Our services for startups

Running a growing company takes a lot of time and requires extreme focus on the right things. When you are leading a high-growth company, you need to concentrate on your customers, team, business plan and product development. In a fast-changing environment there are always other pressing matters that also need to be looked into, such as different legal documents, market-entry planning, audit services and tax issues.

When you work with PwC you know you always have a professional who you can turn to. We have dedicated teams and experts serving startups; so you know we are well attuned to the challenges you face, from the start-up phase through to establishing a successful market presence. With us you always have contacts to professionals around the globe and different market areas.

PwC was present at Northern Europe's biggest startup conference, Slush. The conference was organized on 21–22 November 2012 at Helsinki's old Cable Factory. Our team was representing the services for startups and we also held a small competition during the two days. The winner of the competition was Pekka Itäpelto (left) who is heading Jolla Ltd's business development. Our Territory Senior Partner Johan Kronberg (right) and the rest of us wish to congratulate Pekka for winning the Nespresso coffee machine and team Jolla for the successful launch of their new Sailfish mobile OS at Slush!

From ideas to success

There are many ways we can help you in starting and expanding your business. Here are some of the things you might be interested in:

Legal advice on selecting an appropriate legal form for your company, preparing and reviewing legal documents and business contracts
Legal counsel services for a specific time; for a day, for a week, for a month or longer – depending on your needs
Identifying and approaching the right customers in new market areas (such as in the US)
Analyzing your long-term plans and market strategy, and reviewing your business plan from the point of view of potential investors
Preparing an optimal transaction structure taking into account all tax and legal risks
Getting the most out of your reporting and financial information for stakeholders, investors and partners.

We also hold workshops and training sessions that focus on a variety of business issues.

Contact us to get answers to a wide range of critical questions:

Auditing Markku Katajisto Tel. +358 50 327 1696 markku.katajisto@fi.pwc.com	Business Models Jarkko Vesa Tel. +358 40 173 4141 jarkko.vesa@fi.pwc.com	Corporate Law Maria Parker Tel. +358 40 726 8707 maria.parker@fi.pwc.com	Tax Juha Laitinen Tel. +358 50 563 9020 juha.laitinen@fi.pwc.com
Senior Advisor Chris Vargas Tel. +358 40 163 0814 christopher.vargas@fi.pwc.com	Russian Desk Ulla Haverinen Tel. +358 50 436 1910 ulla.haverinen@fi.pwc.com	PwC Network Marko Korkiakoski Tel. +358 50 368 4530 marko.korkiakoski@fi.pwc.com	PwC Network Lauri Lehtovuori Tel. +358 40 753 3360 lauri.lehtovuori@fi.pwc.com