Minun omenapuu – a story of how to make business out of apples in Finland

Rikard Korkman, a farmer in 6th generation, owns fields in the Southern Finland. The main business is grain production and snow removal. In 2013 Rikard decided to get serious with apple farming and planted 1100 apple trees. How can he make business out of apples in Finland? Yes, it is possible to grow apples in Read more about Minun omenapuu – a story of how to make business out of apples in Finland[…]

Tarpeeksi uutta muttei liikaa – mikä yhdistää onnistuneimpia kokeiluhankkeita?

Sorry, this post is only available in Finnish, but the research article is in English here. Miksi sähköinen hoidontarpeenarviointi vakiintui ja sen käyttö laajentui kokeilun jälkeen mutta vanhusten aktivointiin tarkoitettu, tablettipohjainen terveyspalvelukokeilu jäi kokeiluksi? Julkisten palvelujen uudistaminen ei ole koskaan helppoa, mutta silti toiset hyvinvointipalvelujen digitalisoinnin pilottihankkeet onnistuvat paremmin kuin toiset. Mitkä tekijät erottavat onnistuneimmat Read more about Tarpeeksi uutta muttei liikaa – mikä yhdistää onnistuneimpia kokeiluhankkeita?[…]

ENVISION signed its 17th partnership, making its potential reach to 15 million European SMEs

Businessmakeover.eu powered by ENVISION opened its doors in October 2015 and hit the ground running by partnering with 17 active players in the SME community with access to approximately 15 million small businesses across Europe. This is all thanks to the participation and cooperation of UEAPME European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises which Read more about ENVISION signed its 17th partnership, making its potential reach to 15 million European SMEs[…]

ENVISION project is boosting business model innovation in SMEs

In the current tough economic environment, business model innovation can be the key to becoming or staying competitive. To boost European competitiveness and job creation, the ENVISION, Empowering SME business model Innovation, project will activate small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Europe to re-think and transform their business models with the help of an easy-to-use, open-access, self-service Read more about ENVISION project is boosting business model innovation in SMEs[…]