1. Business and marketing competence and development of services supporting business

 

A Development programme for growth companies

 

The development programme for growth companies compiles and renews all the support activities and tools that a growing company needs during all stages of its life cycle. Operative actions are tailored for the needs of each target group. It is intended that a significant proportion of the resources available will be allocated towards this action programme.

 

• Participants:
  Businesses, Oulu Innovation, Oulu Regional Business Agency, business consulting agencies, Technopolis Ventures Oulutech Ltd., VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, POHTO Ltd. (the institute for management and technological training), funding organisations, educational institutions

B Development programme for regional business competence

The action programme will lead to long-term actions aimed at improving business competence level in the Oulu region. The aim is that in addition to globally recognised experts in technology, Oulu will produce equally well recognised business experts.

• Participants:
  University of Oulu, Oulu University of Applied Sciences, other educational institutions, Technopolis Ventures Ltd., VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, POHTO Ltd. (the institute for management and technological training), business consulting agencies, businesses

Spearhead programme example POHTO Inspiration System accelerates business operation The aim of the Inspiration System is to support the ability of businesses and organisations to change and to renew and accelerate businesses of Pohto’s customer companies. New innovations are a necessary prerequisite for international success in the Oulu region, too. By enabling a reality-like testing of business operations in a versatile market, the Inspiration System provides an illustrative method for adopting an effective innovation process.