The self-employed can receive financial support from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan

From 1 to 20 September 2021 to promote self-employment mode, improve financial literacy, entrepreneurial activity and prepare the regional self-employed citizens to apply for subsidies from the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan on the territory of the region the program "Factory. Self-employed" was implemented.

Within the framework of the national project "Small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and support of individual entrepreneurial initiative" in the Republic of Tatarstan, the Entrepreneurship Support Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan with the support of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan hosted the event.

"Factory. Self-Employed" is a free 3-week online training program of 12 classes with the participation of experienced experts and business practitioners from different business fields. The trainees analyzed the market, learned how to work with statistical data, studied the financial and legal features of doing business, as well as the principles of developing a business plan.

The training was implemented online, on the YouTube platform with the ability to ask questions to the speaker live, as well as to study and repeat the material at a convenient time.

There were 2.297 applications for participation in the program, and 1.136 of them completed the training. 700 participants have successfully completed all tasks, received a certificate of training completion and have an opportunity to apply for subsidies in the State Enterprise "Center for realization of programs of support and development of small and medium entrepreneurship of the Republic of Tatarstan".  Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version) Admission and registration of documents from graduate candidates for business support through subsidies is conducted from October 11 to November 9.

According to the analysis of the audience of the educational program "Factory.  Self-Employed", the most representatives of microentrepreneurship are in the age category of 30 to 39 years (46.6%), and less representatives of 60 years (0.6%). The largest share of participants were from Kazan (59.5%), Naberezhnye Chelny - 10% in second place, Almetyevsk completes the top three (4.8%).