The number of license applications for private healthcare service providers exploded after the corona virus. The delay in the permit causes a lot of trouble for entrepreneurs.
– Generational change is a long-term process that easily takes five years. For example, customer relationships are long, so it is very important that you get to know the customers and have time to get to know them, says Mäkelä.
The generation change, which had been prepared for a long time and carefully, had to be postponed, because the processing of business licenses for private health care is backlogged in the Southern Finland Regional Administrative Office. The previously estimated permit processing time of two months unexpectedly extended to six months, and the permit has not yet been obtained.
The delay is partly due to the corona pandemic and partly to the change in the Medicines Act, according to which the serviced housing unit of social care must apply for a permit or make a notification about a limited stock of medicines.
Avi has not been able to increase the resources for processing permit issues in the same proportion as the number of permit applications.
The industry association is concerned about the harm caused by congestion
– You simply cannot start a business without a license. It may also have effects related to obtaining funding. The delay of months has come as a nasty surprise to both those starting a new company and those planning a business deal, says Tast.
Establishing companies, starting operations and selling the business is a precisely scheduled activity. When the schedule fails, there may be a chain of events that could have fatal consequences for the company.
– The credibility and reliability of all official activities is based on being able to stick to the stipulated and announced processing times, explains Tast.
Luckily, Markus Mäkelä’s situation is good, as the family business will continue to operate with the old permit until the new permit is processed.
– No irreversible damage will happen to us, but extra work and effort will, says Mäkelä.