During a presentation of the guide, it was said that people who had developed independent businesses in Ukraine were showing interest in starting a business in Croatia.
Advice for Ukrainians on starting a business in Croatia, such as flat-rate trades and the like, is free and available on the plaviured.hr website. The guide provides simple instructions on how to open a flat-rate business in Croatia, how to pay taxes and other levies, health insurance, etc.
Further information can be obtained by phoning 01/ 6458-840, or e-mailing savjetnik@plaviured.hr.
The Director of the EBRD office in Croatia, Victoria Zinchuk, informed about 50 Ukrainians who attended the presentation about the bank's activities in Croatia. She pointed out that among other things, the EBRD has a program to support small and medium-sized enterprises and startups.
The ZICER project, she said, should help Ukrainians overcome information difficulties regarding Croatian business legislation.
She underscored that the information on starting a business which is otherwise available to Croatian citizens is now also available in the Ukrainian language, and will provide interested parties with many answers to questions that may be bothering them.
ZICER Director Frane Šesnić said that their main mission is to provide support to entrepreneurs of all profiles and all those who are just starting out in business.
Ukrainians who are in Croatia now will find it easier now to start a new business and understand Croatian business laws, he underlined.
He pointed out that some of the Ukrainian refugees, of whom there are now more than 19,000 in Croatia, are showing interest in starting their own businesses.
The Plavi Ured (Blue Office) provides free individual counselling and education in small groups, and so far more than 2,000 individuals have acquired basic entrepreneurial skills through the Blue Office startup academy, it was said.