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07.04.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up competition 2023 brought out 257 business idea proposals

The Start Me Up business idea competition, which promotes North Karelian entrepreneurship and future business, ended on March 31, 2023, raising an almost record number of ideas. By the deadline, 257...

29.03.2023 • Start-up Fund Joensuu

Start Up Fund Joensuu invests EUR 100,000 in VTT spin-off company Carbonaide Oy

Carbonaide Oy has amassed a total of EUR 1.8 million in seed funding for the commercialisation of the carbon dioxide (CO2) utilisation and storage technology developed by the VTT Technical Research...

08.03.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2023: Sparring day for your business idea 21.3.2023

Sparring and guidance from our business coaches to work on your Start Me Up competition idea is available on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at 3-5 pm at Joensuu Tiedepuisto or on Teams!

21.02.2023 • Start-up entrepreneurs

The Pinkka small procurement portal makes it easier for companies to find invitations to tender

The Pinkka small procurement portal is a new tool for North Karelian companies to keep an eye on small-scale procurements. Pinkka collects information on all ongoing small-scale procurement tendering...

21.02.2023 • Business Joensuu news

How are companies in Outokumpu and Polvijärvi?

Business Joensuu and the YTYÄ project will run their How’s it going? business campaign for the third time in Outokumpu and Polvijärvi. In February and March, the employees and partners of Business...

07.02.2023 • Business Joensuu news

We are hiring: Green Transition Key Account Manager

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07.02.2023 • Business Joensuu news

New businessjoensuu.fi published!

From Business Joensuu, you get services for all stages of your entrepreneurship. Get to know our services and the versatile expertise of our area of operation!Turn to Business Joensuu when you are...

01.02.2023 • Business Joensuu news

Start Me Up 2023 with the biggest prize in the history of the business idea competition

Press releasePublication on February 1, 2023, at 08:30 The Start Me Up business idea competition is again open for submissions. Business Joensuu and its partners are looking for the best ideas for...

28.12.2022 • Business Joensuu news

Kitee, Rääkkylä and Tohmajärvi in agreements with Business Joensuu

The municipalities of Kitee, Rääkkylä and Tohmajärvi have concluded service agreements with Business Joensuu. Business Joensuu will offer business and employment services to companies of different...

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08.06.2026 • City of Kitee

NATO Testing Event Underway in Finland – Drone Startup Praises Testing Conditions at Kitee Airfield

Finland’s role in NATO’s innovation and testing activities continues to grow. Dozens of Finnish and international defence technology companies have gathered in Finland for the NATO Innovation Range...

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01.06.2026 • City of Kitee