UKRAINE

Information day in Mykolaiv "How to find a business partner in the European Union"
October 3, 2018

The EEN-Ukraine Consortium, together with the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, held an information day "How to find a business partner in the European Union?" on the 3rd of October, 2018. The event took place in Mykolaiv and was attended by over 30 representatives of innovative enterprises, non-governmental organizations and various start-ups of the region.

The main topics of the event were:

  1. The benefits of a deep and comprehensive free trade area (GWWT) for Ukrainian entrepreneurs.
  2. Opportunities for COSME (Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises), European Small and Medium Enterprise Support Program for Business Development in Ukraine.
  3. Presentation of the possibilities of the Enterprise Europe Network as an instrument for finding partners and investors abroad.
  4. Consulting support and assistance in working with the international markets of the Center for business support in the city of Mykolaiv.
  5. Practical advice on entering the European market and finding business partners from local entrepreneurs and specialized professionals who are already successfully operating in the EU market.

The main experts of the event were:

  • Mykola Chaika, Expert of the Enterprise Europe Network;
  • Natalia Vaschylenko, Director of the Center for Business Support (Mykolaiv);
  • Olena Kolomoytseva, Project Manager International Trade Center;
  • Oleksandr Holoborodii, director of the Marsana Lingerie Factory.

Participants of the Information Day got detailed information on European Business Support Tools and SME Survey: Horizon 2020, COSME, EEN. A lot of business contacts were received from companies interested in further cooperation with the EEN Consortium.