Small businesses secure partial victory over controversial EU packaging rules
Moves to ease the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation are progressing in line with SY's objectives.
YRITTÄJÄ, tule mukaan omiesi pariin! Liity Yrittäjiin.
Business owner forced to stop selling instruments to Europe because of new EU packaging rules
A solo entrepreneur has sharply criticized the costs and bureaucratic burden imposed by the EU’s packaging rules.
New EU regulation makes cross-border EU sales harder for small businesses
Business owners must pay separately in every country they ship products to.
SY demands “Temuing” be reined in
Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, demands swift action from Parliament to rein in cheap Chinese e-retailers. On 5 February,…
Guidelines for advertising your business on social media
The Competition and Consumer Authority has clarified its marketing guidelines, which have caused much discussion. In January, the Competition and…
Restaurant owner: remember producer responsibility for foreign takeaway packages
A restaurant that uses takeaway packaging bought abroad must fulfil its statutory waste management producer responsibility, the supervisory authority reminds…
Woven designs for the world inspired by Finnish nature
The weavers Jaana and Esko Hjelt are the fourth generation to run the Lapuan Kankurit company. They weave Nordic design…
€10,000 grant for women-owned businesses
Visa opens applications for a grant programme aimed at businesses owned by women. Payments corporation Visa is starting the third…
PRH to begin fining for late filings
Late filing of financial statements can now attract a fine. The provisions of the new Trade Register Act, which entered…
Wild berry business got Thai pickers but paid €60,000 to move travel dates
The business owner says that the berry pickers’ incomes will not decrease despite a shorter picking season than last year.…