1. The government aims to strengthen export logistics with IT systems and is exploring new ways of goods transportation. According to the Minister of Economy, Yulia Svyrydenko, a 9% increase in the export of goods and services from Ukraine is expected this year. The overall goal is to return the export volumes of Ukrainian goods and services to the level of 2021.
2. DiPortes, a participant in the Ukrainian Association of Furniture Manufacturers (UAFM) based in Kyiv (engaged in the production of furniture components and case furniture), has suffered production losses due to a direct missile hit. Urgent assistance is needed from the concerned community of furniture makers – a ruined business of a lifetime.

🔗Link to support: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/9yhDt9Hrdt

💳Bank card number: 5375 4112 1235 6476

3. ADLER believes that your success is also their success. Therefore, they are organizing a LEAN intensive and are ready to partially cover the training costs for their clients. The training will be conducted by Bogdan Mazurkevich, a LEAN implementation consultant with over 15 years of experience in industrial giants such as Modern-Expo, Coca-Cola, and Nestlé. Registration and detailed program are available at the provided link.
4. The need for Ukrainian companies to attract capital will not disappear, but there should be an alternative to the conventional credit for domestic businesses, such as the issuance of corporate bonds. “TASKOMBANK” is the first to offer potential investors securities management services, and for businesses, the realization of issuing and placing corporate securities instead of traditional lending.
5. Expansion of taxpayer categories subject to planned inspections by the tax authorities is scheduled for 2024. The choice of subjects for inspection will be based on the risk level of economic entities. The tax authority will primarily consider indicators of income tax, VAT, and payroll during inspection planning.
6. How to prevent competitors from obtaining intellectual property earlier when entering new markets? This will be discussed on January 18 in a free webinar by the legal company “4B” titled “Health Check of Intellectual Property for E-commerce Business to Enter New Markets in 2024.” Registration is available on the website.
7. Book of the week – “Order in Chaos. Objective and Key Results (OKR) Method” by Kostiantyn Koptelov. The author talks about new approaches to planning used in the modern world, as well as the basic principles, structure, and tools of OKR. Special attention is given to the practical implementation of the method and the description of typical mistakes. The OKR method allows entrepreneurs to focus on the most important and achieve more in less time.
8. The European Design School (EDS), a UAFM participant, organizes a series of meetings with key Ukrainian representatives and manufacturers in the furniture industry to promote Ukrainian manufacturers worldwide. “The World of Ukrainian Furniture” is an online guide to the furniture world of Ukraine – 7 webinars every Wednesday from January 31 to March 13, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (Kyiv time). More information and registration via the link.
9. Arbo, a UAFM participant, would greatly appreciate assistance in restoring production. Due to shelling on January 2, enemy missile fragments fell near the production building. Fortunately, no one was harmed as the workday had not yet begun, and the team was on the way. However, the building suffered damage.

🔗Bank link for restoration: https://send.monobank.ua/jar/3YZjKxvSwk

💳Bank card number: 5375 4112 1220 6812

10. Foreign analysts examined over 55 million job vacancy records and 2600 skills demanded by job seekers for the potential threat of artificial intelligence. It turns out that almost 80% of human job responsibilities can be performed by artificial intelligence. Another 45% are at risk as AI can handle 50% to 80% of human worker tasks.