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Y4 ideology – Boosting Entreprneurship in Society through Co-operation

Introduction

Y4 vision: Central Finland – the world’s most entrepreneur-active region. The Y4 entrepreneurship ideology is in process of realizing a vision for Central Finland. Central Finland is a region with high quality of life, whose future is built on knowledge, skills and entrepreurship.

Description

Main strategy: A change in operating culture, so that the impact on entrepreneuship is always considered whenever decisions are made. Public officials, municipalities, educational institutions and other actors in society should encourage and remove obstacles to it. We need a new way of thinking, one that is entrepreneur-friendly, motivating and self-reinforcing. Central Finland esteems, motivates and encourages an entrepreneurial attitude to work, entrepreneurship and innovativeness based on ethically sustainable values.

Results

All regional programmes are assessed from a entrepreneuship perspective
An entrepreneurship assessment tool for regional programmes has developed
265% net increase in enterprises during the Y4 process
Proportion of entrepreneurs of those in employment among the highest in Finland
36 Entrepreneurship Agreement organisations -Entrepreneurial Delegate for Central Finland was nominated
Over 8000 participants in the Y4 events
Foundation of the Y4 committee
National win in the Entreprise Europe competition
Over 100 organisations, including regional actors, municipalities and companies, support Y4
Strong common culture of entrepreneurship, the Y4 ideology is realized in day-to-day life

Contact info

Central Finland Chamber of Commerce
Petri Palviainen (Entrepreneurial Delegate in Central Finland), tel. +358 50 517 1663

Project start date

01/03/2004

Links

For more information, please visit the Y4 website

Document type

case

Themes

Urban Policy > Economy knowledge & employment > Urban economy

Keywords

Competitiveness