FOBIA project presents: FOBIA newscast!

Small forestry enterprises need a boost for their business skills. Especially in the northern and periphery areas, where the circumstances are not always the easiest. FOBIA project is here to help – check this short video to see how! Luke together with Työtehoseura (TTS) put together a video to present the project, its goals and partners. In order not to be boring, FOBIA team wanted to send their message in an entertaining format: …

From business models and new tools to effective training: this is FOBIA

FOBIA is a project funded by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Program (NPA). The project develops means for improving the business management skills of forest machine enterprises and other forestry service providers in the Finnish, Swedish, Scottish and Irish program areas. The project is coordinated by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), and the other partners include the TTS Institute, the North Karelia Municipal Education and Training Consortium (PKKY), Tietohippu Oy, …

Tailored training to forestry entrepreneurs – the FOBIA project has started

The business expertise development of forest machine and other entrepreneurs within forestry got a new boost with the start of the three-year FOBIA project in early June. The project, funded by the Northern Periphery and Arctic Programme of the EU, aims to improve the competitiveness of these businesses. The project’s goals and the practical measures were reviewed at the start-up meeting in Hämeenlinna. In addition, the project members had the …