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STRATEGIC REWARD APPROACHES TO RETAIN KEY EMPLOYEES AND ASSURING COMPANY’S SUCCESS

7/3/2020

In most company success stories it is all about employees’ commitment and therefore it is important to hold on to valuable employees to ensure the future development of the company’s business. Suvi Vänskä and Johanna Kannisto from Alder & Sound think that every start-up company needs to have a strategic reward system for key employees and that planning of a strategic reward system should be started at an early stage of business. Besides start-ups, also investors need to have a good understanding of different employee commitment alternatives.

These sharks do not bite - except the BBQ sauce

7/2/2020

Kaius Gestranius participated in Leijonan Luola, the Finnish version of the Shark Tank or Dragon’s Den, and received funding to his startup Jävla Sås Bolag from angel investors on the TV show. Along with an investment, he raised confidence to show the big players of the food industry. Now he’s throwing thousands of kilos of tomatoes into bottles to reduce a huge waste problem.

FiBAN and Rinne & Partners partner up - together boosting early-stage companies’ global growth

6/30/2020

FiBAN and Rinne & Partners start a partnership. Rinne & Partners is a consultancy firm that offers high-quality solutions for international growth. They are bringing in solutions for international sales, go-to-market strategies and plans, partner strategies and programs, fundraising and M&A for FiBAN members’ portfolio companies to utilize.

THE POWER OF TWO – EUROPEAN ANGELS FUND FINLAND AND FINNISH BUSINESS ANGELS TEAM UP TO DOUBLE INVESTMENT FIREPOWER

6/12/2020

Two years ago, the European Investment Fund (EIF) announced that it had selected the first two Business Angels under the European Angels Fund Finland (EAF Finland), Janne Jormalainen and Leena Niemistö, marking the kick-off for this initiative that doubles the firepower of selected Finnish business angels. The fund has since signed up four new business angels; we wanted to check with the EIF and the new angels how their joint journey has been so far.

Oscar Björklund appointed as FiBAN's new Investment Analyst

6/4/2020

We are excited to welcome Oscar Björklund as the new Investment Analyst at FiBAN! Oscar will utilize his experiences in data analytics to develop this new role and discover angel investment trends. His main responsibilities include number-crunching and developing investment processes. Welcome to FiBAN, Oscar!

People of FiBAN: regional representatives in the world

6/1/2020

In celebration of FiBAN’s 10 years of operations, we are introducing a new series called ‘People of FiBAN’. Who are the people behind one of the World’s biggest business angel networks? Let us introduce FiBAN’s regional angel investors in the world, who represent FiBAN in various countries!

To make a profit out of your investment, you need a bigger problem

5/28/2020

FiBAN Partner Blog: Salla Hänninen, CEO at Palava Global is on a mission to find bigger problems. She wants to underpin real, global challenges that are more profitable for investors, startups and the society. Read her tips on how to make a substantial success out of your investment.

Palava Global joins the FiBAN community to take innovative startups “anywhere, but North Korea”

5/28/2020

Palava Global and FiBAN partner up to drive a change: we want more startups to navigate in the right direction on the global markets! Internationalization needs to be profitable, and we help companies to find the best, most innovative ways to go global - based on hard data.

Let’s keep on learning! – FiBAN Academy

5/22/2020

How to support your portfolio companies from the beginning till exit? At FiBAN, we offer a wide range of educational tools that help you to answer this question and improve your skillset in angel investing. One of these is FiBAN Academy, a half-day training session, that’s created for everyone who’s looking to learn more about early-stage investing.

Alder & Sound and FiBAN go partners - boosting startups' international growth

5/19/2020

Alder & Sound has started a partnership with FiBAN to expand know-how on tax & legal, transfer pricing, and financial advisory services. Their agile and innovative mindset combined with comprehensive yet cost-effective solutions ensure startups an effective boost for growth. Alder & Sound has robust expertise on internationalization so whether you aim to expand abroad or hire foreign talents in Finland, they provide you a way to do it smoother.

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