Popular microbusiness loan applications reopened
Newly established businesses can also apply for funding.
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Improvements proposed for micro and small business banking
A working group appointed by the Ministry of Finance proposes granting micro and small businesses a statutory right to a…
YEL contributions, reduced VAT, credit register, taxation – changes coming in new year
A number of changes affecting business owners and companies will enter into force at the start of the new year.
Barometer: SMEs more optimistic about future
Small and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs’) expectations about the economy have risen slightly since the spring, the latest SME barometer shows.
Budget proposal: Sole traders’ income as part of positive credit register and action on excessive payment terms
In its small business package, the Government is promising improvements to business-to-business (B2B) payment terms and micro-enterprises’ access to finance.
Amount of new business loans doubles
An economist at Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, says the trend should be maintained. Finnish banks granted new business…
Under one month left to apply for micro-business loan
The number of growth-oriented small businesses in Finland has been declining in recent years. Access to finance is one requirement…
MP: No fast solutions from Government on positive credit register
The positive credit register has caused problems for sole traders. Centre Party MP Vesa Kallio writes about the positive credit register in…
€5.6m of Finnvera pilot loan issued to micro-businesses
By the end of 2024, Finnvera issued €5.6 million of loans aimed at micro-businesses’ growth projects. Last October, Finnvera piloted…
1 in 5 SMEs faces difficulties getting finance
Over one in five SMEs says that accessing finance has become more difficult in the past year, the recent Yrittäjägallup…