The European Day of the Entrepreneur, EDE, is an event for entrepreneurs and representatives of organisations involved in daily economic life. The aim is to promote and encourage entrepreneurship locally, nationally and internationally by offering seminars, presentations and service advises to everyone interested in entrepreneurship.

The European Day of the Entrepreneur allows you an excellent opportunity to meet business leaders and corporate innovators from all across the Baltic Sea region. Find new ideas and get inspired by the glad atmosphere, meet interesting people, make networking contacts, and enjoy the Night of the Entrepreneur evening party.

The day is divided into two parts – the day event takes place at Turku School of Economics where presentations of specialists and entrepreneurs are held, you will have an opportunity to take part in lively discussions and get information of services offered to entrepreneurs. The Night of the Entrepreneur evening party will be a relaxing closing for the day with live music and delicious buffet.

One of the main goals of EDE-event has been networking which becomes more and more important in everyday business life, and EDE creates a great opportunity for that. During the day you will have a chance to meet many new people and make beneficial contacts. 

The European Day of the Entrepreneur has been organized since 2003 in Turku. The event was initiated by Eurocities – a network of Europe's major cities.  Following the initiative, EDE in Turku promotes entrepreneurship and strengthens EU relations and international co-operation of companies. Turku region is determined to pioneer entrepreneurship in Finland. The European Day of the Entrepreneur in Turku is organized by Turku Region Development Centre in cooperation with other organisations in the region.