On November 1, the BRDO presented the PRO Platform in Vinnytsya. Entrepreneurs, authorities and experts discussed the acute issues for Vinnytsya businesses, such as land allocation, connection to electricity networks, change of nature of premises, etc.
“There are three groups of factors that hinder the development of entrepreneurship: poor performance of the antimonopoly committee in the fight against natural monopolies. Ukrainian companies not always have strong positions in competition with foreign companies. And there are also stereotypes in the minds of people. Someone buys a car, but can not refuel it, because gasoline is expensive. Why not to invest these money in a business instead of a car?” the Head of the Vinnitsya Regional Administration Valeriy Koroviy says.
The Deputy Mayor of Vinnytsya Vladyslav Skalsky adds, “Trust is the most important thing, which is lacking in cooperation between the local government and business. Entrepreneurs pretend to pay taxes, while the authorities pretend to perform their functions. It should not be so. The main problem for entrepreneurs is ineffective regulatory rules and the inaccessibility of loans. For my part, I guarantee enough attention for an effective dialogue.”
The business together with BRDO experts discussed 7 regulatory cases related to starting own business, namely, “Energy service company”, “Production of Organic Products”, “Restaurant”, “Internet Service Provider” and others, which were topical or interesting for Vinnytsya and the region.
“Private initiative is a resource that drives the country’s economy forward. A large company will hire a consulting company, order a marketing research. But small business representatives with entrepreneurial skills usually do not have these resources. regulation.gov.ua is a real consulting, step by step instruction on how to establish a restaurant, open a kindergarten or a taxi service here in Vinnytsya,” the Head of the State Regulatory Service of Ukraine Kseniya Lyapina added.
The PRO Platform contains step-by-step instructions for opening your own business, procedures for obtaining permits, instructions for registering cash registers, calculating regulatory costs, etc. From now on entrepreneurs do not need to spend time searching for the necessary information in google or in various agencies. Just answer a few questions on the PRO and get a check-list of necessary steps: what documents to prepare, how long each procedure will take, where to apply, etc. Now it is easier to open a business in Ukraine.
“Ukraine almost does not have simple decisions. Each decision is a balance of interests, each decision should be prepared, well-targeted and effective. We should be pragmatic keeping two steps ahead and everything should be available online for everyone to allow Ukraine having a chance and working it out,” the Head of BRDO Oleksiy Honcharuk said.
The Deputy Chairman of the UkrGasBank Management Board Yevgen Metsher also joined the discussion.
Details on how to open a business at: regulation.gov.ua.