Information day in Zhytomyr “Participation in European Trade forums and exhibitions: opportunities for Ukrainian business”

The EEN-Ukraine Consortium together with the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine have launched a new series of information and awareness events throughout Ukraine scheduled for 2019.

The first event of 2019 “Participation in European Trade forums and exhibitions: opportunities for Ukrainian business” was held on the February 8^th, 2019 at the Zhytomyr Center for Local Self-Government Development.

The main topics of the event:

1. Steps to the success of trade missions of Ukrainian entrepreneurs;
2. As an entrepreneur to “bring himself to form” for participation in exhibition events;
3. Self-presentation and sales at trade shows and forums;
4. Five questions to yourself that need to be answered before the business event;
5. Closing transactions and post-invoicing of contracts;
6. Promotion of goods and services in the Enterprise Europe Network;
7. EEN calendar as an effective method for finding specialized business events and contacts with potential buyers, partners and investors;
8. Opportunities from SMEDO (Small and Medium Enterprise Development Office) for Ukrainian business;
9. The importance of protecting intellectual property rights for the success of export strategies and others.

The main experts of the event:

• Daniel Kramer, Head of the Department for Trade and Economic Development of the EU Delegation to Ukraine
• Oksana Popruga, representative of the Department of Economic Policy of the Delegation of the EU in Ukraine;
• Olena Fesenko, coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network-Ukraine Consortium
• Anna Petrova, Head of the Business Promotion Sector and Support Programs for the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Office, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine;
• Oleksandr Babiy, consultant on development and implementation of programs and coordination of donor activities of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Office, Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine.

The purpose of the event is to explain the importance of the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, the spread of European values ​​and raising the level of awareness of Ukrainians on the development of relations between Ukraine and the EU.