On September 19 - 20, a festival of the self-employed
will be held at the Gorkinsko-Ometyevsky forest in Kazan. The program includes
a fair, lectures, an exhibition of market places, and other activities. The
festival is carried out in support of the self-employed citizens during the
crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the Mayor Ilsur Metshin said today
at Business Monday. More than 26 thousand Kazan citizens have already obtained
the official self-employed status after the introduction of the professional
income tax in Tatarstan.
On the first day of the festival, a business forum of
the self-employed will be held at the Dom eco-center with the participation of
representatives of the business community and authorities, Deputy head of the
Executive Committee Ildar Shakirov said. The challenging issues within the
framework of the strategic session will be discussed at the forum. There will
be an online broadcast of the strategy sessions on the YouTube channel. A
two-day fair of self-employed goods is expected at the site near the CUBE
creative space.
The
previous format of zoning the park according to the categories,
which received a positive assessment from participants and visitors last year,
will be maintained, said the Deputy head of the Executive Committee.
The
festival will include an exhibition of popular marketplaces that are ready to
work with the self-employed, with lectures and tutorials. A presentation of
successful cases of the self-employed and consultations on business
registration are planned. The self-employed will be able to share their
experience of participating in the competition for grant support from the Mayor’s
Office.
“Small businesses are gradually reviving after
downfall as a result of the crisis caused by the pandemic. Such events as the
festival of the self-employed are a necessary support measure in the current
conditions, - Ilsur Metshin said. – Taxes for 2019 were returned to the
self-employed, and we announced grant support. We will continue to support this
business segment.”