We are offering advisory services to Hanken students on a rolling basis. If you have any questions about Hanken Business Lab or need help navigating the local entrepreneurial ecosystem and opportunities it presents, please reach out to us via our Helpdesk hankenbusinesslab (at) hanken.fi 🙌

We are now building new pre-incubation services to help aspiring entrepreneurs in Hanken validate ideas and turn them into thriving companies. Expect more information later this year! 💛

Our former pre-incubation programme, The Playground, concluded in 2025.

A course for Hanken students covering the foundations of entrepreneurial thinking and leadership. It offers the students basic concepts, models and tools for leadership, problem solving and business development.

Creative Entrepreneur is a new selection of cross-institutional studies aimed at university students in the arts and cultural sector and other creative fields.

The Creative Entrepreneur studies are organised collaboratively by various higher education institutions. The versatile selection of courses covers a broad range of topics and areas of expertise. The institutions involved are:

• Open Campus at Uniarts Helsinki

• Faculty of Art and Design at the University of Lapland

• Cultural Management Programme at Humak University of Applied Sciences

• LAB Institute of Design and Fine Arts

• Hanken School of Economics

We offer upskilling opportunities and the support you need to navigate the early stages of company creation. Contact us at hankenbusinesslab (at) hanken.fi for more information 💛

You are warmly welcome to join our events and community get-togethers that will help you grow your networks as you develop your company idea 💛

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Sure! 💛 Please reach out to us via our Helpdesk, hankenbusinesslab (at) hanken.fi, with your questions and a short description of the context, and we will get back to you ASAP 🙌