Some of the people that are in ukraine don't want to leave. Some of them want to fight, and we can all understand why that would be. And so fortunate that we have technology that can help. We now can provide those two ar ucranian contractors that are outside of ucrane, but not able to come to spain. So we've personally funded those through our executive team, not through imburst, but through our executiveTeam,. 500 uros to just get the ball rolling. They need about 500 uro for housing p and so we started that initiative.
“Don't let the roadblocks get in the way when there are people who need you desperately.” Eric Friedrichsen, the CEO of Emburse, a B2B software provider, has navigated around risks and financial costs to meet the needs of tech contractors based in Ukraine. Part of that response includes the company’s offer to relocate people and families to Spain, where Emburse’s European headquarters is located. The company’s executives are also personally funding housing costs for colleagues taking refuge in Poland. These choices haven’t come without obstacles for Emburse. But as Friedrichsen explains, the benefits are moral, communal, and even quantifiable for the business.
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