Joni Palomäki is a young entrepreneur who brings services to customers. The ageing population is reflected in an increasing number of customers. Many elderly people are happy to pay Palomäki for a tyre change.
– Changing a tyre is a very simple job, but there are two important things to pay attention to: one is the direction of rotation of the tyres and the other is lifting the car from the right place. If you put the jack in the wrong place, you can cause expensive damage,” says Palomäki as he places the jack under the car.
The work is fast, as the 17-year-old Palomäki has changed a large number of tyres for his age. The work is done under the name of his own company, JRP Services.
– I started by changing the tyres when I noticed that there are many pensioners and elderly people here in Nastola who need help with such practical tasks. There is work to be done, because there are plenty of tyres.
Palomäki’s tire changing tools include a battery-powered compressor and bolt driver, a sturdy jack and, of course, sockets and a torque arm suitable for tire bolts.
– The correct tire pressure is also an important matter, which is automatically included in the tire change, reminds Palomäki.
Owning your own business brings freedom
Palomäki is still in high school, but has already worked as an entrepreneur for a year. Entrepreneurship brings freedom, which gives the opportunity to work when you want and as much as you want.
– If I were an employee of some company, I wouldn’t be able to do these jobs as freely as I do now.
The company that started out as a tire changer has diversified its service offering according to demand.
– I do yard work in the summer, for example mowing the lawn and clearing the pond. In winter, I offer, among other things, a snow work service, Palomäki enumerates.
Expanding the job description requires a lot of tools. Palomäki has acquired e.g. lawnmowers of different sizes, snow thrower, motor and clearing saw and much more.
– All the money in circulation goes to better work tools so that I can offer the best possible service. The tools must be good and durable so that you can trust them.
Palomäki says that he works around the clock when there is work available. Conscript time also looms in the future.
– Maybe after that I will do this full-time, but you never know what will happen in the future, laughs the young entrepreneur.