Start Smart: Beginner’s Guide to Entrepreneurship
Learn practical steps to turn your ideas into a business, explore HAMK’s support systems, and hear from experts at HAMK and OP about how to kickstart your entrepreneurial journey.
Join us for an inspiring online session where experts from HAMK and OP share practical tools and insights for students on how to develop an entrepreneurial mindset through flexible studies, hands-on projects, and collaboration with service providers to support your journey into entrepreneurship.
In this webinar, you’ll hear directly from:
A HAMK startup specialist about how you can develop your own ideas into a functioning business. You’ll also get insights from a business developer and light entrepreneurship specialist from OP Financial Group, who will introduce the self-employment model and available support services. Also, learn how HAMK’s Entrepreneurial University offers optional studies for all HAMK students to build entrepreneurial skills and explore new opportunities.
Date: 28.10.2025
Time: 16:00–17:00
Place: Microsoft Teams, online event
Language: English
Topics & Guest Speakers
1. Develop your own ideas into functioning businesses
Jyri Leinonen – Startup Specialist, School of Business, Design and Technology at HAMK
Learn how HAMK helps students develop their own ideas into functioning businesses. You’ll also get to know how the Entrepreneurial Society (ES) operates and supports students’ growth, offering a community, resources, and inspiration for turning ideas into action.
- Read more: Hamkes.fi
- Contact: jyri.leinonen@hamk.fi
2. Self-employment and easy steps toward entrepreneurship
Lassi Leppänen – Business developer, specialist at OP Light Entrepreneur
Intro to a practical model for self-employment, designed especially for students and graduates. You’ll gain insights into how to turn your skills and interests into a business idea, and reflect on your personal strengths that support entrepreneurial thinking.
- Read more: OP Light Entrepreneur
- Contact: lassi.leppanen@op.fi
3. HAMK’s Entrepreneurial University: Accredited learning opportunities to support entrepreneurship
Jukka Raitanen – Senior Lecturer, Business at HAMK
Discover how HAMK implements its Entrepreneurial University concept through optional studies designed for all HAMK students. Several study modules are available in both Finnish and English. Additionally, there are options for those pursuing a master’s degree, as well as for students at the open university of applied sciences.
- Read more: Entrepreneurial university – HAMK
- Contact: jukka.raitanen@hamk.fi
Who Can Attend:
- HAMK students from any field
- Alumni interested in entrepreneurship
- Students curious about collaboration with companies
- Anyone who wants to explore entrepreneurial thinking at HAMK
Please note: Everybody is welcome to join, but the seminar is designed around the needs of HAMK students and alumni.
How It Works:
- The webinar will be hosted live on Microsoft Teams
- After registering, you’ll receive a Teams calendar invitation with a direct join link
- At the end of the event, we’ll host a Q&A session
Having trouble joining the event??
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If you have any questions or run into issues joining the event, contact HAMK Career Services at: careerservices@hamk.fi