Change situations

We advise companies on handling potential layoff and termination situations responsibly. Contact our experts for guidance.

The TE Office advises and assists companies and employers in situations related to downsizing or laying off their personnel. Services can be tailored to the employer. We also provide information and advice on options of change training and targeted training. We also serve in re-employing the redundant personnel. Contact us by email: tyonantajapalvelut@espoo.fi

Public employment and business services (TE Services) offer free-of-charge counselling for companies that need to let employees go. Counselling can also be organised as a series of information events on the employer’s premises. This includes information about transition assistance, unemployment benefits, job-seeking etc.

Read more about transition assistance on the Job Market Finland's website.(external link, opens in a new window)

Are you struggling alone with issues such as falling demand, hiring an employee or your own ability to cope? Sometimes it is good to be able to discuss business matters with an external expert. Business Espoo’s business experts are ready to help you move forward and guide you to further discussions if necessary. There are special support and advisory services for challenging change situations.

Through business advice, you have the opportunity to seek further advice from consultants, lawyers and other specialist service companies in the Business Espoo network of experts. The first consultancy visit to the expert is free of charge. Any other measures will be invoiced separately by the experts based on their price lists.

Explore the expert network.(external link, opens in a new window)

To get an expert referral, book a time for business counseling.

Sometimes there may come a time when there is no longer enough work for everyone, or the nature of the work changes. In these situations, we will find a solution together. We help you acquire the right skills where they are needed.

Explore our services for skills development.

If the business cannot be sold, the operations must be run down as required by law. Different requirements apply to different company forms. If you are planning to dissolve your company, we recommend that you familiarise yourself with these topics to avoid mistakes, a prolonged process and extra costs.

Would initial advice from an experienced expert help in a difficult decision situation? Business Espoo’s business experts are ready to help you move forward and guide you to further discussions if necessary. There are special support and advisory services for challenging change situations.

Book an appointment for business advice.

A change of ownership or generation of a company is a challenging stage in the life cycle of the company, and it is advisable to seek external expertise as early as possible.

When a change of ownership is done skilfully, it gives the company a new boost and offers opportunities for success. But even a strong company can have big problems if the change of ownership is done carelessly. Business Espoo’s business experts are ready to help you move forward and guide you to further discussions if necessary. There are special support and advisory services for challenging change situations.

Book an appointment for business advice.

The process of changing ownership may also be supported by completing a degree or part of a degree – the degrees may include development projects in your company. You can prepare your company for sale, or if you are a buyer of a company, you can acquire the skills you need, for example, to support management and supervisory work, strengthen entrepreneurial skills and build a new direction for the purchased company through product and service development.

Examples of suitable degrees to support the transfer of ownership processes include

• Specialist Vocational Qualification in Leadership and Business Management
• Specialist Vocational Qualification in Product Development and
• ​Vocational Qualification in Entrepreneurship.

More information on the training options on the Omnia website.(external link, opens in a new window)