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Regional SME Position Paper Ukraine WG Ukraine 27 January 2017. June 2017 – Regional SME Position Paper developed, consulted, agreed, adopted and presented and in public. 6 countries 5 SME Focus issues 5 SME Focus sectors SMEs provide Jobs, Growth, Prosperity.
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Regional SME Position Paper Ukraine WG Ukraine 27 January 2017 www.east-invest.eu
June 2017 – Regional SME Position Paper developed, consulted, agreed, adopted and presented and in public 6 countries 5 SME Focus issues 5 SME Focus sectors SMEs provide Jobs, Growth, Prosperity www.east-invest2.eu
SME 1 – SME Business Environment • EU SME Policy Consensus • Post Soviet – EU SME - Contrast in Concepts • SMART Regulation – EU Regulation • SME Focus on Local, Regional, National Level • Holistic Transformation of the way business is done in Ukraine and all 6 countries • In close Partnership PPD – Dialogue- Consensus –All stakeholders united for SME consensus and success • Doing Business success like in Macedonia and Georgia! www.east-invest.eu
SME Issue 2 Innovation-Skills • Skills –VET – Training – Dual Education • Entrepreneurship Education • Digital Learning – e-education - • Labor Market Reform and Information • Research – Technology – Innovation Culture • Start up and fail and start up again culture • Creativity – Curiosity – Entrepreneurship-Innovation – Marketing Culture www.east-invest.eu
SME Issue 3 SME Access to Finance • SME Focus of Banking • Micro Finance System • Accounting Reform – Easy Financial Planning • Land and Banking –Kataster and Collateral • Financial Education – Business Planning • Payment delay and enforcement • New SME access models – Leasing, Factoring, Purchase order Financing • Promotion of e-payment- fight against informality www.east-invest.eu
SME Issue 4 Tax and Customs • VAT EU compatible system – implementation • Corporate Tax- SME Tax level • Income tax • Social Security contributions • Tax implementation- fines, by force, corruption • Customs costs, speed, corruption • Physically time and costs of compliance www.east-invest.eu
SME Issue 5 Access to Markets • Quality Infrastructure • Standards and certification • Integration in EU Industrial Value Chains • Out scouring of services Information Access • Market access and promotion, trade fairs • Internationalization Support with Export training and promotion • Strategic Analysis of opportunities • Regional market Integration www.east-invest.eu
SME Sector 1-Tourism • Tourism key sector for service culture • SME start up • Restaurant, Accommodation, Activities, Information, IT, Training and Education • Regional dimension • Employment intensive, Gender dimension • Hospitality and Service culture • Country marketing – Identity Building www.east-invest.eu
2 Agriculture and Food Processing • Major opportunity –already a export driver • Move up the value cycle – process – marketing –own brands • Regional Development – SME - Tourism • SME farming – improve living and income condition all regions of Ukraine www.east-invest.eu
3. Green Economy – Energy Efficiency • Construction Industry • Construction Material Industry • Renovation and Energy Efficiency • Renewable Energy – Water, Wind, Biomass • Recycling Sector • Eco-Tourism • Regional Development – Sustainable Development www.east-invest.eu
SME sector 4 – IT ande-Services • Major Employment potential • Keeping good jobs in country by outsourcing • Innovation potential • E-Government Transformation e-Public Service • E-SMEs Digitalization • E-Payments • E-Education from School to Universities www.east-invest.eu
SME Sector 5 Manufacturing • Technical capacities of past industrial experts • Market access to EU, US, Canada • Transformation of Industrial assets –new SMEs Incubators and Clusters • Devaluation- Competitiveness • Transport logistics- Borders –Customs, VAT • Business Parks for SME Manufacturing – old sites-new live by transforming them in commercial zones • Opening of Procurement and corporate governance rules of State & State Industry and State Infrastructure companies www.east-invest.eu