small BUSINESS in Moscow, RUSSIA?! малый БИЗНЕС в Москве, РОССИЯ?!
Summary
TLDRThe video follows an American expat family in Russia, celebrating their one-year anniversary of moving to Moscow. They explore local small businesses, focusing on a Shawarma fast-food joint and a fashion boutique. The Shawarma place, popular among university students, offers a traditional Russian barbecue taste. The fashion business, recently acquired by a couple, showcases their design process, from sketch to sewing, and discusses the cost of rent and labor in Moscow. The video also touches on the topic of taxes and regulations for small businesses in Russia.
Takeaways
- 🌨️ The video starts with a picturesque scene of snowfall, setting a serene tone for the content.
- 🎥 The narrator shares that it's been a year since they moved from America to Russia, indicating a significant life change.
- 🏬 The video features a regional shopping mall in Moscow, showcasing local small businesses similar to those in America.
- 🍗 A focus on a Shawarma fast food restaurant is highlighted, emphasizing the cultural aspect of traditional Russian grilling methods.
- 👗 The script introduces a fashion business, discussing the process from design to production, including handmade tailoring.
- 💼 The video contrasts the business expenses in Florida and Moscow, particularly focusing on rent and payroll.
- 👕 The fashion business segment also touches on the importance of fabric selection, with a mention of sourcing from Italy.
- 📈 The script mentions the business's growth, having recently expanded by purchasing an existing business, indicating entrepreneurial activity.
- 💰 There's a discussion on the tax regime in Russia, suggesting it may be more favorable for small businesses compared to the U.S.
- 👨👩👧👦 The video ends with a family scene, bringing a personal touch and showing the integration of the narrator's family into Russian life.
Q & A
What is the occasion being celebrated in the video?
-The occasion being celebrated is the one-year anniversary of the speaker's family moving from America to Russia.
What type of food does the speaker mention trying at a small business in Moscow?
-The speaker mentions trying 'Sharma', which is traditional fast food in Russia, similar to a shawarma or kebab.
What is unique about the way the Sharma is prepared in the small business featured in the video?
-The Sharma is prepared on a charcoal grill, which is said to give it a more natural and traditional Russian barbecue taste compared to electric grills.
What is the significance of the location where the Sharma place is situated?
-The Sharma place is located near a big university for engineers, which was historically significant in the development of rockets during the Soviet Union era.
What is the speaker's background in relation to small businesses?
-The speaker has been a small business owner in Florida for the past 20 years.
What is the main expense for the speaker's small business in Florida?
-The main expense for the speaker's small business in Florida is payroll.
What is the rent for the fashion business featured in the video?
-The rent for the fashion business is 163,000 rubles a month for a 160 square meters space in a central area of Moscow.
How does the fashion business create their clothing models?
-The fashion business creates their clothing models by hand, using a special constructor who cuts the cloth and sews it to ensure a good fit.
What is the process for creating the clothing designs in the fashion business?
-The process involves preparing sketches, creating experimental samples, fitting them on models, correcting them, and then producing different sizes as per the design.
What is the significance of the Hermitage mentioned in the video?
-The Hermitage is a huge museum in St. Petersburg, often referred to as the 'Queen of Russia' in contrast to Moscow, which is seen as the 'King'.
What is the tax regime like for small businesses in Russia as discussed in the video?
-The tax regime for small businesses in Russia is favorable, allowing businesses with not very big turnovers to pay only six percent of all turnover without having to declare expenses.
Outlines
🌨️ First Anniversary in Russia and Shawarma Discovery
The narrator is on their way to a meeting in Russia on the one-year anniversary of moving from America. They describe the snowfall and wish to share the beauty with the viewer. They mention a video about small businesses in Moscow, Russia, and compare their own small business experience in Florida with the local scene. They visit a Shawarma place popular among university students, discussing its traditional Russian barbecue method and the convenience it offers. The video also includes customer testimonials and the business's tradition of offering free tea.
👗 Exploring Fashion Business in Moscow
The video introduces a couple, Elena and her husband, who have been in the fashion business for three months after buying it from a young couple. They discuss the business's location, rent, and the process of creating clothing from design to production. They showcase their handmade approach, their Constructor who does all the cutting by hand, and their collaboration with model agencies for photoshoots. They also talk about the importance of matching fabrics with threads and buttons, and the challenges of finding the right materials.
🎨 Behind the Scenes of a Fashion Design Studio
The video takes a deeper look into the fashion business, focusing on the design and production process. The studio has over 300 templates for various clothing items, all made by hand. They discuss the use of Italian wool for their current collection and the importance of creating a good fit. The studio also has a room for sewing samples and urgent orders, with a focus on the necessity of ironing in the production process. The video highlights the business's regulatory environment, which is less strict compared to the narrator's experience in Florida.
🧵 Sewing and Production in a Fashion Business
This segment continues the exploration of the fashion business, focusing on the sewing and production aspects. The business uses professional yet affordable sewing machines for making samples and urgent orders. They discuss the importance of having matching threads and accessories, which requires careful selection and sometimes buying from different suppliers. The video also touches on the business's tax regime, which is favorable for small businesses, allowing them to pay a flat rate without declaring expenses.
🛍️ Showcasing Fashion Collections and Exploring Tax Regimes
The video concludes with a look at the business's showroom, where new collections are displayed, and special client days are held. The narrator and the business owners discuss the fashion industry's tax regulations, which are more lenient in Russia, allowing small businesses to pay a simple percentage of their turnover. The video ends with a light-hearted moment where the narrator's son, Kristoff, is picked up from school, and they enjoy Shawarma takeout together.
🚂 Off to a New Adventure
The video script ends with a teaser for upcoming content, hinting at a train journey and inviting viewers to stay tuned for more. The narrator encourages viewers to engage with the channel by liking, subscribing, and sharing the video to find out what happens next.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Snow
💡Anniversary
💡Small Business
💡Shawarma
💡Payroll
💡Synthesis
💡Fashion Business
💡Regulation
💡Tax
💡Marketplace
Highlights
The narrator is on their way to a meeting in Russia, admiring the snowfall and reflecting on their one-year anniversary of moving from America.
The video features a visit to a regional shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, to explore small businesses similar to those in America.
The narrator, a former small business owner in Florida, compares the experiences of running a business in the U.S. and Russia.
A customer shares his positive experience with a traditional Russian fast-food place known for its charcoal-grilled chicken.
The video showcases the unique preparation and cooking methods of the Russian barbecue, called shashlik, which differs from gas grilling.
The narrator discusses the concept of minimum wage and payroll expenses in the context of running a small business in Russia.
A fashion business owner in Moscow explains the process of designing, cutting, and sewing clothes by hand.
The fashion business owners discuss the importance of using high-quality materials, such as Italian wool, for their clothing line.
The video highlights the role of a skilled constructor in ensuring the perfect fit of handmade clothes.
The narrator inquires about the business's collaboration with model agencies for photoshoots and marketing.
The fashion business owners demonstrate their use of traditional tools and methods, such as paper patterns and hand sewing.
The video provides insight into the costs associated with renting a business space in a central area of Moscow.
The narrator compares the regulatory environment for small businesses in Florida and Moscow, noting differences in inspections and fines.
The fashion business owners discuss the process of selecting matching threads, buttons, and zippers for their clothing designs.
The video touches on the topic of payroll expenses and the minimum wage regulations for employees in Russia.
The narrator and the fashion business owners compare the tax regulations and financial obligations for small businesses in Russia and the U.S.
The video concludes with a look at the fashion business's showroom and their approach to client interactions and special events.
The narrator shares a personal anecdote about bringing fast food from a local restaurant to enjoy with their family.
Transcripts
I'm on my way to a meeting
the snow is floating perfectly to the
ground I wish you could see it I wish
you could tell it's probably not clear
in this video
and today
is the one year anniversary
of my family and I
moving out of America
and to this wonderful place
called Russia
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all right
Alex Alex
this is the order we have coming up
which is what we're going to be trying
here with the owner
very fashionable my lady
a fun day we're having
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hello welcome to expat American I am the
expat American here with Mrs expat
American and our production crew in the
back behind us is a regional shopping
mall in Moscow Russia where they have
their own small businesses just like you
might find in America I myself have been
a small business owner in Florida for
the past 20 years and this video we want
to look at small businesses in Moscow
is
wait I'm supposed to get the door for
you
I have a small business in Florida my
biggest expense is payroll
Florida
would that be the case here as well
so you are one of the customers one of
the clients of this place yeah from from
this from the beginning when it's open
because uh I don't know what did you
what did you speak about uh Sharma is
like traditional fast food for Russia uh
and it's a big university Here For
Engineers which was uh it was developed
Rockets was developed here in in the
last uh when Soviet Union was
uh wasn't departured
so uh it's a lot of like small places
where you can buy Sharma uh and the big
benefit here because uh mainly uh
chicken and other stuff is made on like
electric grill grill uh here like the
big benefit it's make on like uh on
charcoal on coal and the taste of uh
meat it's like it's most mostly
different
more natural yeah more more natural more
like traditional Russian barbecue
Russian Grill which called shastling
because it's not making gas it's not
it's all mostly made on coal so it's it
is more delicious more natural
yeah you can mostly you can take it with
you like to like go into the fall from
University for work and other stuff Alex
I understand you're a customer of this
place because we are right down the
street from your University where we
filmed that video about your University
yes uh yes I've been here a few times
it's very convenient when I'm late to
class or trying to get home quickly I
just come by here get my Shawarma it's
very tasty very good they make it pretty
quick and uh it's convenient
so here is the road where the clients
the customers there will leave their
comments and they would write something
how they're grateful how they like the
food how tasty it was and I've just
heard that they have a tradition since
this place was open they would give a
free tea for every customer here is the
um it's called shash League like shish
kebab it's does it have like different
meat types yeah like chicken and beef
and lamb
foreign
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this place and doing some prize
inspections and is there a minimum wage
um
foreign
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okay
guys tell us your names and tell us what
your business is and how old is it my
name is Elena here is my husband
it's okay
and we are in a fashion business for
about three months now wow and how old
is this business is it three months old
no this business has been
um existing for about three years oh wow
okay we have bought it from a young
couple okay good well you want to show
us around yes
in Florida my small business is second
biggest expense is the mortgage I.E the
rent
um we're in our first room here they
want to show us and for you guys is that
the case in Russia or in Moscow what is
your rent like what is your mortgage
like we are renting this place uh it is
a 160 square meters and we pay for that
163
000 rubles a month
interesting yeah it's it's not expensive
as per the area because this is very
Central Area it's not far from the metro
station and it's downtown okay very good
so what do you want to show us in this
room what do we do here here as soon as
the sketch uh the design is ready we do
a
preparation for them
and then we do the experimental sample
this is really interesting so it's
you're literally like a tailor cutting
the cloth and sewing it and actually we
have a very special
um Constructor
who does all the cuts because she does
everything in hands she does not do in
computer that's why our models fit very
well it's a handmade clothes yes and uh
we do a sample and then we try it and we
correct it and after the model is set up
we do uh different sizes as per the the
design which should be and then we give
the order to the
sewing Factory do you work like with
model agency like where do you get the
models for the clothes uh you mean for
the for the photo sessions what a
session yes we do this is a staff can
explain about that
after we make our models
we take pictures from catalogs
just on Monday we have this
um
video backstage backstage
here is our intellectual property here
we have more than 300 templates it was
made right here by our specialists and
here we have templates for dresses for
beautiful jackets for long sleeve
T-shirts trousers coats and everything
wow
by hand and from paper
very interesting so these are like like
blueprints for a building but but paper
cuts of how the clothes will be so what
are these uh these giant Fabrics here
for
uh actually those Fabrics are for the
current collection we bought those from
Italy uh this is a Italian wool for
colds very soft very nice and keeping
form very well we already have a two
coats made from this fabric
wow nice different colors yeah yeah and
what's with the cute picture
um
there was nothing here
this is
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what who do you think is in this picture
um
another girl is actually a very famous
painting
wow
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who made these pictures in
um with the order from the famous French
tomato he uh
there were two pictures if I remember
that correct it was four different
children
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read this picture
uh images
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foreign
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if you don't know the Hermitage is a
huge Museum in St Petersburg uh which is
like the if Moscow is the king of Russia
St Petersburg is their Queen
to come to our second room here in this
small business now again my small
business that I've had in Florida is
very State regulated we get surprise
visits all the time uh by the state
making sure everything is to code and
just right we get fined if it's not
right is that a thing in Russia does
that happen here
uh no it's not that often uh I think
most of all they go to the cafes
restaurants to check them out not to
other fields of small businesses because
it's public places
okay cool well that's nice to know if
you want to be a small business owner
yeah
so what's in this room uh in this room
uh you can see sewing machines that are
professional ones but not very expensive
simple type of sewing machines and we do
here we do samples and sometimes also if
we have urgent order we also can stitch
it here not outside on the other factors
look at this is like an old-fashioned
iron
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yes this this is iron and this is the
most important thing in a searing
production because without iron you
cannot do any sample you cannot feel
anything when you see you you have to
use a lot of iron that's why we have
another extra iron in the in the other
room in case this will not work
so ironing holds the stitching better
yeah exactly wow your mom used to be
Italian
yeah
there's so many different colors
oh beautiful there are different colors
but every time we buy a new fabric we
have to buy a new exact color of the
threads because only black and white are
always patching other shades are not
matching
so you you buy threads and everything
and buttons and zippers every time
expert design and as per the model they
have to have the exact Shadow yes yes so
I assume the companies that you buy the
fabric from also sell the matching
thread
no it's
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it's one company itself brick and
others threads and other ones sells
buttons and zippers and and it still
matches
you take a piece of the fabric and with
this piece of the fabric you go and the
match the buttons or this is the process
you know it's not that easy yeah if you
buy it on internet it will not be as
good as you can see it with your eyes
payroll is my largest expense in Florida
paying my employees more than anything I
notice you have a few employees
wandering around here so is that the
case for you guys is that your biggest
expense or no
yes expense uh too much yeah
this room is one of those
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mostly they um this type of clothes like
jiggers and coats you can see
he uh
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um
with the delivery around Russia and
this is
production
is a Marketplace I mean also we work
with marketplaces and
okay
uh Wilderness well
Marketplace yeah we had a big experience
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that's why we decided to use
want to spread our production
is there a minimum wage for the
employees do you have to pay the
employees a certain amount of money is
that regulated by the state like it is
in America uh yes there is a certain
amount but I cannot tell you the exact
amount I think it's about 20 000 rubles
around this amount but for our
employees we pay more so not the minimum
so and what room is this this is also a
warehouse room this is here we keep
blouses G beans and some jackets and
also we do ironing before sending it to
the clients
special iron is here
Alex is a model you said no I said is he
fashionable enough like does he follow
the fish
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does he
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he dressed as a basic classic base yes
so it will benefit always what about
suetlana
what about me
you can be honest
Americans wear jackets with jeans I'm
still wearing the clothes
you know
these clothes were in my luggage on the
plane over here
last year
in America we have end-of-year taxes
which are very expensive is that a thing
here too where you have to file your
taxes and pay a large sum
oh I can explain actually I think tax
regimes are very favorable in Russia
because if you have not very big to Nova
as per the year you can pay only six
percent of all better now and that's it
and you don't have to declare your
expenses only you pay six percent from
all the to Nova
playing
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nice nice
Alex you know what kind of guitar that
is
Alex has a couple of guitars
Alex what guitar do you have
I have a
was a Defender Stratocaster Fender
Stratocaster
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cool
yeah what's this rule for guys assistant
um here we display uh our new
collections
and also we have we have prepared this
room for inviting our clients for
special clients days
so it's a showroom yes
yes oh nice
this mirror makes you look good
oh my hair is a mess
nice
yeah look you look good
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that's it's for uh spring collection so
it's not golden one
so we've brought the food home from the
Shawarma fast food restaurant because
they also have a takeout option and we
wanted to see what that's like it is not
because we had to hurry back and pick
Kristoff up from school
I think it's chicken one
this is the Americans would know is it
squash
what do you think Kristoff
you want to eat yes
let's do it
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