Bashkiria received 9.5 million rubles from the federal budget for "You are Entrepreneur" program in 2015

UFA, 21 September 2015. /Bashinform News Agency, Elmira Sabirova/. Bashkiria received 9.5 million rubles from the federal budget for "You are Entrepreneur" program in 2015 and 500 thousand rubles will be allocated by republican authorities, the press service of the regional Ministry of Youth and Sports informs.

According to the regional operator of the program Alexander Rudakov, in the republic this initiative is implemented since 2011 as an integrated system of measures. By 2013, 4000 young people were attracted to participation in the federal project "You are Entrepreneur". Of these, 1050 underwent modular training in basics of entrepreneurship aimed at creation of own business by the project participants. It was created 65 new small businesses.

Support for young entrepreneurs - participants of the program includes a possibility to participate in the competition for grants in the form of subsidies on establishing their own business. At this stage it is planned to develop and create effective instruments of regional support and promotion of small and medium-sized businesses in relation to each particular region (mentoring, business training, information base of state support).

"Our immediate plans include conducting of information conferences in Ufa, Sterlitamak, Neftekamsk, Sibay and Octyabrsky. The final event of the program is the Youth Forum "You are Entrepreneur", as well as the regional stage of the contest "Young Entrepreneur of Russia", said Alexander Rudakov.