Business stories | SMEs growth (3)

Business Stories | SMEs growth (3)

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02.02.2023 • City of Kitee

Growth and retention power from Kitee

Standing still is not something we do, says Marianne Hoppu, CEO of Narskuttelu Oy. That is indeed not something Marianne and Pekka Hoppu, entrepreneurs from Kitee, Finland, have ever been known to...

23.11.2022 • City of Joensuu

One door to entrepreneurship

Asia, South America, Europe. Jarno Valkonen travelled around the world for 17 years, carrying the responsibility for gigantic pulp mill projects. But a couple of years ago, he simply had enough of...

04.11.2022 • City of Joensuu

Imake Look: It’s easier to specialize and stand out in Joensuu

Imake Look is a hair salon, barbershop and training studio established in 2020 and located on Teollisuuskatu in Joensuu. In addition to hair care services, they offer makeup services, permanent...

26.10.2022 • City of Joensuu

Lifting + transport + growth = Tarvainen

It is impossible to reach a stable state: all-affecting change is impossible to avoid. Bad times are around the corner unless business is making profit, says Jani Tarvainen, Managing Director of...

29.09.2022 • City of Joensuu

Feteco Oy: Entrepreneurship through corporate purchase

Jukka Kurkinen had his eye on entrepreneurship for several years before he became the entrepreneur of Feteco Oy through a change of ownership.

23.05.2022 • City of Joensuu

Janne Rantanen from Soseex Oy: unique service, Joensuu!

“The whole package was done after one phone call – incredible service,” says Janne Rantanen, Managing Director of Soseex Oy, while explaining how smoothly the food company was established in Joensuu...

20.04.2022 • City of Joensuu

Competence, growth and internationalisation

A full-service, well-known glazing company. This is what entrepreneur Jarkko Tarnanen from Kimmelux is currently constructing, after buying the company’s bankruptcy estate with his partners last...

22.03.2022 • City of Joensuu

"Striving for intense growth"

“From coffee men in the east to beer men,” headed Olutposti a Finninus magazine focusing on beer, when the owners of Unison Coffee, Tomi Sutinen and Miska Kämäräinen, and Tomi Piipponen, who joined...

22.02.2022 • City of Outokumpu

Piippo bales service business into new growth

Piippo Oyj, one of the world's leading producers of baling nets and wires, has updated its strategy. In March this year, the 80-year-old company now invests heavily in the development of its Agri...

26.01.2022 • City of Outokumpu

On a way to doubling its size

- "Looking very good! The turn of the year is usually a quiet period but has now been totally different. Customer companies have many development projects and plant investments coming up,” says Mikko...

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27.04.2026 • Photonics industry

Startup Afterwork launches in Joensuu – low-threshold meetups for the startup-minded

A new event series, Startup Afterwork, is launching in Joensuu, bringing together startup founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, students, and anyone interested in the startup world on a monthly basis.

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23.04.2026 • Start-up Fund Joensuu

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