Information Day in Odessa “How to Find a Business Partner in the European Union”

The EEN-Ukraine Consortium together with the Delegation of the European Union in Ukraine on August 02 held an information day ” How to find a business partner in the European Union? “. The event was attended by over 30 representatives of innovative enterprises, non-governmental organizations and various start-ups of the region.

The main experts of the event were:

• • Vadim Zagariy, Senior Expert on Deregulation and Entrepreneurship Reform, Reform Support Team, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine;
• • Andrew Yaremkevich, Expert Enterprise Europe Network-Ukraine;
• • Diana Dobry, adviser to the first vice president of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry;
• • Dmitry Reznik, Sales Manager of Agrocomplex Barsky Ltd;
• • Andriy Selyutin, partner of the law firm Arzinger, head of the Southern Ukrainian branch.

The main topics of the event were:

1. The benefits of a deep and comprehensive free trade area for Ukrainian entrepreneurs.
2. Presentation of COSME (Competiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises) – European Small and Medium Enterprise Support Program.
3. Presentation of the opportunities of the Enterprise Europe Network as an instrument for finding partners abroad. Practical EEN training for seeking partners and investors in Europe.
4. Projects and Programs of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Support of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, which are being implemented for EU financing.
5. International activities and services of the Odessa Regional Chamber of Commerce for the promotion of the EU market.
6. Practical advice on entering the European market and finding business partners from local entrepreneurs who are already successfully operating in the EU market.
7. Business partnership with European companies: legal aspect.

The Information Day participants received detailed information on European business support tools and a review of small and medium-sized businesses: Horizon 2020, COSME, EEN. The participants of the seminar were informed about all the advantages and potential of the EEN programs, and a large number of business contacts who are interested in further cooperation with the consortium were gained.