Export support program for Ukrainian business
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the national project for the development of entrepreneurship Diia.Business and Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office with the support of the government of Great Britain (UK Aid) and implemented by the Kyiv School of Economics launched a new stage of the program to support small and medium-sized businesses.
What is included in the program?
As part of the project's expansion, 30 small and medium-sized businesses focused on entering the Polish market were selected. The selected participants placed information about their company and products in the Catalogue of Ukrainian producers planning to export to Poland (hereinafter referred to as the Catalogue), which was created during the project's pilot programme.
The Catalogue is an online tool on the website of the Diya.Business entrepreneurial support centre in Warsaw, which currently contains 20 profiles of export-oriented SMEs that have participated in the project's pilot programme and have already received support in entering the Polish market.
The catalogue was created to promote Ukrainian goods among Polish business representatives to establish potential partnerships. The service is operated by a team of specialists from the Diia.Business centre in Warsaw.
Who is this program for?
Businesses from such a target audience could participate in the program: small and medium-sized enterprises from all regions of Ukraine, including those that have been forcibly relocated.
20 representatives of small and medium-sized businesses of Ukraine were selected for the pilot project at the open competition, to whom the project team together with partners provides a basic product analysis for entering the market of a new country, legal support, branding assistance for participation in an online campaign, support in adapting to Polish market.
Catalogue of Ukrainian manufacturers who plan to export to Poland
On March 10, 2023, in the Diia.Business center in Warsaw presented a new stage of the small and medium-sized business support program — the Catalogue of Ukrainian manufacturers who plan to export to Poland.
Why is the program needed in Ukraine?
Small and medium-sized businesses are the future basis of the economy of post-war Ukraine. The purpose of the program is to help representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises in Ukraine during and after hostilities, and to help them enter foreign markets with the export of goods of their own production.
A unified mechanism for working with small and medium-sized enterprises wishing to work with foreign markets has been created. The export mechanism of the program was deployed in cooperation with the Diia.Business center in Warsaw.
How to contact the program organizers?
You can contact the representatives of the organizers of the Pilot program by e-mail: smesupport@kse.org.ua