Danske Bank, Akava, and AKY support highly educated entrepreneurs – free basic banking services for one year
Danske Bank, Akava, and AKY – Akava Entrepreneurs offer highly educated entrepreneurs significant benefits that ease the financial burden on their businesses. In addition to free basic banking services, the partnership also includes financing benefits that reduce the costs of growth and investment financing.
Entrepreneurs play a key role in promoting future growth and innovation. Their activities create new jobs and support Finland’s competitiveness in the global economy. Supporting entrepreneurship is important both for individuals and for Finnish society as a whole.
“I am delighted that the cooperation between Akava’s member organizations and Danske Bank is being extended to include Akava members who are entrepreneurs. Through this partnership, we can support young entrepreneurs in particular and, in doing so, work together to build a working life based on high skills and profitable work, as well as strong economic growth,” says Timo Saranpää, Chairman of AKY – Akava Entrepreneurs.
Concrete support
Through their collaboration, Danske Bank and AKY want to offer support and concrete solutions that enable highly educated entrepreneurs to start and develop their businesses on a stable foundation. The aim is to lower the threshold for entrepreneurship and create conditions for sustainable, growing companies that are capable of responding to future challenges.
Danske Bank and Akava have been working together since 2016 to offer benefits in personal banking services to highly educated members of Akava unions. Now, the collaboration is expanding to include highly educated entrepreneurs, who can take advantage of the benefits both when starting a business and when expanding their operations.
“Entrepreneurs need support in the early stages of their business and in accelerating growth. We want to offer them financial peace of mind and concrete solutions that enable them to develop a successful business. Access to financing and competitive pricing play a key role in enabling entrepreneurs to make bold and sustainable investments,” says Tuomas Aho, Head of Small Business Customers at Danske Bank.
Benefits of Danske Bank and AKY for highly educated entrepreneurs
Benefits for new Akava entrepreneur customers
- Free business account and new business customer account
- Basic business banking services free of charge for one year: business account, online banking, and payment card
Benefits for all Akava entrepreneur customers
- Business Plus daily service package at the price of the Basic package
- Business loan with no delivery fee or arrangement fee (loan amount up to EUR 200,000)
About Danske Bank
Danske Bank is Finland’s third largest bank, providing services to approximately one million Finnish households, businesses, and institutions through its extensive expertise and innovative digital solutions. Danske Bank A/S, Finnish Branch is part of the Nordic Danske Bank Group.
Danske Bank is a Nordic universal bank with strong regional roots and close ties to the surrounding world. The Danske Bank Group is headquartered in Copenhagen, and the company’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange. danskebank.fi
AKY – Akava Entrepreneurs in brief
AKY – Akava Entrepreneurs is an interest group for entrepreneurs who are members of Akava. AKY Akava Entrepreneurs acts as a cooperative body for Akava’s member organizations, promoting the operating conditions for highly educated entrepreneurs.