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25 May 2020

Yritysapu Service Helps Companies Survive the Coronavirus Crisis

Yritysapu Service Helps Companies Survive the Coronavirus Crisis

The Yritysapu-Företagshjälp service is launched in cooperation between three development companies operating in the Uusimaa region, Keuke, Posintra, and Novago, and the Employment and Economic Development Office of Uusimaa. The service funded by Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council offers support to companies for managing and surviving the acute challenges brought on by the coronavirus epidemic. In the Central Uusimaa region, the support for enterprises is provided by Keski-Uudenmaan Kehittämiskeskus Oy Keuke. Keuke CEO Elina Pekkarinen is pleased by the opportunity provided by the new service to offer long-term support to a growing number of businesses. She also emphasizes that we are in a situation where it is important to ask for help and to look beyond the crisis by focusing on the things we can do now. 

– You do not have to face the crisis alone. By carrying out corrective measures, we can overcome the crisis faster and begin to build new growth. 

Initially, the aid provided to enterprises is primarily focused on companies in the restaurant and service industry, which have a significant impact on employment in the region and are among those hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis. 

– We are constantly monitoring the situation in the field, and we focus our services based on the sectors and areas where help is needed the most, Pekkarinen says. We began to provide crisis advise related to the coronavirus pandemic to companies in mid-March, and more than 900 companies have already utilized our services.

 

Yritysapu Service Provides Concrete Support 

For the Yritysapu service, the Employment and Economic Development Office of Uusimaa contacted companies operating in Uusimaa region through its partner Sun Ura Oy to analyze the need for services resulting from the coronavirus epidemic. If a company has a clear need for services, their contact information is relayed to a Business Developer at a development company, who works with the company to produce a detailed analysis of the situation and a concrete plan for further steps. The aim is to direct the company toward the specific form of support they need. 

The aid offered to each company is determined on a case-by-case basis, according to the company's needs. The aid could, for example, consist of helping the company to survey development opportunities, find suitable sources of crisis funding, or identify new business operation solutions. The purpose is to carry out predictive measures to help the company survive the coronavirus crisis and find ways to proceed to a better position. At Keuke, a dedicated team has been created for the service and is ready to help entrepreneurs at short notice.

– We examine whether the company has already received funding that is available for coping with business operation disruptions resulting from the coronavirus situation and help them apply for such funding. It is also important to clarify your thoughts by discussing the situation with an outside specialist. Feel free to contact us so that we can survey the situation together and plan for the future, urges Business Developer Heini Kettunen.

 

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Sari Virta                                                                        Heini Kettunen                                                        

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