A large number of outdoor advertising appeared in Moscow calling for “Open your own business!”. The Ministry of Economic Development due to the crisis in 2009 increased subsidies to small businesses by 2.5 times.
The amount allocated by the federal center to support small businesses will be 10.5 billion rubles. The ministry decided to redirect the energy of laid-off workers to open their business.
According to Andrei Sharov, Director of the Department of State Regulation in the Economy of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, three-quarters of the 10.5 billion rubles allocated to support small businesses during the crisis. will support entrepreneurs who are just starting out.
The federal support program is aimed at developing such “start-ups” by allocating non-repayable subsidies.
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Subsidies cannot be spent on salaries - only for rent, re-equipment, etc., that is, start-ups will sit proudly in their office, at their own computer (not long though, I think for two months), without a piece of bread in their mouth. Another condition is to show the work book, which indicates that you have been reduced.
In general, the next "squandering" of funds that will pass by those for whom it was allegedly allocated. It became possible to hide behind the word startup even in the government.
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