Here, business representatives will be able to receive the necessary consultations and information on the possibilities of supporting small businesses from the state. The office will provide practical assistance in writing business plans and preparing documents for participation in grant programs of the government project "eWork".
The office's specialists will advise on the possibilities of obtaining a training voucher, compensation for employment of the unemployed, displaced persons, combatants, regarding the arrangement of workplaces for employees with disabilities, etc.
The Made in Ukraine office will also offer regional programs to bring together the full range of opportunities for entrepreneurs in one place.
«This platform was created to support Ukrainian production, as well as to popularize Ukrainian goods, both in Ukraine and in the international arena. As part of this platform, we are creating «Made in Ukraine» offices in employment centers. The purpose of opening the office is to consult small businesses, people who do not have their own business but want to start one. Our colleagues will advise on all state grant programs that currently exist in Ukraine,» said Oleksandr Kotukov, director of the Kharkiv Regional Employment Center, at the opening ceremony of the Office.
In the office, representatives of small and medium-sized businesses and startups can receive assistance and advice on:
- government grant programs to support existing businesses, as well as to promote starting your own business:
- microgrants for creating or developing your own business under the eWork program;
- grants for the creation or development of their own business for combatants, persons with disabilities as a result of war, and their family members;
- grants for the establishment or development of horticulture, berry growing and viticulture;
- grants for the creation or development of a greenhouse farm;
- available loans "5-7-9": investment loans for the processing industry, etc.;
- purchase of Ukrainian agricultural machinery and equipment: compensation of 25% of purchase costs;
- opportunities to improve the quality of the workforce with the assistance of the employment service by obtaining a voucher for vocational training, etc.;
- compensation programs for employers who create new jobs, employ unemployed citizens, internally displaced persons, and equip workplaces when employing citizens with disabilities.
The head of the Chuhuiv city military administration, Halyna Minaeva, noted that the opening of the Chuhuiv regional office "Made in Ukraine" is an extremely necessary and timely step in supporting local business, which in difficult times of war is actually the foundation of the economy of our community.
Today, the head of the Chuguiv City Military Administration, together with the director of the regional employment center, signed a memorandum of cooperation, which specifies further areas of support for the development of entrepreneurship in the Chuguiv community.
"Made in Ukraine" offices for business are part of the national "Made in Ukraine" platform initiated by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The goal of the platform is to develop domestic production and support Ukrainian business to strengthen Ukraine's economic self-sufficiency. Buying Ukrainian means giving jobs to people in the country and supporting the economy.