The agricultural sector after the agreement with the EU: what are the threats and how the association will affect small businessBy Thomas Otten, Director Otten ConsultingSigning an agreement with the EU has been postponed indefinitely, but sooner or later an agreement will be signed. How to prepare for it? We...
Control of grain movement processes at threshing-floor and elevator
Control of grain movement processes at threshing-floor and elevatorBy Polina Koshlak, Expert ConsultantHarvest is the most important moment in the functioning of agricultural enterprise. From farm preparedness to necessary field processes, grain processing and well-planned logistics procedures will depend on whether the company can say that the season is successful....
About the reasons for high interest rates
About the reasons for high interest ratesBy Thomas Otten, Director Otten ConsultingThe leaders of many Ukrainian small and medium-sized businesses complain about the lack of affordable financing at affordable rates. Indeed, the interest rates that Ukrainian banks provide are very high (18-22% for loans in national currency). Not every business...
Are investments in Ukrainian agribusiness successful?
Are investments in Ukrainian agribusiness successful?By Thomas Otten, Director Otten ConsultingUkraine is known all over the world as a large agricultural country with huge potential and opportunities that attract both large international agro-industrial holdings and private entrepreneurs to invest in its development. More than 50 German farmers have already acquired...
Plant production biological assets
Plant production biological assetsBy Yana Voloshina, Head of Accounting Department, Otten ConsultingMarch. Sowing plans are approved, technological maps are prepared, equipment is repaired. Agricultural enterprises are almost ready to start field work, and their accountants and analysts are ready for the inevitable influx of primary documentation.It's time to ask the...
Features of national compliance, or how to ensure transparency and compliance in Ukrainian companies
Features of national compliance, or how to ensure transparency and compliance in Ukrainian companiesBy Olga Hipwood, Senior Tax Consultant at Otten ConsultingWe are often applied by clients from abroad with a request to check whether the functioning of their subsidiary in Ukraine is transparent and whether it complies with internal...
Raising capital. European values
Raising capital. European valuesBy Natalia Shevchenko, Partner at Otten ConsultingDo Europeans impose too many requirements for accounting?Why are potential investors in no hurry to invest in a promising industry? What is the priority in making funding decisions? Apparently, these and many other questions arise from every owner or manager of...
Effective management — the way to increase the companies profitability
Effective management — the way to increase the companies profitabilityBy Natalia Shevchenko, Partner at Otten ConsultingThe question of efficiency improving is becoming a matter of survival for many companies, especially in an unstable economy. Is it possible to increase business profitability through effective management, planning and control? What tools can...