Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu | Satakunta University of Applied Sciences Enterprise Accelerator...

Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu | Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Enterprise Accelerator Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Estonia Visit May 2011

Hanna Rautava-NurmiTarja Mäkelä


Satakunta Region Profile

Satakunta is located on the southwest coast of Finland and is one of the 19 regions in Finland. The total population of the region is 240 000. The regional centre is the city of Pori, which has 76 000 inhabitants. Finland’s fifth longest river, the Kokemäenjoki, flows through the region into the Gulf of Botnia.


Faculty of Technology and Maritime Management

There are about 12 000 enterprises on the Satakunta region.

From those 12 000 enterprises there are about 900 social- and

healthcare enterprises.

Satakunta represents 4,7% of the Finland’s population,

but 8% of total industrial production.


Global Enterprises in Region


Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Locations of educational units: Pori, Rauma, Huittinen and Kankaanpää (before also Harjavalta)

Established: 1997

20 degree programmes in Finnish + 2 in EnglishBachelor and Master degrees

Almost 900 degrees taken annually

Over 500 members of staffTotal number of students: 6500 In Faculty of Social Services and Health Care we have about 1500 students and over 110 members of staff.


Enterprise Accelerator - Centre of Excellence in Education in SAMK

•The Enterprise Accelerator operates within all

degree programs at SAMK.•It helps students become entrepreneurs

before their graduation. •During its fourteen years of operation the Enterprise

Accelerator has created near 200 enterprises and near

250 new entrepreneurs so far.


•The Enterprise Accelerator helps students who have a business idea or an operating company.•They will also be assisted in enterprise succession or in the acquisition of an enterprise.• A cooperation agreement and an individual study plan in entrepreneurship will be prepared for each student in the Enterprise Accelerator.


•The student will be supported by a mentor network. •An expert mentor will encourage and advise the student entrepreneur. •The student can obtain as many as 60 ECTS credits for completed studies related to the setting up and development of his or her own enterprise.


•The Enterprise Accelerator provides a unique opportunity for combining studying and entrepreneurship.

•Currently, the accelerator creates at least one enterprise each month


New TechnologyCommunications

Automation

Health Care Technology

Electronic Production

Software

Logistics

New Business for Traditional Industry

New Applications

Opportunities for new Entrepreneurs

New Services

New Services

New Business for Traditional Health Care

New Applications

New BusinessOpportunities

New BusinessOpportunities

New Products

New Products

New Services


Entrepreneurial Intentions among students in SAMK

• Starting a firm 380• Buying an existing firm 328• Generational change 92

• Responses 1790

• 45% have entrepreneurial intentions (2010)


What Was The Most Important in The Process of Becoming An Entrepreneur?

Evaluation and development of the business plan with the mentor

Just in time services of the incubator Personal interaction with the mentor Encouragement

• (response from 32 incubator entrepreneurs, 2010)


Possible ways to activate an Accelerator Enterprise

The student has a business idea of her or his own. A business idea is developed during the University´s

research and development project. A business idea is developed during a University’s

partner’s project. The student already manages an enterprise and joins the

Enterprise Accelerator. The Generational Replacement Accelerator Process: the

student continues the activities of a family enterprise. The Generational Replacement Accelerator Process: the

student purchases an already existing enterprise.


• The role of the mentors

The mentors are research and educational experts of Satakunta University of

Applied Sciences and experts specialized in generational replacement

processes.

The mentors coaches the student entrepreneurs in their process of

developing the business idea and business plan.

The mentors guides the student entrepreneurs in the planning of their

personal study plan for professional and entrepreneurship studies.

The mentors advices the student entrepreneurs with the acquisition of

facilities and devices

The mentors leads the student entrepreneurs to the fields’ special experts

for further information.

The mentors encourages the student entrepreneurs for cooperation with

regional, national and international projects and companies.


Results

Since 1997Contracts nearly 250Enterprises nearly 200Entrepreneurs nearly 250Employees nearly 350

In Social- and Health Care Contracts nearly 50Enterprises nearly 20Employees nearly 100(May 2011)


How Can Staff Develop Their Competence?

1. By supervising business cooperation projects and theses (continuous)

2. By doing applied research (part-time)

3. By being a project manager or expert member in publicly financed large projects

4. By mentoring studentsin the Enterprise Accelerator


”Have a smiling face and good humour- in everything.

Working can be fun!”

Says Tuukka Nieminen

Young entrepreneur of the year 2006 in Finland


Thank You for Your Interest!

• Hanna Rautava-Nurmi: [email protected]

• Tarja Mäkelä: [email protected]

www.samk.fi

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