Project “Academy of New Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs”

We invite girls and women to take part in the large-scale educational and mentoring project “Academy of New Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs”!

The program was created to support female entrepreneurs aged 18 to 35 who are internally displaced persons or live in frontline regions.

What does the program include?
– 10-day intensive in the format of lectures, practical classes and a hackathon
– topics: business from scratch, strategic thinking, marketing and sales, financial planning, legal foundations, business management
– practical part: working in teams, creating business plans and the final pitch
– mentoring support from entrepreneurs and of experts
– information about existing business financial support programs
– in case of passing all educational modules, each participant will receive a certificate

The training will take place in four cities of Ukraine: Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia
When? November 10-21

Selection criteria:
– the participant identifies as a woman
– from 18 to 35 years old
– IDPs and/or live in the front-line regions: Dnipro, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, Kharkiv and relevant regions
– sincerely interested in entrepreneurship, ready to attend a full 10-day program, including a hackathon

Preference will be given to candidates who have previous entrepreneurial experience and/or have an existing or prepared business plan.

Participation in the events of the “Academy of New Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs” project is free of charge.

Applications for participation are accepted until November 7 via the link: https://forms.gle/D1ZQHzERYmJErDvt6

The project is implemented by UN Women in Ukraine in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine with the financial support of the Swedish government. In the Zaporizhia region, the partners of the project are the Zaporizhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Regional Innovation Hub of NU “Zaporizhia Polytechnic”.