The presentation was attended by People's Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar, administrative officer of the Volyn Regional Council Volodymyr Navrotskyi, head of the representation of the State Committee for Entrepreneurship in Volyn Oblast Valentyna Biletska, head of the family and youth affairs department of the regional state administration Viktor Verbych, head of the Center for Municipal Reforms "Lutsk 1432" Anatolii Parkhomiuk, representatives of public organizations, business associations, entrepreneurs, and journalists.
"Europe's economic development convincingly shows: there is no alternative to a market economy. Its main driving force is entrepreneurship, and the entrepreneur is the key figure of the free market; young novice entrepreneurs require special attention and assistance from the state," emphasized Deputy of Ukraine Volodymyr Bondar during the opening of the presentation.
The guide, published in a print run of 500 copies, includes information on state registration, licensing, lending, taxation, inspections of entrepreneurial structures, and theoretical information on basic economic concepts and terms. It also provides the names of structures, addresses, phone numbers, and responsible persons dealing with entrepreneurship issues. This information should help novice entrepreneurs with registration, obtaining permits, licenses, and other permit-related documents. "The main goal of the guide is to provide young people with the opportunity to implement their private entrepreneurial initiatives and to generally promote the development of small business in Volyn," noted the head of the Center "Nasha Sprava" Vladyslav Stemkovskyi.
The reference collection "ABC of the Young Entrepreneur" will be distributed free of charge among young entrepreneurs of the region. An additional edition of the guide is planned after collecting all suggestions and comments. The publication was carried out with the support of the family and youth affairs department of the Volyn Regional State Administration and entrepreneurial structures of the region, in particular LLC "Fotakom" (Serhii Fokin), PVKF "Ukrbusiness" (Yaroslav Slobodian), CB "Pryvatbank" (Mykola Romaniuk). This is a positive example of combining the efforts of public organizations, state authorities, and entrepreneurial structures to implement joint, mutually beneficial programs.
During the speeches, particularly by the officials present, attention was drawn to the fact that in the regional budget for 2003, 550 thousand hryvnias were allocated exclusively for supporting the development of small entrepreneurship and the activities of the corresponding fund, but as of the third quarter, the fund had not been created, the funds had already been partially spent, and no concrete measures had been taken. This issue had already been raised by individual deputies of the regional council and will probably be a key issue at the next session of the regional council. There remains hope that the fund, which has been in the process of being created for 9 months, will finally be born and its activities will contribute to the implementation of practical useful measures that will really promote the development of local business and create a favorable business environment.
Reference information
The guide "ABC of the Young Entrepreneur" was prepared and published in accordance with the Regional Program for the Development of Small Entrepreneurship in Volyn Oblast for 2003-2004 "Measures for the Development of Youth Entrepreneurship" and the regional Comprehensive Program "Youth of Volyn" for 2001-2003.
The Center "Nasha Sprava," the regional council of youth organizations, is a non-profit public organization founded in 1996 that unites 18 regional youth organizations. The purpose of the Center "Nasha Sprava" is to promote the establishment of civil society in Ukraine by developing the activities of youth organizations and their public initiatives, involving young citizens in the protection and defense of their legitimate rights and interests, and forming a stable civic position.