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The amendment to the Employment, Self-Employment and Work of Foreigners Act is set to be considered by the Government at the end of March, according to the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities (MDDSZ). We examined what the new law fails to address, but should.

Serial entrepreneur and investor. Co-founder of Klika, Sportradar and 1Home. Founding partner of Silicon Gardens, an early-stage venture capital fund. A very pleasant interlocutor, next to whom I think that I would like more such voices in the public space. We talk in a house opposite Tivoli Park, which brings together under its roof quite a few interesting creative companies in rapid ascent.

“Outfit7 would not have been able to grow to such a level without some key individuals we brought in from abroad,” said Luka Renko, Vice Chairman of the Board of the Slovenian Technology Forum (STF), which strives to improve the business environment for high-tech companies in Slovenia. Luka Renko is the former Director of Technology Development at Outfit7, Slovenia's most successful startup.

Ljubljana, 4 April - According to the Slovenian Technology Forum, Slovenia is moving in the right direction regarding school system reform and the employment of foreign nationals in high-tech sectors, though the digitalization process is being pursued too aggressively. They are also calling for adjustments to the tax system, particularly concerning employee compensation.

The Slovenian startup community is lobbying to improve the business environment for the emergence and growth of startups. Among other things, the introduction of a so-called lean joint-stock company, adapted for startups and fast-growing companies, is now on the table.

How can American startups attract employees with stock options? Why is this virtually impossible in Slovenia?