An enterprise’s growth is a goal for both the entrepreneur and the financier. Different development projects and situations of change are also inevitable in any enterprise’s life cycle.
When companies are reorganised, the need for financing typically stems from payment of the purchase price, simultaneous investments, and demand for working capital. To finance these situations, an enterprise can apply for Finnvera’s loans and guarantees.
Often the growth of an enterprise requires investments. To finance these, the enterprise can apply for Finnvera’s loans and guarantees. Investments can be used, for instance, to pay for means of production, equipment or premises.
Development of products and services is the basic prerequisite for increasing a company’s sales and improving its competitiveness. An enterprise can apply for Finnvera’s loans and guarantees in order to fund activities improving its operating potential.
These entrepreneur stories aim to shed light on companies' development and growth and the ways they have handled the challenges faced on their different development stages.
The stories also try to cover Finnvera's role in financing these companies.
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Uplause is a Finnish company founded some two years ago that had a unique innovation not found anywhere else in the world.
Uplause
Econet was founded in 2002 when a small group led by Econet's current CEO Matti Leppäniemi acquired the environmental activities of Skanska.
Econet
‘A man and a toolbox’ grew into a major export company.
Vulganus
The Switch is a component supplier for alternative power businesses.
The Switch
Finnvera provides financing for the start, growth and internationalisation of enterprises and guarantees against risks arising from exports. Finnvera strengthens the operating potential and competitiveness of Finnish enterprises by offering loans, domestic guarantees, venture capital investments, export credit guarantees and other services associated with the financing of exports. The risks included in financing are shared between Finnvera and other providers of financing.
Finnvera is a specialised financing company owned by the State of Finland and it is the official Export Credit Agency (ECA) of Finland.
