Who can help you?

Startup tutorials can help you get started

Do you know what it takes to succeed, and what is required of you to establish a sole proprietorship or a limited company? Startup tutorials provide information and guidance on what you should consider and how to proceed when planning to start your own business.

The municipality’s first-line service in the municipality

The municipality’s first-line service is often your first point of contact with the public sector. This could be the municipality’s business department, a business development company, or other support services available to you. The services may vary from one municipality to another, but a common feature is that they can provide guidance before, during, and after the startup phase, and they often offer entrepreneurship courses. Clarify as early as possible what kind of guidance services your municipality can provide.

Innovation Norway

Innovation Norway has developed an overview of local entrepreneur support, business incubators, business clusters and other helpers.

Innovation Norway offers the service 'One Way In', a digital entry point to public guidance, funding, and expertise. By logging in to 'My Page' at Innovation Norway, you can submit questions about your plans and receive feedback on your business idea.

What kind of support can you receive?

• The municipality’s first-line service may help you in various ways. These are some of the possible support mechanisms:

  • A dialogue partner in the planning and starting phase.
  • Information about starting and running your own business.
  • A place to meet other entrepreneurs.
  • Available courses and seminars.
  • Connection with relevant networks.
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• Innovation Norway can help you in the early phase of the establishment with:
• Advice in the tools and services that may contribute to your startup being a success.
• Advice before starting up a business.
• Considering the possibility of funding.
• Offering courses and skill building relevant to starting your business.
• Connection with relevant networks.

Free course for new entrepreneurs

Innovation Norway - From idea to market

Engaging with the market is an important way of obtaining feedback on your idea. Innovation Norway hosts short courses, free of charge, on how you can proceed to test and develop your idea.

The Tax Administration - courses for new businesses

The Norwegian Tax Administration arranges courses for entrepreneurs who have just started a business. These courses are free of charge, and you can attend either digital webinars or physical courses in Oslo.

You can choose between courses tailored for sole proprietorships or limited liability companies. The courses are also available in English.

The Norwegian Tax Administration has also created instructional videos covering many of the topics from the course. These can be useful when, for example, you need to pay taxes, register for VAT, or submit your tax return.