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Karelia Store Q&A
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Karelia Store is an online store for training companies operated by Karelia University of Applied Sciences. In the Karelia Store online store, students of Karelia UAS and Riveria can practice online store maintenance and operations. At the same time, they can test their own business ideas.
You can sell products and/or services in accordance with good commercial practices. Good products to sell include products you make yourself, such as handicrafts, jewellery, etc. You can also sell services.
You cannot retail food at Karelia Store, but you can sell, for example, custom-made products. Be in the group and we will look into your situation.
To work as a Karelia Store salesperson, you must be a student at Karelia UAS or Riveria (degree or part of a degree).
A contract will be signed with you and you will register with the Stripe payment broker. Payments will be made directly to the Stripe vendors. You will receive all the proceeds from the products you sell.
Each seller is responsible for the shipping costs and delivery of the products they sell. The seller is bound by Karelia Polytechnic’s contract with the Post Office, so the Post Office’s delivery methods are used.
As an e-commerce seller, you will learn all aspects of running an online shop and, as a seller, you will also be responsible for product returns and any refunds.
There is no charge to join the online shop and no commission is charged for sales. The Stripe broker takes a small percentage of the fees before they are paid to the seller.
Issues related to adding products and creating product descriptions and images will be discussed together after the contract has been signed. We are here to help you.