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Enterprise accelerator

Are you one in three?

SAMK Enterprise Accelerator has served students, interested in entrepreneurship, for almost 30 years. SAMK Enterprise Accelerator was established in 1996. One in three university students is willing to become an entrepreneur, according to a survey by Finnish Entrepreneurs. Mentors at the Enterprise Accelerator will support your business idea and help you develop a functioning business. Accelerator mentors serve not only students but all entrepreneurs in Satakunta region.

Tips to get started

Coaching on personal strengths and skills, brainstorming, business plans and light entrepreneurship opportunities

Support for growth

Product and service development, digitalisation, market analysis and team building

Funding for your business idea

Planning and applying for funding, business pitching and elevator pitches, start-up funding and your Slush presentation

Accelerator

Interested in student entrepreneurship?

At the Enterprise Accelerator, developing a business idea, being an entrepreneur and growing your business will be a natural part of your degree. You can devote up to a third of your degree to your own business. In addition to the actual business accelerator studies, you can do an internship and a thesis in your own business and complete part of your studies as an apprenticeship. You can join the accelerator at any time and you can progress at your own pace with the accelerator mentors. As you develop your business idea, you will gain valuable working life skills, even if you don’t end up starting a functioning business.

At the heart of the Enterprise Accelerator

Focus on people
• A dialogical and coaching approach
• Acting as a wall of ideas
• Growth of entrepreneurial identity
• Business Model Canvas tool
• NABC Thinking Model
• Business Calculations
• Market analyses
• Slush Capabilities
• Elevator talk and self-selling
• Team building
• Getting funding

Studies

Enterprise Accelerator studies

Each of us has our own strengths – what are yours? Entrepreneurship today takes many forms. Traditional entrepreneurship has been joined by light entrepreneurship, in particular, which draws on personal skills and hobbies. At SAMK, you will explore your own strengths and entrepreneurship through the framework of Effectual entrepreneurship. An entrepreneurial attitude is valued in the working life.
Do you have a budding business idea, a more sophisticated idea for entrepreneurship or are you already involved in an existing business? SAMK’s accelerator mentors will support you in developing your business idea and coach you on your business growth path.As a student entrepreneur, you can redirect your learning towards your own business.
Do you have a scalable business idea? Are you looking for rapid growth?Accelerator mentors provide support for developing impressive business plans and supporting market analyses. You’ll get coaching on building a team, planning and applying for funding, and pitching your business idea. SAMK makes investments in student companies and all businesses in the region. In addition to valuation, the focus is on sustainable revenue growth.

Accelator companies

Award-winning entrepreneurs

- - 2022 Kleffa Oy, Vasilica Christea
- - 2021 Ridibundus, Mira Piitulainen
- - 2020 Etäterveysasema Kätevä, Ollipekka Kivin
- - 2019 Metsäepeli Oy, www.metaepeli.fi
- - 2018 Helene Kynäsniemi, Kotihoito Otso Oy
- - 2017 Tino Lehtonen, seikkailupuisto Huikee
- - 2016 Laura Yläkorpi, Bistro Bay
- - 2015 Pauliina Haapala ja Mirka Väkiparta, Fysioterapia Voluntas
- - 2014 Jonas Karlsson, Rapukuningas Oy
- - 2013 Kati Lukkari, Katin Mussukat
- - 2012 Rami Kivistö, Suojax Oy
- - 2011 Leena Roskala, Roskala Oy, Kumppania
- - 2010 Laura Löppönen, Hoivakoti Kultarusko
- - 2009 Sampsa Mäki-Arvela, Lännen Talotekniikka Oy
- - 2008 Hannu Esko, ESKO Kuvitus
- - 2007 Staart Oy, toimitusjohtaja Jani Nurmi, tuotepäällikkö Jussi Pohjola, Art Director Juuso Kemi
- - 2006 Jari Lamminen, Lastensuojelulaitos ja sijaiskoti Mesikämmen
- - 2005 Elias Viitakoski, Uusmediatoimisto Celeria Oy

Over 400

Enterprise Accelerator produced businesses

Already 850

Enterprise Accelerator contracts signed

Accelerator mentors

Do you want sparring for your start-up? Looking for growth? Is your business model scalable? SAMK’s accelerator mentors will coach you on your business growth path. Feel free to contact any of us!

We will support you in developing your business idea and coach you on your business growth path. We listen, inspire and encourage. In an entrepreneurial community, we grow together to become forward-thinking, presentable and street-smart team players.

Jussi Bergman

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3776 jussi.bergman@samk.fi

Pori | Technology projects, artificial intelligence, startups, IPR, funding

Office
Faculty of Technology Operating unit
IntelIgent Industry Team
AI-team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Marcel van Geffen

Head of Teaching

+358 44 710 3186 marcel.van.geffen@samk.fi

Pori | Strategy, finances, “helping hand”

Office
Faculty of Technology Operating unit
IntelIgent Industry Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Tomi Kuusimäki

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 6113 tomi.kuusimaki@samk.fi

Kankaanpää | Creative brokerage, project activities

Office
Faculty of Technology Operating unit
Resource Wisdom Establishment
Fine Arts Campus

Riitta Kärkkäinen

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3010 riitta.karkkainen@samk.fi

Social and health entrepreneurship, well-being at work, project activities

Office
Faculty of Health and Welfare Operating unit
Physiotherapy and Management Team
The supplementary degree education -team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Anssi Pajala

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3527 anssi.pajala@samk.fi

Rauma | Logistics, international business, business development

Office
Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology Operating unit
Business Establishment
SAMK Campus Rauma

Timo Salomaa

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3816 timo.salomaa@samk.fi

Online | Content strategy, B to B, multisector

Office
Faculty of Service Business Operating unit
Management, Law and Business Team
Entrepreneurship (online) -team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Heli Rosenqvist

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3948 heli.rosenqvist@samk.fi

Service development and design, entrepreneurship in the health and social services sector

Office
Faculty of Health and Welfare Operating unit
Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Team
Social Welfare, Elderly Care and Rehabilitation (m Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Teppo Lundell

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3531 teppo.lundell@samk.fi

Rauma | Product development and business concepts, networks and their exploitation

Office
Faculty of Logistics and Maritime Technology Operating unit
Technology and Maritime Management Team
Technology-team Establishment
SAMK Campus Rauma

Pia Marjanen

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3356 pia.marjanen@samk.fi

Pori | Small tips, networking, sales personality development & marketing

Office
Faculty of Service Business Operating unit
Management, Law and Business Team
Entrepreneurship (online) -team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Petri Martikkala

Senior Lecturer

+358 44 710 3382 petri.martikkala@samk.fi

Pori | Selection, courage, entrepreneurship

Office
Faculty of Service Business Operating unit
Management, Law and Business Team
Entrepreneurship (online) -team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Marko Mikkola

Senior Adviser

+358 44 710 3724 marko.mikkola@samk.fi

Self-leadership, making presentations, pitching

Office
Faculty of Service Business Operating unit
Management, Law and Business Team
Entrepreneurship (online) -team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori

Jenni Nurmi

Senior Lecturer

+358 50 479 5015 jenni.m.nurmi@samk.fi

Pori | Travel business, profitability, responsibility

Office
Faculty of Service Business Operating unit
Management, Law and Business Team
Entrepreneurship (online) -team Establishment
SAMK Campus Pori