Helsinki Business Consulting for Games, Maritime and Food

• Games and creative studios

  The city lists the creative industries as a growth sector. Aalto University says the Helsinki area has many game development companies, including some well-known international names. Most studios are small and live on the next release or the next contract.

• Maritime cluster

  Helsinki aims to be recognised for shipping and maritime solutions, with winter seafaring, future energy and maritime safety as focus areas, and runs an accelerator for blue economy companies. Subcontractors and equipment suppliers in such chains can depend on a few large yards and shipowners.

• Food sector

  Food is another of the five growth sectors in the city strategy. Small producers, caterers, cafes and restaurants make up much of it, and their margins depend on supplier prices and steady customers.

• Health, wellbeing and health technology

  Health and wellbeing is also a named growth sector, and Aalto notes health technology among the area's notable start-up fields. Clinics, therapy practices, device makers and software teams work here, often selling to public buyers or larger providers.

• 01Studios commonly live between releases or contracts, so payroll can outrun income for months at a time.
• 02Maritime subcontractors often depend on a few yards and shipowners, which gives buyers strong control over price and payment dates.
• 03Small food makers and cafes often face thin margins when ingredient costs move faster than menu prices.
• 04Health start-ups and clinics commonly wait on public or institutional buyers, which slows revenue even when demand is steady.

UTC+2 in winter, UTC+3 in summer. Finland sits closer to India than most of Europe: 3 hours 30 minutes apart in winter, 2 hours 30 minutes in summer.

We book the first call once the scope of the problem is clear, so the conversation starts from your business and not from a calendar.

• Technology
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Hospitality
• Professional services

Trades to start from

• Software development companies
• Branding and graphic design studios
• Film, video and audio production houses
• Industrial equipment manufacturers
• Food product manufacturers
• Cafes and coffee shops
• Telehealth and online consultation platforms
• Psychotherapy practices

• Business Consulting

  A cash-runway view across the gap between releases or contracts helps studio founders plan hiring and spending.

• Business Strategy

  A plan for which customers to pursue helps maritime suppliers reduce reliance on a few yards.

• Business Audit

  An audit of recipe and menu costs shows food makers and cafes where margin is leaking.

• Business Growth

  Health and software start-ups can map a path from a pilot customer to repeat sales.

1. First call by phone or video, to hear how your business runs and what is stuck.
2. A written scope that says what we will look at, what you will receive and what we need from you, with the fee written in your own currency.
3. Your first sheet: the one page of numbers or decisions that the work starts from.
4. A review rhythm agreed with you, so the work is checked against what actually happened.