A ten-day series of meetings with entrepreneurs from Donetsk region, organized by the Pokrovsk branch of the Donetsk Regional Employment Center, became a platform for sharing experiences and supporting those who are building businesses even during wartime.
These were sincere stories of people who used the services of the Employment Service and are now successfully developing their businesses. For many of them, state support remains extremely important.
Over the ten days, specialists visited 28 entrepreneurs in different parts of Ukraine where they have relocated their businesses. Another 100 or so business representatives joined online. The main goal of the meetings was to provide information about support tools that help businesses adapt to new conditions, create jobs, and preserve human resources even in wartime.
Examples of inspiring stories:
Yuliia Tkachenko from Dobropillia received a “Own Business” grant and is relocating her store to Odesa, where she plans to create new jobs.
Ruslan and Yana Velychko from Mariupol, after losing all their property, managed to open three bakeries in Ternopil.
Yurii Sameliuk from Bilytske moved to Odesa, continued developing his food business, and plans to employ IDPs.
Anastasiia Fatianova from Selydove opened “Brownie_coffee” in Dnipro and employed a displaced person.
Kseniia Mokhovikova from Novohrodivka restarted her business in Kremenchuk, received compensation for employing IDPs, and obtained a training voucher.
Yuliia Cherkashyna relocated her café “Admiral” from Pokrovsk community to Dnipro, where it continues to operate successfully.
These stories prove: even under the toughest circumstances, it is possible to find support and grow. And the Employment Service remains close to help.
📌 Want to start or restart your own business?
Learn more about the “Own Business” program: https://www.dcz.gov.ua/people/micro.
☎ Call center of the Donetsk Regional Employment Center: 0-800-219-713.