The program is open to entrepreneurs from the following regions: Dnipropetrovs’k, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Chernihiv. Additionally, owners of relocated businesses from frontline areas are eligible to participate. Diia.Business reports.

As part of the project, participants will gain the necessary knowledge and receive financial assistance to restore or develop their businesses.

Participants will complete three educational modules on marketing, digitalization, and scaling. They will also have access to consultations with a psychologist and mentoring support.

Forty-two entrepreneurs will get scholarships to support their businesses. They can also compete for scholarships to buy equipment worth UAH 820 thousand, UAH 615 thousand, or UAH 492 thousand.

The scholarship fund is over UAH 12.7 million.

The program starts in November 2024 and lasts three months. You can join it online or offline.

Further details regarding the terms of participation can be found here, with the deadline for applications being October 28, 2024.

The Strength 2 educational and scholarship program is being implemented by the Diia.Business network of entrepreneur support centers with the assistance of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Office for Entrepreneurship and Export Development, and with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Ukraine Confidence Building Initiative (UCBI).