The Agency for Business Development Services (Næringsetaten) of the City of Oslo will arrange FREE introductory courses in English language on how to start a company in Norway on Tuesday  8   February and the Tuesday  12  April .

Entrepreneurs from  more then  50 nations have attended the course, which provides an introduction to the most important aspects of setting up a business in Norway.

Some of the subjects covered are:

• How to register a company in Norway

• Deciding on how to chose the right corporate form

• Tax and reporting obligations

• How to manage your own business

• How to prepare a business plan

More info here.

Connect with other Irish professionals in the Nordic region. Enterprise Ireland and the Nordic Embassies recently established a group on Linked-In, the business orientated social networking site. Join here.

President  McAleese has recently launched a new initiative aimed at create prosperity and jobs.

“Your Country Your Call” is a call to people everywhere and everyone with an interest in Ireland to submit their ideas for job creation and innovation.  The two winning proposals receive a prize of €100,000 each.  €500,000 in funding has been committed for the implementation phase of each proposal.

Download entry information here (PDF)