SEAMK Cooperative

Entrepreneurship, with a Community!

Want to earn extra income, sell your skills or products, or test a business idea? SeAMK Cooperative gives you a practical way to take your first steps into entrepreneurship without setting up your own company.

Through SeAMK Cooperative, you can sell and invoice your products or services under the cooperative’s Business ID. You’ll gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience, develop your working-life skills and get support from a community of fellow members.

SeAMK Cooperative is open to SEAMK degree students and staff. Its home base is at Y-zone, on the ground floor of Frami F.

How can you benefit from SeAMK Cooperative?

• Test your business idea in practice. Sell your products or expertise and find out what customers need.
• Get started more easily. Invoice through the cooperative without setting up your own company.
• Earn and develop your skills. Generate extra income alongside your studies or work while building your professional and entrepreneurial skills.
• Get support and new perspectives. Share experiences, develop ideas and connect with other cooperative members, including through the Teams group.
• Combine entrepreneurship with your studies. You may be able to earn academic credits through your activities. Serving on the cooperative’s board also gives you practical board experience.
• Showcase your experience. Receive a certificate recognising your work as a light entrepreneur, which you can use to demonstrate your initiative and practical experience when applying for jobs.
• Continue after graduation. You can remain a member of the cooperative for up to one year after graduating.
• Access practical support. The cooperative provides invoicing services as well as accounting, insurance and expert services.

How to get started

The membership contribution is 20 € and is refunded after graduation.

Interested? Find out more!

Contact the cooperative coordinator, Elina Ojala, for more information and a membership application. You can also access the handbook and introductory video on the SEAMK intranet(Opens in a new window). These resources are available to SEAMK students and staff.

Be brave and join!

SeAMK Cooperative was established as part of the New Knowledge Interface project.