Is your company willing to grow on the international market?
International Business Coaching
Are you aiming for international growth in your company? Interested in developing products to meet the needs of global markets? KareliaBite offers international business coaching for companies in the food and natural products industries. During these coaching sessions, you will create a roadmap for purposeful internationalization.
In KareliaBite coaching, you will clarify your company's internationalization objectives, discover new export opportunities, and identify areas for development. The coaching packages are built around themes of international food and natural products industry events, as well as visits from international experts and stakeholders.
Conducted as open group coaching, the sessions provide expert guidance and pre-tasks to help you create a purposeful growth plan supporting internationalization. Group discussions and peer support from fellow entrepreneurs offer valuable exchanges of experiences and fresh perspectives for developing your business and product strategy. Companies at various internationalization stages can learn from each other during these coaching sessions.
The coaching is for you if:
Your company is actively planning internationalization.
Your company is interested in increasing the value-added of its products.
You are committed to participating in coaching sessions.
International Business Coaching and Events in 2024
Explore upcoming coaching sessions and events.
KareliaBite Coaching: Online Visibility – Coaching on Online Visibility for internationalizing companies, May 23, 2024
Online Visibility – Coaching on Online Visibility for internationalizing companies
Thursday, May 23, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Science Park, Coaching Class (Building 3B, 4th floor)
Get your company profile in order on search engines.
KareliaBite Event: Harnessing Networks for Food Industry Product Development on May 17, 2024
Networking for Strength in Food Industry Product Development - Collaboration Event
Time: May 17, 2024, from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM Location: Soinilan Oy, Parkkilantie 120, 82200 Hammaslahti The event will be arranged in Finnish.
Are you looking to develop your products and find new partners in food industry product development? Do you need feedback on your products and their suitability for domestic and export markets?
Welcome to the food entrepreneurs' event at Soinila's premises to build a new kind of collaboration and product development network in the food industry, which strengthens your company's position in both domestic and export markets. At the same time, you'll get to know other entrepreneurs and products, and update your product development expertise.
Also brainstorming collaboration opportunities is Mikko Ilmoniemi from Jyväs-Hamppu in Central Finland. Mikko is an experienced product developer and artisan food producer who cultivates oil hemp on his own farm and processes products for the Jyväs-Hamppu product range. He won the artisan food championship in 2020, received the Local Food Act award in 2023, and markets his products in the international premium market as well. At the event, you can also receive feedback on your company's products from him.
The event is open to all companies and is jointly organized by the KareliaBite project for exporting food and natural products and Riveria's Jotpa training program for sales and marketing expertise in domestic and export markets.
9:30 - Coffee and snacks available 10:00 Welcome, Hanne Husso and Marja-Leena Hirvonen Introduction to Soinila by Piia and Markku Soininen 10:30 Food industry updates from Central Finland and experiences from the international premium market, Mikko Ilmoniemi, Jyväs-Hamppu 11:00 Networking workshop 13:00 Summary and agreement on next steps 14:00 Event finishes
KareliaBite Event: Diverse Export Opportunities in the Luxury Yacht Industry, May 16, 2024
Export Opportunities in the Luxury Yacht Industry
Thursday, May 16, 2024, from 12:00 to 4:00 PM
Explore export opportunities in the luxury yacht industry at the Superyacht Foodie & Superyacht Cluster event, hosted in Joensuu as an East Finland information session. This event offers you the chance to pitch your product or service, receiving valuable feedback on its suitability for the superyacht market. Moreover, it presents a unique opportunity to network, discover new business partners, and gain inspiration for expanding your operations into new markets.
1. Coaching Workshop: Prepare for Internationalisation Monday, March 25, 2024, from 12:00 to 16:00 Location: Joensuu Science Park, Orange Hall seminar room, Building 3A, 4th floor. For more information and registration for the coaching workshop by March 20, contact: satu.niiranen@businessjoensuu.fi.
Coaching Workshop content:
What resources does internationalisation require from a company?
3. Coaching Workshop: Insights from the Markt des Guten Geschmacks Fair Wednesday, April 17, from 12:00 to 16:00. What was learned? What could I utilize in my own business and how? Demand trends and competitive factors in Central Europe. For more information and registration for the coaching workshop by April 10, contact: satu.niiranen@businessjoensuu.fi.
