“Y4 Works is your solid partner in growth. We have helped thousands of Finnish SMEs identify their competitive advantage and boldly seize various growth opportunities. Our experienced experts will spar your company to build an export strategy that stands out with quality, innovation and a grip that enables sustainable growth. With us, you can take your company to the world boldly and successfully.”

Anne helps your company transform its competitive advantage into a distinctive export brand. Her energetic and personable approach clarifies your value proposition, simplifies complex messages into actionable marketing actions, and accelerates your sales growth.

Anne turns your marketing into a strategic export tool that will scale your business to the next level.

Strengths : Branding · Sales-driven · International marketing

Kris & Vasco supports Finnish SMEs with practical internationalization services. With years of experience and a partner network covering over 50 countries:

1. We help you develop growth plans, validate markets, find the right partners and establish yourself in new markets
2. We guide you from planning to implementation – supported by coaching and mentoring

Our key areas of expertise are:

-Extensive experience in building and growing international businesses
-Practical participation in numerous strategy and planning processes
-Strong everyday business expertise and ability to adapt quickly to different situations

Tuomas has been an entrepreneur in Poland since 2011. Tuomas and his team assisted approximately 70 companies in the Polish and Czech markets in 2023 with market entry, sales development, acquisitions and recruitment.

Tuomas has a very extensive local network and understanding of Poland, as well as 10 years of experience on the board of the local chamber of commerce. His important values ​​in export projects are courage, curiosity, energy, perseverance and ambition.

The motto is Feet on the ground and head in the clouds!

“Y4 Works is your solid partner in growth. We have helped thousands of Finnish SMEs identify their competitive advantage and boldly seize various growth opportunities. Our experienced experts will spar your company to build an export strategy that stands out with quality, innovation and a grip that enables sustainable growth. With us, you can take your company to the world boldly and successfully.”

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
Henri turns ambitious growth into concrete export operations. His superpower is combining analytical insight with practical measures, helping your company make clear market and customer choices, build a results-oriented roadmap, and measure progress through the cash register.

Henri combines strategies, accounting and management, ensuring the controlled implementation of growth.

Strengths : Export strategies · Growth management · Decision-making

“Accelerando supports Finnish companies in entering the French and Benelux markets by analyzing market potential, localizing the value proposition, and building a repeatable sales model.

We leverage our proprietary Lean-based agile model, strong business and cultural knowledge, and local networks to help navigate the regulatory environment and build trust with customers and partners. The result is accelerated time-to-market and sustainable business growth.”

François is a business development professional with 30 years of international experience. He is a French citizen and speaks English and Finnish in addition to French. François has worked as an entrepreneur, in start-ups, family businesses and global companies in various positions as interim manager and commercialization consultant. François holds a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He has lived in Finland for 20 years. For the last 15 years, he has worked in sales and business development positi

Kris & Vasco supports Finnish SMEs with practical internationalization services. With years of experience and a partner network covering over 50 countries:

1. We help you develop growth plans, validate markets, find the right partners and establish yourself in new markets
2. We guide you from planning to implementation – supported by coaching and mentoring

Our key areas of expertise are:

-Extensive experience in building and growing international businesses
-Practical participation in numerous strategy and planning processes
-Strong everyday business expertise and ability to adapt quickly to different situations

Marjaana has lived in Milan for over 30 years and has helped around 350 foreign companies enter the Italian market. Understanding the market, go-to-market options and building networks are her core competencies.

Marjaana’s strengths are her in-depth local knowledge and a very extensive network of contacts with decision-makers in various industries. Marjaana is an energetic and practical expert who knows the realities and opportunities of companies on the ground.

Accelerando helps Finnish companies succeed in the UK and Ireland markets by identifying the right customer segments, building a scalable Go-To-Market strategy, and validating the demand for the solution locally.

“We leverage our proprietary Lean-based agile model, market data and networks to find the fastest route to commercial success, minimize risks and accelerate growth.”

Peter has a solid 20 years of experience in diverse export promotion tasks. He has helped dozens of companies open markets in Europe and develop export operations. He has sold mobile phones to Asia and software to banks in Africa and India.

Peter’s strengths include a solution-oriented approach, an understanding of practical realities and local operating cultures, and extensive networks. He always strives to be straightforward and ensures that the business does not stop.

We help create new and develop existing international businesses in over 30 different markets. Our team has decades of experience in international trade.

We have completed over 1,000 internationalization projects and helped companies succeed in even the most challenging business environments. Our comprehensive market area extends from the Nordic countries to Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Asia, and the Far and Middle East.

Our teams in target markets accelerate companies’ international growth. Export Maker is ISO 9001 certified.

Juho and his team have extensive experience and diverse language skills from, among others, Japan, Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.

He has also gained years of experience in Finland as a coach for startups and SMEs, as an assistant in commercialization and funding, and in various roles in companies and universities: technology, deeptech, research and their international commercialization.

Juho and his team have practical experience in areas such as food exports, healthcare cooperation, and maritime industry export projects.

“Export Maker – Making export happen. We help create new and develop existing international business in over 30 different markets. Our team has decades of experience in international trade.

We have completed over 1,000 internationalization projects and helped companies succeed in even the most challenging business environments. Our comprehensive market area extends from the Nordic countries to Central and Eastern Europe, North America, Asia, and the Far and Middle East.

Our teams in target markets accelerate companies’ international growth. Export Maker is ISO 9001 certified.”

Steve Letovsky is an international business expert based in Montreal, Canada. With over 20 years of experience working with companies across various industries in both Canada and the United States, he has built an extensive network spanning multiple sectors.

As an experienced market researcher, Steve provides companies with the key insights needed for successful market entry and helps define the best strategy for business expansion. In addition to his consulting work, he also serves as a part-time lecturer in marketing and market research at McGill University in Canada.

Our international team has hands-on knowledge of the North American and Canadian markets.