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

The EEN-Ukraine Consortium together with the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine on December 4 held an information day “How to find a business partner in the European Union?” in Severodonetsk. The event was attended by more than 30 representatives of innovative enterprises, non-governmental organizations and various start-ups of the Luhansk region.

The main experts of the event were:

• Mykola Chaika, Expert of the Enterprise Europe Network
• Ruslan Motora, Head of SEO-Evolution
• Alexander Nikitenkov, Head of the practice of tender support of the law firm “Pravoe Delo”
• Oleg Getmanchuk, Head of the Department of Foreign Economic Activity of the Department of Foreign Relations, Foreign Economic and Investment Activities of the Lugansk Regional State Administration
• Olga Logvin, Business Development Specialist for the Reconstruction and Development Program, UNDP and others.

The main topics of the event were:

1. The benefits of a deep and comprehensive free trade area (GWWT) for Ukrainian entrepreneurs
2. Opportunities for COSME (Competitiveness of Small and Medium Enterprises), European Small and Medium Enterprise Support Program for Business Development in Ukraine
3. Presentation of the possibilities of the Enterprise Europe Network as an instrument for finding partners and investors abroad.
4. Internet marketing as an instrument of cooperation with the European business community
5. Opportunities of Ukrainian business in international public procurement
6. Tools for development of export activity of the Luhansk region
7. UNDP programs on entrepreneurship development and SME support from the East of Ukraine to enter the EU markets
8. Practical advice on entering the European market and finding business partners from local entrepreneurs who are already working successfully on the EU market and others.
9. Features of marketing campaigns when entering European markets.

Participants in the Information Day received detailed information on European Business Support Tools and SME Survey: Horizon 2020, COSME, and EEN. A large number of business contacts were received from companies interested in further cooperation with the EEN Consortium.