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How Tech Companies Support Ukrainian Economy during the War

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For more than 2 months since the start of the Russian aggression, the tech business doesn\u2019t stop but helps Ukraine. What is the support? Check several fresh cases right now!

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From the very first day of the full-scale Russian invasion, Ukrainians engaged in tech have demonstrated unity and courage. They are not only directly battling for independence and values but also supporting financially, i.e. raising funds for volunteer initiatives as well as delivering services for other businesses.

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Consequently, the Return Alive Foundation that purchases and transfers must-have things to the Ukrainian soldiers raised nearly 3 billion UAH in the first 3 weeks of the war. Funds are also raised via the \u201cDiia\u201d app: Ukrainians have already transferred over 260 million UAH to the Ukrainian Army.

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Ukrainian tech companies have been collaborating with charitable organizations for a long time, and in two months hundreds of millions of UAH have already been transferred to the Return Alive Foundation. Additionally, they are launching their own volunteer fundraising initiatives for the Ukrainian Army.

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This time, let\u2019s look at a couple of the latest successful cases from reputable tech businesses that do their best to save Ukraine and its economy.

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\u201cDonating Skills\u201d with Ukraine Tech Collective

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Being a non-profit organization, Ukraine Tech Collective has implemented the mission to unite IT specialists from around the globe with Ukrainian engineers that are unable to do their job due to Russia's war against Ukraine. Ukraine Tech collective is ready to offer any support to such people including relocation, paid leave, reduced norms for the number of responsibilities conducted, and so on. However, the key component of the mission is to donate skills.

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What does it mean to \u201cdonate skills\u201d?

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According to the founder of Ukraine Tech Collective, Emma Heap, not only the technical component is essential to her business but she also desires to support the teams from Ukraine. If the organization could find professionals (in Ukraine and abroad) to perform jobs temporarily (\u201ddonate skills\u201d) instead of Ukrainian specialists who joined the army, it would be able to go on paying them, and they, in turn, would be able to help their families without risking the business\u2019s existence as an employer.

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Currently, the organization possesses up to 15 Ukrainian specialists that have joined the ranks of the Ukrainian Army or faced novel challenges connected with reformatting their lives. Want to donate your skills to someone from this team? Check how to do that here.

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Ukraine Tech Collective will deliver any kind of legal support to both parties to guarantee that all the primary conditions will be upheld.

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Using the Ukraine Tech Collective app:

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Employers from Ukraine and other countries that traditionally hire Ukrainian engineers figure out the expertise type they are searching for;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Tech specialists that want to donate their skills point out their qualifications and the period they can devote to \u201creplacing\u201d a Ukrainian engineer;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Ukraine Tech Collective staff verifies the profiles of both parties to represent them to each other;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 The parties negotiate the terms/conditions of a temporary partnership with each other, where open communication is the essential factor.

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How the Kharkiv IT Cluster Helps its Home Region

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The first day of the war initiated by Russia against Ukraine was a time of new challenges and humanitarian projects for the Kharkiv IT Cluster team. The organization's personnel is working non-stop to provide its home region with help as Kharkiv has suffered the most terrible human losses and destruction caused by Putin's army.

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The team of the Kharkiv IT Cluster united more than 2 thousand volunteers within the IT4Life project. This is how one of the biggest humanitarian networks in the region was generated: dozens of coordinators, cafes, drivers, packers, chefs, and warehouse workers continue caring for people in need. They help not only civilians but also police, medics, utilities, and defenders. Volunteers deliver medicine, organize free food, and cover other humanitarian needs.

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Coordination work results of the Kharkiv IT Cluster for mid-May are as follows:

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Over 130 thousand people have been fed;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 More than 110 thousand newborn/baby food items and diapers were delivered;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Daily, 7 thousand volunteers transfer targeted medicine/food;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Cafes implement 4 thousand food servings daily;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 The IT4Life Foundation created by the Kharkiv IT Cluster purchased humanitarian aid transport for defenders;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 A couple of large humanitarian aid warehouses were organized in cooperation with Kharkiv IT Cluster partners.

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The IT4Life Charitable Foundation performed humanitarian aid activities with the help of donations from IT companies that contributed over 22 million UAH. Totally, since February 24, Kharkiv IT Cluster partners sent over 120 (!) million UAH for humanitarian aid.

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Additionally, from the first days of the full-scale war, the Kharkiv IT Cluster actively collaborated with the global media, reflecting the war situation in its home region.

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Nowadays, Kharkiv IT Cluster thinks about the strategy to rebuild Kharkiv in terms of cooperation with international partners.

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Free Accountant Support for Individual Entrepreneurs from Smart Solutions

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Since the beginning of the war, Smart Solutions, a leading outsourcing services provider, doesn\u2019t stand aside. They make effort to support both the Ukrainian Army and businesses demonstrating maximum loyalty. The company has launched a great offer for the Ukrainian business, i.e. a free-of-charge month of accountant support for individual entrepreneurs.

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Trying to generate comfortable conditions for secure and effective business in Ukraine, Smart Solutions\u2019s team is ready to take on all the worries about your individual entrepreneurship. Payless IT services are as follows:

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Calculation of net income of individual entrepreneurs and transfer to their accounts;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Calculation and payment of business taxes;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Submission of reports to public authorities;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Quarterly reconciliation of calculations with the budget;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Consultations regarding the entrepreneurial activity;

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\u00b7 \u00a0 Registration of individual entrepreneurship.

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Being active despite the war, Smart Solutions decided to develop a free program for individual entrepreneurs because they suffer the most during the war. The company\u2019s team believes that as far as the revitalization of Ukraine's economic stability depends on business productivity, free outsourcing is its company\u2019s contribution to stabilizing the economy.

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