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For a new entrepreneur, insurances can be a jungle to get through. When working for someone else, you do not need to think about any work-related insurances, but if you have a business of your own, you have to find out what is needed and make the decisions. For example, an entrepreneur is responsible for financing his or her pension.

Our advisors for new businesses often get customers who are starting their business part-time and on a small scale, and often these plans also involve starting an online shop. According to Startia Manager Tommi Virkama, starting an online shop is cheaper than starting a physical one.

A customer is entitled to tax-free social services if it has been proven that they cannot get through their everyday life without help. The reasons for this may include, for example, ageing, illness, recovery from illness or disability.

It’s a good idea not just for anyone intending to become an entrepreneur, but also those who have been sole traders or entrepreneurs in a general partnership or limited partnership company for some time, to think about the best form for their company, taking its current activities into account.

The first Vaasa EnergyWeek, held from 19th to 22nd March, will not be the last of its kind, because both the participants and organisers were extremely happy with what the event had to offer. The three events that were held during the same week – the national Energy and Environment...

The region of Vaasa, as well as the whole Kvarken archipelago, is a wonderful place for nature tourism. After the Kvarken Archipelago received UNESCO's World Heritage status there has been plenty of effort expended in building up good services for tourists who come to the area.