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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