Liina Penttilä coordinator Professia Ltd The decathlete of business Professia

Growth and development in Tampere  Professia Ltd is a consultancy and development company specialized in service business.  We design new service solutions and produce services based on them for the needs of different regions and companies, communities and the individuals within them.

Company info  Founded in 1999  merged with Oy Media Tampere Ltd on March  Number of employees 15  Turnover 2005* 2,9 M€  Business profit 2005* 87 k€ * addition numbers of Professia Ltd and Oy Media Tampere

Professia, the decathlete of business  Ownership  The city of Tampere 21 %  Alma Media Ltd 14 %  Elisa Ltd 14 %  Fujitsu Services Ltd 14 %  Nokia Ltd 14 %  Tampereen yliopiston ts 9 %  Finnvera Ltd 7 %  Tasku I Ky 7 %  The Board members  Eero Ottila, the president  Timo Vesalainen  Aarno Raittila  Kimmo Kauranen  Seppo Haataja  Arja Ropo, the vice president  Seppo Tyynelä  Managing director  Kari Kankaala, secretary of the board

When seeking support, development and growth… 1.Service solutions for local government  We are a business consultant for the municipalities. We are specialized in the development of local government service processes by transforming methods of operation and developing customer service. 2. Business development services  Professia’s business development services are designed to promote company growth and development. We customize the services we offer to support the path of company´s growth according to each customer’s needs. Several of our services are free of charge for start-up companies. 3. Tampere International Business Office TIBO  TIBO promotes the Tampere region as an attractive business environment, and helps foreign companies in establishing operations in Tampere.

1. Service solutions for local government  We innovate and offer solutions, large and small, according to customers’ needs.  In any development process we place services rather than technology at the frontline. Our services are based on analysing customer´s business and needs.  At the same time, we also find our customers the required IT solutions through our networks.  Our partners offer already tested solutions for information tehcnology management and social and health care sector.

2. Business development services  Professia’s business development services are designed to promote company growth and development. We offer development services in cooperation with our partners.  We enhance entrepreneurship and business competence by supporting the development of companies in the pre-seed phase and bringing expertise to the various stages of a company’s start-up and growth.  We evaluate the development potential of pre-seed companies.  We support the utilization of service business and IT in business as well as the development of technology-based service solutions.

3. Tampere International Business Office TIBO  TIBO provides information about the region, assistance, contacts and solutions for foreign business entities considering setting up business in Tampere Region.  TIBO compiles regional and local information for each individual company considering to set up business in Tampere Region on infrastructure, finance, corporate taxation, labour costs, business environment, hire of premises etc.  TIBO assists foreign companies in finding business partners, contacts and opportunities in Tampere Region by identifying and contacting potential partners on behalf of foreign companies, and working closely with universities, research institutions and the centre of expertise program. More information:

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