Establishing a start-up e-commerce company in Finland

Abstract

The thesis describes the entire process of establishing an enterprise in Finland. It is based on e-commerce company, which was established in July, 2011. Each chapter of the thesis contains theoretical and practical part to give overall picture of the enterprise and its main business processes. All chapters are based on student’s own business experience as well as knowledge gained from the universtiy. Thesis contains common issues for all enterprises such as registration, licensing, taxation, funding, and bookkeeping. The information collected in those chapters is suitable for everyone, who decided to become an entrepreneur in Finland. There are project specific chapters as well in the thesis, which describe business organization of the e-commerce company, its supply chain, logistics, and e-commerce issues. The business plan of the company is presented in the thesis, and it provides additional information about company’s future goals and objectives.

The thesis work is performed for defining the company’s weaknesses and lacks in business processes by describing the entire start up process from the beginning and analyzing various aspects of the enterprise. The lacks found in the company’s functioning are to be eliminated and growth possibilities are to be implemented in the enterprise after the thesis work has been done. The thesis work also summarizes studying process in the university and combines valuable information about doing business in Finland.