Ever Fewer Russians Interested in Starting Their Own Businesses
(Window on Eurasia – Paul Goble – Staunton, May 7, 2013) Only seven percent of Russian citizens currently engage in entrepreneurial activity and few of the remainder even consider that a possibility,...
View ArticleTitov Wants to Free 100,000 Jailed Entrepreneurs
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – May 8, 2013) An initiative by business ombudsman Boris Titov to free more than 100,000 entrepreneurs serving prison sentences for white-collar crimes will be...
View ArticleMedvedev blasts moves that may discourage private enterprise
(Interfax – MOSCOW, May 18, 2013) Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has lashed out against legal initiatives that may discourage private enterprise. “It is a completely unacceptable situation that, as a...
View ArticleRussian poll shows worsening entrepreneurial climate
(Interfax – June 3, 2013) In the past four years Russians have taken a more negative view of the conditions for the development of private enterprise in their city, town or village, Interfax news...
View ArticleYoung G20 entrepreneurs discuss future at Skolkovo
(Moscow News – themoscownews.com – Nathan Gray – June 17, 2013) As the 2008 economic crisis took hold worldwide, the impact began to spur a change in the direction of economic policy. The most notable...
View ArticleFund to Support Small and Medium Businesses Could be Created
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – June 19, 2013) The Finance Ministry has proposed using a state guarantee fund to increase support for promising small- and medium-sized businesses, Vedomosti...
View ArticleThe disappearing entrepreneur
(opendemocracy.net – Mikhail Loginov – June 27, 2013) Mikhail Loginov is a journalist and novelist based in St Petersburg. He is the author of the recently published bestselling political thriller...
View ArticleCabinet Reviews Detailed Plans on Supporting Small Entrepreneurs
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Anatoly Medetsky – October 3, 2013) The Cabinet on Thursday discussed moves to back small and medium-sized businesses with greater access to loans and state...
View ArticleRussian governmental start-up strategy is likely to fail
(Russia Beyond the Headlines – rbth.ru – Viktor Kuzmin, RBTH – November 19, 2013) The Russian government has established a foundation to support startups. Experts, however, are skeptical that such an...
View ArticleFive Insider Stories From Russia’s Fledgling Start-Up Market
(Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Alexander Panin – June 9, 2014) Start-ups, business angels and venture funds – these terms have become part of the Russian language, although just a few years back...
View ArticleNEWSWATCH Stars and Stripes: “Army chief: Russia threat demands review of...
Stars and Stripes reports on U.S. Army review of its European force posture in light of issues posed by Russia. The U.S. Army is reviewing its force structure in Europe, measuring everything from...
View ArticleSmall businesses taking off in Russia, thanks to the crisis
Many Russians are responding to a reduction in income or the loss of a job by showing creativity in setting up a small business, with the fastest growing sectors today in catering and online. RBTH...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT: [Putin at] Meeting with Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights...
(Kremlin.ru – July 18, 2016) Boris Titov presented to the President the Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights annual report. President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon Mr Titov. Have you...
View ArticleNEWSLINK: “Russian entrepreneurs wish you’d stop worrying about Putin and...
“… With European governments grappling over whether and how Russian hackers might be attacking their electoral systems, and Washington torn asunder over the question of possible collusion between the...
View ArticleJRL NEWSWATCH: “In Russia, the Corporate Raiders Are Often Cops; Companies...
“… Russian companies routinely face harassment from law-enforcement officials seeking to extort money or expropriate businesses, according to business owners, lawyers and activists. One in six Russian...
View ArticleRUSSIALINK: “[Putin at] Small Business as a National Project forum”– KremlinRu
(Kremlin.ru – October 23, 2018) The President spoke at a plenary session of the All-Russia Non-Governmental Organisation of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA Russia’s Small Business as a National...
View ArticleRUSSIALINK: “‘The Government Doesn’t Believe in Small Businesses. The...
Russia’s Entrepreneurs Scramble For a Lifeline. Coronavirus has hit Russia’s smallest businesses hard. Putin’s support package could be too little, too late. (Moscow Times – themoscowtimes.com – Jake...
View ArticleRUSSIALINK: “80% of Russian Business Owners Fear Arbitrary Arrest”– Moscow Times
Most entrepreneurs say Russia is not safe for business and that court rulings are not independent [...]
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