Doing Business in St. Petersburg St

Doing Business in St. Petersburg St

Doing business in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development – member of Enterprise Europe Network | www.doingbusiness.ru 1 Doing business in St. Petersburg Guide for exporters, investors and start-ups The current publication was developed by and under supervision of Enterprise Europe Network - Russia, Gate2Rubin Consortium, Regional Center - St. Petersburg operated by St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development with the assistance of the relevant legal, human resources, certification, research and real estate firms. © 2014 Enterprise Europe Network - Russia, Gate2Rubin Consortium, Regional Center – St. Petersburg operated by St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development. All rights reserved. International copyright. Any use of materials of this publication is possible only after written agreement of St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development and relevant contributing firms. Doing business in St. Petersburg. – Spb.: Politekhnika-servis, 2014. – 167 p. ISBN 978-5-906555-22-9 Online version available at www.doingbusiness.ru. Doing business in St. Petersburg 2 St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development – member of Enterprise Europe Network | www.doingbusiness.ru Table of contents 1. The city ....................................................................................................................... 6 1.1. Geography ............................................................................................................................. 6 1.2. Public holidays and business hours ....................................................................................... 7 1.3. Population ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.4. Political system ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.5. Economy .............................................................................................................................. 11 1.6. Foreign trade ....................................................................................................................... 13 1.7. Foreign investment ............................................................................................................. 15 2. Priority business sectors ........................................................................................... 17 2.1. Aerospace cluster ................................................................................................................ 17 2.2. Automotive industry ........................................................................................................... 20 2.3. Pharmaceutical and medical industry cluster ..................................................................... 23 2.4. Radio-electronics ................................................................................................................. 30 2.5. Shipbuilding ......................................................................................................................... 34 2.6. Software and information technology services .................................................................. 39 3. Business solutions ..................................................................................................... 55 3.1. Headquarters ...................................................................................................................... 56 3.2. Research & Development ................................................................................................... 58 3.3. Production сenter ............................................................................................................... 61 3.4. Distribution сenter .............................................................................................................. 67 3.5. Test market ......................................................................................................................... 69 4. Doing business .......................................................................................................... 71 4.1. Establishing a legal presence .............................................................................................. 71 4.2. Foreign investments ............................................................................................................ 80 4.3. Taxation: the system and main principles, tax incentives, and mechanisms for investment support ............................................................................................................. 85 4.4. Contracts ............................................................................................................................. 95 4.5. Employment ........................................................................................................................ 99 4.6. Intellectual property rights and franchising ...................................................................... 106 4.7. Infrastructure projects, creation and reconstruction of infrastructure facilities on the basis of private public partnership (PPP) mechanisms .......................................... 112 5. Costs of doing business ........................................................................................... 120 5.1. Costs of starting a company .............................................................................................. 120 5.2. Human resources .............................................................................................................. 122 5.3. Office, retail and warehouse market ................................................................................ 127 5.4. Communication ................................................................................................................. 133 5.5. Utilities .............................................................................................................................. 134 6. SME support ........................................................................................................... 136 6.1. Overview ........................................................................................................................... 136 6.2. Definition of SME – EU vs. Russia ...................................................................................... 136 6.3. Statistics ............................................................................................................................ 137 6.4. SME support and development programs ........................................................................ 139 7. Contacts of business support infrastructure ............................................................ 142 7.1. Overview of the business support infrastructure in St. Petersburg ................................. 142 7.2. Authorities ......................................................................................................................... 142 Doing business in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development – member of Enterprise Europe Network | www.doingbusiness.ru 3 7.3. Investment support ........................................................................................................... 146 7.4. SME business cooperation support ................................................................................... 148 7.5. SME support ...................................................................................................................... 149 7.6. Financial support ............................................................................................................... 151 7.7. Techno parks and business incubators ............................................................................. 154 7.8. Educational programs and internships ............................................................................. 156 7.9. Chambers of commerce and industry ............................................................................... 157 7.10. Business associations ........................................................................................................ 157 7.11. Audit, tax and consulting firms ......................................................................................... 158 7.12. Banks ................................................................................................................................. 159 7.13. Certification and testing .................................................................................................... 159 7.14. Exhibitions ......................................................................................................................... 160 7.15. Law firms ........................................................................................................................... 160 7.16. Real estate ......................................................................................................................... 161 7.17. Recruitment....................................................................................................................... 161 7.18. Transport and logistics ...................................................................................................... 162 8. Authors and contributors ........................................................................................ 163 Doing business in St. Petersburg 4 St. Petersburg

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