UKRSIBBANK has launched a project on legal advice for entrepreneurs

UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group has launched series of video consultations for legal advice for Ukrainian small and medium businesses. This is a successive step of the Women in Business program of the bank aimed at developing the entrepreneurial potential of women. Legal advice will be interesting and useful for all business clients and those who are just planning to grow their own business.

In September, the bank shared the first three videos of legal advice on its own YouTube channel, in which the bank’s experts explained:

1. If it is obligatory for an individual entrepreneur to open accounts for the business activities and which documents are required for this: if is it possible to use a personal account of an individual for business settlements and what one should pay attention to when choosing a bank. youtu.be/7gWs_upydr8
2. What financial monitoring is, what purpose it is implemented for and how suspicious financial transactions can be identified. youtu.be/akCVN4fKKg8
3. How banks identify customers and why new customer verification procedures have been developed, what FATCA is and how to ensure the security and transparency of transactions. youtu.be/zwbIza23Q9I

The topics of the first legal consultations are the questions most frequently asked by entrepreneurs during the Women in Business workshops held by the bank. At the same time, the bank is already preparing a series of new consultations and is ready to record new videos with the answers to current questions of entrepreneurs. You can ask your question in the comments section to the video on YouTube or on the bank’s Facebook page. www.facebook.com/ukrsibbank

“As a true partner, UKRSIBBANK is ready to share legal expertise with its clients. After all, such consultations contribute to the sustainable development of business. This adds confidence to entrepreneurs, explains the legal basis for doing business and at the same time opens new opportunities for business growth,” said Olena Polianchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Head of the Legal Department of UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group.

Note that the high expertise of the bank’s lawyers is recognized in the market. After all, the Legal Department of UKRSIBBANK was recognised as the best among banks according to the results of the 50 Leading Legal Departments of Ukraine independent survey – Best Legal Departments 2020.

As part of the international financial group, BNP Paribas UKRSIBBANK is an active promoter of sustainable development, including the concept of gender equality. By supporting various socially important events, the bank seeks to help women boldly take the first steps in business, as well as develop their business, bring it to a new level of profit. To this end, in 2019 the bank established the Women in business program to support women’s entrepreneurship.

While developing the Women in Business program, UKRSIBBANK has focused on three key areas: information and counselling support – a series of training and practical workshops, psychological support for women – encouragement and motivation for development, as well as assistance in business growing and financing. In the near future, the bank plans to create a comprehensive package of banking services for women entrepreneurs, which includes both general traditional and individual conditions of banking operations with special advice and valuable offers from the bank’s partners.