“65 Ukrainian female founders, managers and owners of small and medium-sized businesses received grants under the program “CREATE!” with a budget of $1,000,000 for business development in the field of production and processing.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
65 Ukrainian female founders, managers and owners of small and medium-sized businesses received grants under the program “CREATE!” with a budget of $1,000,000 for business development in the field of production and processing. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Economy. The grantees directed the received funds to scale up their business: they entered new markets, expanded the product line, automated production and improved quality. Among the winners: the head of the family dairy farm Nataliya Kushnir, the owner of the paving stone production Oksana Bortnyk, the director of the foundry and mechanical plant in Pokrovsk Nataliya Zavhorodnya, the owner of the production of clothing and equipment for the military Kateryna Zakharchuk, the founder of the underwear and clothing brand for pregnant and nursing mothers Yuliya Klyuchkovska and 60 other Ukrainian women. Advertising: You can read the full list of winners at link It is noted that according to the results of the program, which started at the end of April 2024, more than a thousand applications from businesswomen from all over Ukraine were considered. Within the grant program “CREATE!” businesses of various industries were supported. Food and light industry (in particular, clothing manufacturing) are leading — 26% and 15% of winners, respectively. Grantees are also developing their businesses in the field of furniture production (11%), decor production (8%), jewelry (5%), cosmetics (3%) and building materials (3%). Advertisement: Reminder: Grant program “CREATE!” launched by the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine with the financial support of UMAEF. Implemented by the KSE Foundation with the compliance support of JSC “Oschadbank” and the expert assessment of the KSE Graduate Business School. The initiative with a budget of $1,000,000 is aimed at scaling and developing the manufacturing business of Ukrainian women and will be extended to the second stage in 2025.