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Services to support the growth of Liperi companies

Does your company operate in Liperi? You can acquire more expertise for growth and development by using services that complement Lipertek's service offering. Read more about the service and don’t hesitate to get in touch with Lipertek or Business Joensuu. 

You can increase your company's competence through growth and internationalisation coaching as well as employer and recruitment coaching. Expert services for national public procurements help your company to participate in different invitations to tender. If your company's business is in its early stages, you can apply for coaching at Business Accelerator. Our toolbox also includes two local funds intended to support growth, StartUp Fund Joensuu and the North Karelia Growth Fund.

Join inspiring individual and group coaching sessions! The courses are held by business coaches with experience in business life. With the coaches, you can address the development needs of your company. Small group coaching provides peer support and tips from other companies, and it helps create new, useful networks.  

Services in a nutshell for Liperi companies

Accelerator programme for start-up companies

  • Programme for early-stage (0-3 years) companies seeking goal-oriented growth in domestic or international business.
  • Clarifies strategy and builds a mind-set for customer-oriented business
  • We also help you find investments in your company through two funds and our network of investors.
  • Implementation: 1-year programme.

Accelerator programme for start-up companies

Funds to support growth

  • Start Up Fund Joensuu helps start-up companies grow, employ and internationalise.
  • The fund's capital is EUR 2.5 million, and a typical investment is EUR 50,000–200,000.
  • The fund can also be a gateway to new investment rounds.
  • The fund cooperates with local and national investors and the North Karelia Growth Fund, which invests in newly established and young companies.

Funds to support growth

GROW2 growth coaching and V!rtaa group coaching for operating companies

  • During the growth coaching, the opportunities for your company's growth are examined, obstacles to growth are identified and tackled, and the most important factors for growth are selected.
    • The process results in a growth plan.
    • Implementation: Group training for 10 weeks.
  • V!rtaa group coaching is an effective "entrepreneur's time-out" for small businesses.
    • The coaching can help you clarify your goals and find development measures for the next 1-2 years.
    • Implementation: 3 workshops

GROW2 growth coaching
V!rtaa group coaching

Coaching for international business

  • Coaching for the development of your company's international business.
  • You clarify the target state of your company's internationalisation, and you get concrete help for international business.
  • The coaching is held by experienced international business coaches.

Coaching for international business

Experts for your company through employer and recruitment training

  • Recruitment coaching to support your company's growth.
  • Coaching on personnel issues and finding new experts through modern recruitment.
  • Implementation: company-specific service and expert coaching.

Employment and recruitment services

Public procurement and procurement advisory services for entrepreneurs

  • An advisory service for finding invitations to tender in different procurement portals and devising a free-of-charge search alert to enable you to receive real-time emails when invitations to tender in your branch of activity are published
  • Support for the use of electronic purchasing systems
  • Advice on preparing a tender

Public procurement and procurement advisory services


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