Workers Are Big Issue for Businesses in the Regions

While small and medium-sized businesses have gotten used to corruption and red tape, the main problem has become a shortage of qualified personnel, according to a recent survey. Opora Russia, a nongovernmental small-business advocate, and company Strategy Partners questioned more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from 40 regions as part of a study on the economic climate in Russia. The survey focused on production-sector companies employing 250 people or less. The findings painted […]