START IT UP - Map Your Way to Entrepreneurship
Discussion
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Have you ever considered starting your own business?
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What do you think should be included in a business plan?
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What kind of help do you think you could seek when setting up your own business?
Share your thoughts here.
Starting a Business in Finland
Read the part about public services for starting a business in Finland.
You can find the source material here: businesstampere.com/entrepreneurs/business-services/starting-a-business
After reading the material, complete the following sentences with words/phrases from the box below.
Educational Services in Tampere Region
Read the section called Educational services in Tampere region supporting entrepreneurship and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false.
You can find the source material here: businesstampere.com/entrepreneurs/business-services/starting-a-business
Networking, Events, and Communities
Read the next section about networking, events, and programs for startups and match the names to the details.
You can find the source material here: businesstampere.com/entrepreneurs/business-services/starting-a-business
Speaking/Writing
Choose one of the tasks below.
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You are a university student and want to set up your own business in the future. Go through the previous section again and pay attention to the list of services and events that support startups and would-be entrepreneurs. Make a list of useful services and events to prepare yourself. Explain your choices and share your notes.
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Your own business in Tampere has been in operation for three months, and you are looking for opportunities to learn more about entrepreneurship and develop your business. Go through the previous section again and pay attention to the list of services and events that support startups and would-be entrepreneurs. Make a list of useful services and events to prepare yourself. Explain your choices and share your notes.
Writing
Choose a relevant service from the last exercise and contact them by email. Your aim is to find out more about the support they can provide.
In your email
- state your reason(s) for reaching out
- express your interest in becoming an entrepreneur and starting your own business
- enquire about the kinds of support you can receive from the service.
Share your email text, along with the information of the service/person you contacted, with others.
Next level challenge: In addition to your email and the information, you can also share the whole conversation. Please hide or pseudonymize any personal information, if needed.
START IT UP - Life as an Entrepreneur
In the next exercises, you are going to listen to extracts from an interview video with Dr. Eloise, the founder of Dr. Ella of Science.
Work with 1-2 fellow students. Gather as much information about Dr. Eloise and her business as possible and share your group’s findings along with the sources here.
Listen to the first interview extract and complete the following sentences using the words or numbers from the box below.
There are some extra words or numbers that you will not need to use.
Listen to the next extract from the video and complete the following statements.
Choose the correct option to complete each of the following statements
What should entrepreneurs or would-be entrepreneurs do?
Listen to the next extract from the interview video and pay attention to the recommendations by Dr. Eloise.
Speaking/Writing
Complete one of the following tasks.
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What do you think are the top three most important qualities for an entrepreneur? Discuss with a friend. Share your spoken/written conversation.
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You want to start your own business after graduation. How can you prepare for that as an undergraduate? Discuss with a friend. Share your spoken/written conversation.
Speaking/Writing
Contact an entrepreneur in charge of a business you know. Interview them and share the link of your interview video. You can refer to the questions in the interview with Dr. Eloise while planning your interview.
Notes: Make sure the interviewee knows the purpose of your interview and ask for their permission to share the video with your lecturer and classmates.
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