Ksenia Kurilenko was born and raised in Bakhmut. She had no experience in running a business, but decided to start her own venture—this is how her flower shop came to be, where Ksenia worked independently, implemented her own ideas, took orders, and hoped for further development in the flower business.
Her story is told by the Bakhmut publication Vpered.
In July 2022, Ksenia and her children moved to Dnipro, where she felt supported: she was provided with free housing and humanitarian aid. However, she understood that she needed to think about how to cope on her own in the future.
Taking advantage of a grant for internally displaced persons to start her own business and the support of volunteers from the NGO "Center for the Employment of Free People," she underwent training (business training and a course in floristry) and found premises for her future shop.
In 2025, Ksenia was able to revive her business and open the shop "Ksenia's World of Flowers," where you can find bouquets of various flowers, handbags, woven baskets made of natural wicker, and more. On the eve of the New Year holidays, artificial Christmas trees from a Ukrainian manufacturer also appeared.
"I am gradually adding houseplants, toys, envelopes, gifts, and fertilizers, but the main product is bouquets," says the entrepreneur. Unique offerings include frame bouquets, which are the highlight of the establishment. Ksenia diversifies classic bouquets with exotic flowers to show customers the full range of possibilities.
The entrepreneur plans to find more space, as she currently lacks room for flowers and needs more refrigerators. She is already undergoing training and plans to apply for a new grant.
Despite the fact that she works seven days a week, she still finds time to hold master classes in floristry for children.
"Caring people helped me a lot, so I try to give back a little warmth and kindness. For the first master class, I gathered a group of ten children aged 6 to 17, with whom we created bouquets together. They liked it and asked to be invited again. So I will continue to hold such events," says Ksenia. In the future, she dreams of expanding and wants to create a chain of her own stores. She is confident that you need to work hard, and such work will pay off.
The Ukrainian people are hardworking and unbreakable!