StartUP Challenge is coming to an end. The final company presentations will take place today Wednesday @16:45 in A111a. Come along and see what companies were formed, how students developed their companies over the year and hear what they learnt. This was the first year for StartUP Challenge to be run and there has been a lot of learning, even for the teachers. The course was designed with entrepreneurial students in mind.
If you would be interested in joining StartUP Challenge when the course starts again in September start forming a team around a business idea and sign up to StartUP Challenge’s 2012 Launch Page.
There is no ethical Company
Sad but true. The aim of every company is to create revenue and there is not a single company in the world that can allow a constant loss or just small profits.
We are living in a capitalist economic system which is build around creating surplus for your household, company or nation.
The value of the materials on our planet do not grow in the same manner as long as nobody starts printing money. Printing money leads to inflation and we are back at the same or even a worse point.
It is still not Thursday
I know. I have to admit that I did a mistake. I cooked pea soup today (on a monday). But why do my Finnish neighbours look so piqued at me. It is just pea soup. Nevertheless Finns stick to their traditions and believe it or not: in every kindergarten, elementary school and high school in this country pea soup is only served for Thursdays lunch.
Finnish people are crazy.
Study Trip Unplugged
How do you call 47 students, 1 teacher and 1 driver going on a trip through Europe for 10 days?
STUDY TRIP. Since Friday April 20th, Marko took the burden to watch over 40 Finnish students while traveling 7 cities in order to visit the partner universities of Metropolia Business School. Despite a pretty tight schedule (!) the first delays already happened during the first longer ride from Stockholm to Maribo, but luckily all students made it back into the bus –even though Marko expressed prior that leaving about two students per bus stop, would be fine with him 
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Launching a business! What are the forms of business to choose from & Tax implications?
Ever thought of starting your own company? Do you want to know the various forms of business a StartUP can choose from? Want to know the tax implications for each? Everyone is welcome to join StartUP Challenge on Thursday 26.04 at 16:45 in Metropolia Business School room A111a to find out. You can sign up via MetropoliaES‘s Facebook page from here
All are welcome
If you would be interested in joining StartUP Challenge when the course starts again in September start forming a team around a business idea and sign up to StartUP Challenge’s 2012 Launch Page.
