1. Soft Landing Services Jyväskylä, Finland Global Nanotechnology Business Incubator Workshop June 9, 2009

2. The Challenges of establishing a business in a new location:
Legal and Regulatory
Issues
Human Resource Issues
Financing
Needs
Language and Cultural
Differences
Finding a Location
Commercializing
Innovations
Family Re-location Issues
Taxation and
Accounting
Services
Marketing and Sales
Challenges
Setting up basic
Services

3. Legal and Regulatory Assistance
The Jyväskylä Region’s Business Competence and Soft Landing Centres - Everything you need ”in one basket”
Assistance in
Finding a Suitable
Location
Legal and Regulatory
Assistance
Human Resource Expertise
Assistance in
Finding sources of
Financing
Language and Cultural
Training
Assistance in
Commercializing
New Innovations
Assistance Helping
Families to Re-locate
AvailableTaxation
Expertise
Available
Marketing and Sales
Expertise
Assistance in Setting up
Basic Services

4. Business Competence Center
Competency Providers
R&D Services:
Providing suitable R&D environments
Providing contacts with enterprises, educational institutions and other
Services for SME’s:
Business idea development
Business idea evaluation, plan development, coaching and advice
Service for incubator companies
Incubator contract
Business consulting and training programs
Promote cooperation between incubator companies
Growth companies
Internationalization assistance, projects with global companies
Venture capital services
Coordination
Regional Companies
FINNFUND
Faculty of Economics
Other

5. Soft Landing Center Competency Providers Coordination
Set-Up Services for Organizations:
Business and R&D partners
Business permits and licenses
Legal and regulatory assistance
Human resource assistance
Marketing research assistance
Business launch networking and matchmaking services
Exploratory services:
Liaison and information
services
Tailored business visits
Market analysis
Entry planning
Matchmaking
Office space and facilities
Business service
Regional Companies
Coordination
Set-Up Services for Individuals:
Work and residence permits
Housing search and suppport
Family adjustment services
Assistance in every-day life
Job search assistance
Language skills and social networking
Business Expansion Services:
Networking and matchmaking
Mentoring
Coaching and consulting
Financial advice and facilitation
Business incubation and growth
FINNFUND

6. The BCC/SLC Concept BCC SLC Companies Educational Units and
Company has available asistance in setting up operations, growth and expansion
BCC
SLC
Companies
Educational Units and
Service Providers

7. BCC/SLC Concept Value Chain Companies will have assistance available at all stages from idea generation to growth and expansion into new markets
Educational
Institutes
Research, training,
projects
Research, training,
projects
Research, training,
projects
Networks, Research
Cooperation
Growth
Expansion
into new
markets
Establishing
operations
Operations
Begin
Facilities and services
Service
Providers
1200 company network
Legal
Soft landing services
Other Regional Service Providers
Partner companies
Financial
Training

8. begin operations quickly at a lower cost
In conclusion: A company investing in Jyväskylä will find a positive business climate and the expertise and assistance needed to
begin operations quickly
at a lower cost
in order to acheive faster profitablity
Welcome to Jyväskylä –
the Human Technology City

9. Who are we? Jyväskylä Innovation
We are a development company that aims to make the Jyväskylä region a thriving international technological growth center
We support the development, growth and competitiveness of technological enterprises in the Jyväskylä region
A key objective is to attract new firms into the region as well as assist existing firms to expand operations into global markets
A member of the Jyväskylä Science Park

10. The major issue:
What special ”soft landing” services will a nano business need in order to establish in Jyväskylä (or elsewhere)?