainen
Ilona Ohvanainen
Business Coach (Joensuu)
 Business growth and development,
Internationalisation 
services for companies in the food and natural products industries
ilona.ohvanainen@businessjoensuu.fi
ilona.ohvanainen@businessjoensuu.fi

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Katariina Eskelinen Business Coach (Municipal responsibilities: Kitee, Joensuu)

Services, investments, development, growth, financing, acquisitions, social welfare and health care

+358 40 140 7505 +358 10 419 8005

Ilona Ohvanainen Business Coach (Joensuu)

 Business growth and development,
Internationalisation 
services for companies in the food and natural products industries

+358 50 526 1253 +358 10 419 8031