Veterans reception: delivery to Ukraine and foreign countries

The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the phenomenon of veteran entrepreneurship in Ukraine and abroad. The purpose of the article is a comparative legal analysis of the models of support for veteran entrepreneurship in Ukraine and abroad with a view to forming a holistic vision of an effective state policy in this area. The study was conducted using the comparative legal, systemic, analysis and synthesis, deduction and induction methods. The study has led to the conclusion that veterans' entrepreneurial activity is of key importance for the post-war reintegration of servicemen and women, as it combines social, economic and legal aspects. The experience of foreign countries confirms that effective support for veterans' businesses is possible only under conditions of a holistic state policy that combines certification, access to resources, an educational component and a mentoring system. Draft Law No. 10258 is a very important, but not yet sufficiently developed, step towards building a regulatory framework for veteran entrepreneurship. Its strengths include an attempt to legally define the concept of ‘veteran business’ and entitle it to benefits and support. At the same time, the document has significant conceptual flaws: lack of clear implementation mechanisms, risks of fictitious registration, insufficient regulatory content and lack of linkage to the needs of the target group. The biggest challenges remain: inconsistency in the conceptual and categorical apparatus, lack of a certification system, limited institutional support and imperfect integration of veteran businesses into the national economic infrastructure. Survey data demonstrates a high level of motivation among veterans to start their own business, but also points to barriers: a lack of funding, mentoring, legal support and adapted business education. Ukraine has all the prerequisites for developing its own model of veteran entrepreneurship, but it needs to move from targeted programmes to a systemic state policy. It is necessary to introduce transparent certification of veteran businesses, ensure priority in public procurement, create a national educational and mentoring platform, etc.