A charity project "Entrepreneur's Good" was launched in Orenburg region

Businessmen of the second largest city of the Orenburg region - Orsk - have united to help needy and large families who find themselves in a difficult situation during the period of anti-epidemic measures. Participants of the Dobro Entrepreneur charitable project collect and deliver to the sponsored kits with food and essential goods. 

The initiator of the action - a well-known entrepreneur working in the field of passenger and cargo transportation, the founder of taxi ordering services Sergey Knysh - became a guest of the online broadcast from the cycle "Economy without crisis", launched by the Orenburg Region Development Corporation. In a conversation with the general director of the corporation, Ignat Petukhov, he spoke about his new undertaking and shared his thoughts on what kind of support businessmen themselves are waiting for.

- We have been actively involved in social projects before. When anti-epidemic measures were introduced in the country, business found itself in a difficult situation, some began to blame the authorities for everything. And I, like many others, thought: what can be done in these conditions? I am an entrepreneur, a person who knows how to create something. And there are so many people nearby who are now much more difficult than us, '' Sergei Knysh noted. - We went to social protection, got hold of several addresses of large families. We visited them and realized - that's really bad for someone. Without a moment's hesitation, at first he himself provided financial assistance, then told his colleagues about what he had seen. Entrepreneurs joined the project, including those from other cities. They began to call me with questions: where to get contacts, which list to buy. Help, who can do what. A friend found out that a lonely grandmother did not have a refrigerator and bought it for her. One company allocates vegetables and fruits for those in need, others buy food, we deliver it ourselves every day. Our project involves people with an active lifestyle who need it. 

The businessman is sure: even in conditions of quarantine and self-isolation, one cannot sit still and give up. 

- If today your business cannot work as before, you need to decide - how can you rebuild it? What do you need now? - the expert advised his colleagues. - After all, if something dies off, something else is born, this is an eternal process. For example, many today have reoriented themselves to delivery. We decided nThey did not begin to scatter, but strengthened what we know best - transporting people. We are engaged in delivery only when you need to transfer something to someone or buy a specific product. If nothing is done, then when the anti-epidemic regime is over, it will be problematic to return to business. Remember - even after the New Year holidays, people enter the work rhythm for a long time, it takes time for the process to fully start. The most important thing now is to keep the team.

As you know, in order to soften the blow to the economy in During the period of the self-isolation regime in the Orenburg region, a whole range of measures was taken. Thus, the rent of municipal real estate for entrepreneurs for three spring months will be virtually free. In addition, property tax for shopping centers has been reduced in the region. Accordingly, those who rents space from them will be able to get a discount for this amount from landlords.

- What support measures do I consider the most effective? If we talk about our own experience, then we managed to get a grace period for loans: the bank assured that we could not pay for six months at all, and the interest that came up during this period would be included in the amount of the debt and divided into equal shares. But transport is mainly bought on lease. And there are no delays on it, - said the entrepreneur. - In general, today the whole business faced a problem, and each has its own. But there are also general ones - taxes, loans, rent. If the authorities help to solve them, it's already good. Well, let me remind my colleagues of the basics of entrepreneurship: you always need to have funds so that the company can survive the crisis, even if it is closed for two or three months. To paraphrase the proverb: hope for the state, but don't do it yourself. 

During the live broadcast with the businessman, many questions were received from those wishing to participate in the charity project "Entrepreneur's Good".

- Communication - through my Instagram. The only request - if I didn't answer someone right away, write again, - Sergei Knysh warned. - I just do not have time to keep track of all the messages, especially since now every day I receive dozens of requests with words of gratitude.