Do you want funding for your business idea? Apply to Draft program by April 23rd.
Who is the Draft Program for?
You can apply for the Draft Program® in North Savo if your team includes at least one person who is a resident of Kuopio or Iisalmi or is a student, staff representative or alumni of Savonia University of Applied Sciences, the University of Eastern Finland or the Savo Vocational College.
In addition to yourself, your team must have at least one person with whom you develop the business idea further.
What are the benefits of the Program?
- If you are selected for the Draft Program, you will have access to a 4-month training period during which you will be assisted by experts representing different fields
- Get to know and network with other start-up entrepreneurs
- You will get funding. In the first stage 1000 €. If you are selected for the follow-up phase after the first phase, there is an additional funding of 3000 €
- You get visibility for your new start-up business
Before you apply
The operation must be aimed at a growing business that is done in a new way.
You can apply for the Draft Program® entrepreneurship program in North Savo if your team has at least one person who is a staff representative or alumni of Savonia University of Applied Sciences, the University of Eastern Finland or Savo Vocational College. In the application for the city of Kuopio, the applicant must be from Kuopio, and in the application for the city of Iisalmi from Iisalmi. In addition to yourself, your team must have at least one person with whom you develop the business idea together.
When applying for funding from the city of Kuopio or Iisalmi, the registered office of the company or the company to be established has to be in the city in question – for other applications in Pohjois Savo.
Teams that develop a product or service for a company with a turnover cannot be selected for the Draft program. The exception to this rule is student training companies (NYT companies and cooperatives). In the Draft’s 2nd stage application, the applicant may have turnover.
Team members can only be members of one applicant team. You can apply for the Draft program at a time either from North Savo or Joensuu.
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