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Why Freelance will prosper in Ukraine
despite crisis, war and corruption
Vasyl Pop-StasivLviv Freelance Forum26 September 2015
European Culture and Thinking
More expertise you are looking for: specialists in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, engineering, physics, mathematics etc.
20 000 technical specialists are graduated each year
Over 500 outsourcing companies. High quality of development and competitiveness
4% Flat rate - more compatible rates for the same level of
expertise
Taxation
Regulations- Ease of entrance (no visa, no license)- Simple contracts (no acts of acceptance)- Ukraine is a party to most notable international
agreements with respect to investments protection;- EU-Ukraine Association Agreement means strong
IP protection and unified rules.- No license as prerequisite for opening bank
account abroad for UA freelancers.
Regulations. What to consider?- Intellectual property protection is the same as in EU
but it is not copyright. Author’s interests are at edge- You may choose American or European law as
governing your contract- Non-solicitation may be subject to antitrust and
constitutional law.- Service or work? It is dubious.
Why Ukraine. Pros & ConsPros Cons
Democratic country Revolutions are part of democracy, sorry
People are smart and are easy to work with, same european culture
Cheap cost of living Decreasing local market
Same time zone with EU Different time zone with US
Trends in IT - Increasing salaries in India and China. Decreasing
difference in costs between onshore and offshore- Big Data technology, Cloud computing, SAAS;- Services market will continue to grow.- About 80% of CEOs believe that science and
technology are accelerating.- 22% of CEOs in IT aiming at investing to new
countries/regions in 2015/16.
Benefits- Potential internal market;- Close european market: european thinking and easy access.- Decreasing competition from Russia (including effect of sanctions).- Talented/skilled/well educated labor.- Well located (easy to be accessed from Europe as well as developing Asia
countries such as Kazakhstan).- Tech specs are “hungry” to achieve more and aimed to a global market
with its high standards. - Cheap and relatively high level of life.- Visa free entrance with major world economies (N and S America, Europe,
Australia, New Zealand).
OpportunitiesGlobal:- Moving businesses from Russia;- TTIP;- Iran Sanctions.Local:- Worldwide financial support of Ukrainian economy;- Anti-Corruption and strong government institutional
reforms.
Why Ukraine?1. No.1 in Europe by tech professionals2. No.4 in the World by tech professionals3. No.3 by freencers in the World at Elance.com4. Multibillion industry with developed
infrastructure5. High competitiveness and quality of
development6. Mentally close to North America and Europe
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