About us
Business Center Pohjois-Savo is a joint service network of six organizations for the development of entrepreneurship and business ideas and for strengthening the vitality and competitiveness of Eastern Finland.
The Business Center consists of: entrepreneurship and business development coaches and experts from Savonia University of Applied Sciences, the University of Eastern Finland, Savo Vocational College, the cities of Iisalmi and Kuopio, and Varkaus Navitas Kehitys Oy.
With the help of our extensive national and international network, we find our customers the best help and support for starting and developing their business. We also work in close cooperation with the ecosystems and clusters of Northern Savo.
The Business Center operated with project funding between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2021. The total budget of the project was 2.2 million euros. The project was financed by Ely-Keskus Etelä-Savo (ESR) and the Federation of Pohjois-Savo (EAKR).
The project was found to be very necessary and successful as a whole, so the Business Center’s services were established.
Our vision, mission and values
Vision 2030
Business Center North Savo is a network of services which coaches businesses for responsible entrepreneurship and renewable business.
Business Center is locally and nationally known and internationally networked.
Mission
Business Center North Savo increases the area’s vitality by encouraging entrepreneurship, offering business and innovation coaching, entrepreneurship education and networks.
We operate in Pohjois-Savo as a promoter and unifier of the entrepreneurship and innovation network.
Values
Our sustainable development goals
Decent work and economic growth
Promoting inclusive sustainable economic growth, productive employment and decent jobs.
The goal of Business Center is to offer versatile services from the development of companies’ business ideas to the growth and renewal of the company. The aim is to support productivity, entrepreneurship and innovation. Business Center’s services include business idea development, business coaching, network cooperation and business studies.
Industry, innovation and infrastucture
The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure and promote sustainable industry and innovation.
In this goal Business Center focuses its activities on promoting innovation. This goal covers companies that are interested in growth business and are in the process of commercializing their innovations. Business Center offers information and advice on financing opportunities, to help start-up and growth-stage companies achieve the necessary financing to implement innovations.
Yhteistyö ja kumppanuus
In this goal, the implementation of sustainable development and global partnership are more strongly supported.
The aim of Business Center is to strengthen the implementation of sustainable development through partnerships. We organize networking events and partnerships that support the sharing of knowledge and expertise. This helps to achieve the goals of sustainable development.
