Made in Ukraine: There are five hundred support programs for businesses.

The Ministry of Economy reported having 418 support and training programs for Ukrainian entrepreneurs. Information about these programs is available at the 'Made in Ukraine' offices.

Tatiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy, announced this during the conference 'Entrepreneurship without Barriers: 'Made in Ukraine' offices as Drivers of Change'.

According to her, the ministry checked the existing support programs for businesses in Ukraine and found 418 such programs, including training ones. The ministry's goal is to ensure access to these programs for all willing entrepreneurs.

Berezhna emphasized that the 'Made in Ukraine' offices are a source of information about opportunities for entrepreneurs, especially in regions where they may not always have enough information about these opportunities.

'Have you heard about the Stanford Ignite Ukraine program, which provides an opportunity to receive business education at a leading institution in the USA? Last year, 1000 people applied for participation, of which 42 entrepreneurs from Ternopil, Chernihiv, and other regions were selected to study at Stanford. Soon, a new recruitment for the program 'Create' for women will be announced, under which women entrepreneurs involved in manufacturing can receive $15,000. I urge the 'Made in Ukraine' offices to actively promote these and other programs in the regions,' said Berezhna.

One of the existing initiatives is the 'SME Resilience Alliance' - a consortium of international partners and donors developing support programs for Ukrainian business. It has also been announced that Ukraine is joining the Skills Alliance - a joint initiative with the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) for the retraining of specialists, as well as the launch of AgriAcademy - a free educational platform for businesses in the agricultural sector.

According to Berezhna, soon the specialists of the 'Made in Ukraine' offices will be able to use a joint communication platform to effectively spread information about existing and new programs for entrepreneurs.

The Deputy Minister urged the 'Made in Ukraine' offices to actively promote these and other programs among Ukrainians so they understand that there are many opportunities available in Ukraine.