Business Whisperers want your business to succeed
How is your business doing? Business Joensuu’s Business Whisperers want to hear what’s working, what’s on your mind and what you would like to do next. That’s why we meet entrepreneurs in Joensuu and get to know their businesses, goals and plans for the future.
Invite a Business Whisperer to visit you. We’ll come to you, listen and offer fresh perspectives.
No preparation needed.
Meetings with a Business Whisperer are free of charge and confidential.
We want to understand your business, its current situation and your goals.
We help you clarify your ideas and consider the next steps for your business.
You’ll have access to Business Joensuu’s experts, business services and networks. We also bring your company’s views and feedback to decision-makers in the City of Joensuu.
Haven’t we met yet? Let’s change that.
If you’re not yet familiar with Business Joensuu, a Business Whisperer is an easy way to get to know us. You can call, send us a message or invite a Business Whisperer to visit you – whatever works best for you.
And if you already know us, don’t hesitate to get in touch again. Businesses change, and so do their needs and plans. We’re here for you along the way.
You don’t need to know our services or have a clear idea of what kind of support you might need. We want to get to know you and your business.
Tell us how your business is doing. What’s working? What’s on your mind? What would you like to do, develop or renew next?
We listen, ask questions and offer confidential sparring. If there’s something we can help with, we’ll open doors to Business Joensuu’s free business services, experts and networks, and work with you to identify the next steps.
What can you talk about with a Business Whisperer?
Anything that’s on your mind as an entrepreneur or currently relevant to your business.
We can talk about, for example:
- your business direction, growth and profitability
- investments and financing
- recruitment, talent and employer image
- leadership and staff development
- digital visibility and AI
- networks and partnerships
- participating in public procurement tenders
- business ownership changes and finding a successor
- your own wellbeing as an entrepreneur.
Or something completely different.
A Business Whisperer is here to help you clarify the right direction and next steps for your business.
Business Whisperers on the move during weeks 35–50
This autumn, we especially want to get to know businesses in Joensuu that are not yet familiar with Business Joensuu.
And if we already know each other, invite us to visit again or give us a call. Businesses change – and so do the things we can listen to, discuss and help you with.
The Business Whisperers will actively contact businesses in Joensuu during weeks 35–50. Our main Business Whisperer campaign weeks are 35, 40 and 45.
At the beginning of each main campaign week, businesses will receive a text message. You can reply and ask a Business Whisperer to call or message you.
Our Business Whisperers will also actively call businesses. We can talk things through there and then, or arrange a convenient time for a longer conversation or a visit to your business.
You choose how you want to talk – by phone, message or face to face.
- Week 35: tourism, hospitality, events and related industries.
We’ll be contacting businesses in Joensuu particularly in these sectors. - Week 40: Joensuu city centre and industrial areas.
We’ll be contacting businesses in these areas across all industries. - Week 45: other areas of Joensuu.
We’ll be contacting businesses across other parts of Joensuu, regardless of industry.
Get in touch with a Business Whisperer
You don’t have to wait for us to call. It’s easy to contact a Business Whisperer whenever you need us – send a contact request, call, message us or invite us to visit your business.
Send a contact request to the Business Whisperers
Call Business Whisperer Satu-Minna Piiroinen:
0400 287 787
Call Business Joensuu:
010 419 8011
Mon–Fri, 8 am–4 pm

Joensuu Goes Further for Business
In Joensuu, business success is something we share.
Joensuu goes further to help your business get started. Develop. Find the best place to operate. Attract the right talent. Keep growing and learning – and be part of a Joensuu community that supports you on your journey towards your dreams.
Business Whisperers bring the Joensuu Goes Further for Business promise into the everyday life of businesses. We work alongside businesses, listen, offer fresh perspectives and open doors to business services, expertise, talent, networks and international markets.
At the same time, we strengthen dialogue between businesses, Business Joensuu and the City of Joensuu. In Joensuu, we are close and connected: entrepreneurs’ needs and perspectives are brought into discussions with the city, and we work together to move shared priorities forward.
In Joensuu, entrepreneurs are heard and entrepreneurship is valued. Every business and every way of being an entrepreneur matters. Here, there is room for entrepreneurship to thrive, support when you need it and a community around you.
When your business succeeds, Joensuu succeeds.
Meet the Business Whisperers at events
You’ll also see and hear from the Business Whisperers at several business events in Joensuu and on social media this autumn.
Follow #yrityskuiskaajat on social media.
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