Fano helps with social media marketing
In 2019, when Mira Nyrhinen applied to Liiver for start-up support for a company focused on social networking services, she could not have imagined how quickly the company would grow in the following years. In a few years, Fano has grown into a company offering versatile communication and marketing services, with a goal of a million turnover during the fifth year of operation. Acting as an entrepreneur has been Mira Nyrhinen's dream since childhood. When the idea of someassari services […]
At SilverHill's stable, the well-being of horses and people is taken into account
Joint trips are planned by the entire stable community. Photo: SilverHill's stable The SilverHill's stable located in Ylistaro is a communal stable that focuses on personal guidance, emotional skills training and increasing well-being. Being involved in stable activities brings children and young people positive experiences and it strengthens their self-esteem. The investment support granted by Liiver played an important role in the initial stages of the operation. Elina Hopevauori, who works as an entrepreneur at SilverHills's stable, has worked almost all her life with horses [...]
Seinäjoki airport as part of future air traffic
Airport Hub project expert Elisabet Kivimäki is creating important contacts for the future of Seinäjoki Airport. "Dronamics, the developer of unmanned cargo transport, hopes to have a drone base at Seinäjoki Airport," says Kivimäki. Rural airports on the wane? At least not in Seinäjoki, because an innovative new type of digital aviation activity is emerging at Seinäjoki Airport in Pojanluoma in the next few years. - Seinäjoki Airport has the conditions to grow into a cargo logistics center, says Airport Hub project expert Elisabet [...]
The voice of young people and internationality are important to Tarja Pienimäki
For Tarja Pienimäki, chairman of Liiver's board, the development of the countryside and her own region are matters of the heart. Pienimäki works in his civilian profession as a private consultant at Develop Train Oy, and he has served as Liiver's chairman since 2018. A lot has already been accomplished in his chairmanship, which started three years ago. - Operations have been booming. The Leader activity has been impressive in the region and thanks to it we have been successful [...]
Carousel farming is a new innovation
Carousel farming, the idea of Hortimill Oy, founded by Arto Kujanpää, is an automatic system that maximizes the efficiency of the use of the cultivated area. Kujanpäätä, who works as a teacher of technical work and a strawberry farmer, has wondered how in agriculture animal production is developed and automated at a rapid pace, while at the same time development in plant cultivation is stagnating and the necessary seedlings have to be imported from abroad. The idea of carousel farming has been brewing for years - This is no utopia. Here […]
"These days you can't hang around" - The role of the company's board of directors is emphasized in a situation of change
External board members are a good way to harness expertise to help the entrepreneur. Even so, the opportunity is utilized in only 14 percent of SMEs. However, during the last two years, the Southern Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce has already managed to activate board work in 20 local companies. Among other things, Ilmajoki Teräsputkikaluse, which won the KasvuOpen competition, now swears by the name of the Advisory Board. According to Sales Director Jussi Eväsoja, it was worth starting the renovation for many reasons. - Most importantly [...]
From the world to Ilvesjoki and back
Every year, more than a hundred trucks that have been driven to the end start their last journey towards Ilvesjoki. There they are cleaned, disassembled and the sorted materials are sold on around the world. According to CEO Jari Kauppila, the 65-year-old family business practiced circular economy even before the whole word had been invented. They have a recycling percentage of dismantled cars of 95. The new recycling field makes sorting easier, but one material still causes gray hair. […]
The Seinäjoki children's clothing brand believes in quality
Children's clothing is a million dollar business. Buugi Wear, which announced its first collection in August, is also enjoying the cake. It was born out of the frustration of the two friends with the poor quality of today's fabrics. Designer friends Jenna Kujanpää and Maria Hanhiniemi had known each other for years. During evening walks together, they thought about what they would like to do when they grow up. Maria was on maternity leave and Jenna had just graduated from the University of Applied Sciences. - We practiced sewing and shared our experiences. Soon […]
How to charm millennials?
Story, relevance, interaction and appreciation. That's coach Jenni Rajahalmee's magic words with which organizations, organizations and companies can win over representatives of the millennial generation. The task is not exactly easy, after all, the attention span of the age group has been researched as that of a goldfish. Still, the Leader groups took up the challenge, and the workshops led by Rajahalme resulted in a checklist that no community should ignore. Millennials want to be part of the story. That's why every […]
The year 2018 was a celebration of awards
In December, it is good to pause for a moment to sum up the past. This year we have been repeatedly reminded of one of the best parts of Leader work: we get to follow great stories about local people, companies and communities up close. The valuable work of our partners has not gone unnoticed by others, as recognition has rained down on both the companies and associations we support. Mukula ry, which has united the people of Jalasjärvi for decades, received the Artturi Leinonen Prize. […]