Survey: SMEs’ finances weaker
The recent Yrittäjägallup survey shows that businesses’ financial standing is still weak. Among SMEs, 45% say their situation is good.…
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Entrepreneurship in Finland
There are 443,731 companies in Finland (Statistics Finland, Suomen Yritysrekisteri 2022), excluding agriculture, forestry and fishing. They employ 1.45 million…
Financial management
Whatever sector your business operates in, financial management is essential to run it successfully. As a bare minimum, that means…
Financial difficulties
A business often starts to face financial difficulties gradually. For example, your cash flow can suffer from reduced orders or…
How to prepare for a tax audit
An expert at Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, stresses the significance of contracts between the company and shareholders. A…
Expert tips for controlled winding down of limited company
When a business owner retires, is hired by another company, the business becomes unprofitable or the owner’s health requires them…
Number of business subsidy recipients halves
Statistics Finland says 18,889 companies got subsidies last year. The number of recipients of business subsidies has halved compared to…
Survey: large companies illegally extending payment terms
Over half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who responded to the latest Yrittäjägallup survey said that the law on…
Potentially significant turn in business confidence in December
SY economist says that the shift in businesses’ confidence is a sign that the worst may be in the past.…
Big companies requiring payment terms of 75 days and longer of small businesses
An owner of a subcontracting company says that large companies can demand payment terms of up to 120 days. Jaakko…