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Being a light entrepreneur is more profitable - Benjamin Koivuniemi

Benjamin found that being a light entrepreneur was more profitable as the projects he got as an event producer started to employ him more and more.

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A success story of courage and initiative - Aleksandr Bacherikov

Adapting to a new language and environment can be challenging, and becoming an entrepreneur in a new environment can feel even more daunting.

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Finland's most meaningful work as a light entrepreneur - Julia Vähäkoski

Every time Julia goes to work, she makes someone's day better and less lonely. She's a Gubbelaine and this is what it's like to work with the elderly.

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For the love of the species - Olga Trifonova

Could you win a talent competition, succeed in international competitions or run workshops around the world before the age of twenty? Truster light entrepreneur Olga Trifonova has managed to achieve all these and more, despite her young age.

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Becoming a tour guide is cold, but work teaches - Rauni Vesterinen

‍Would you jump at the chance to work in a sector where you have no experience or training? Many might hesitate to take the opportunity, but for Raun the answer was clear. In the 70s, Rauni took the plunge and went to work as a tourist guide in a town called Albena, Bulgaria. As a tour guide, he spent one season in Bulgaria from June to September.

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Life of a serial entrepreneur - Anssi Ennevaara

A long and varied work history has brought a wide range of knowledge and skills to Truster's light entrepreneur Anssi Ennevaara. Anssi has been an entrepreneur for 35 years and has been a light entrepreneur for 5 of those years.

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Balanced and harmonious garden design - Asako Hashimoto

Japan is home to several city buildings, such as a school, a hospital, and a city hall, which are: Truster by light entrepreneur Asako Hashimoto. He has also been involved in the design of the 2013 housing fair area and his work "Mihana-En" was awarded as the environmental structure of the year 2014. 

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Courier work enables freedom - Aden Abdirizak

Looking for opportunities from London to Helsinki. Ade, who works as a food courier, now enjoys the freedom of light entrepreneurship to decide on his own work matters.

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Time to do more - Catharina Lind

How to work alongside studies? Light entrepreneurship was a clear answer to Catharina Lind. Now she enjoys a balanced life with business cleaning and bachelor's studies.

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