WESTERN UKRAINIAN EXPORT FORUM

Number of exhibitors: 50 enterprises

Time: 10:00 - 18:30

Location: "Club" and "Event hall", 2nd floor

As part of the Western Ukrainian Export Forum, guest can get acquainted with the exporters of goods and services from the western regions of Ukraine

Topic: Global network of chambers of commerce as a tool for supporting Ukrainian exports

Speakers: Presidency of Ukrainian CCI and Lviv CCI; Management of the European CCIs, representatives of Enterprise Europe Network, exporters, and Ukrainian banks.

Time: 13:00 – 15:30 (2 hours 30 minutes)

Location: Shelter, 1st floor

Chambers of Commerce and Industry are the world's largest network of business support organizations and business associations. They create and expand opportunities for business development on international markets, contribute to the dynamic internationalization of Ukrainian business and active integration into the world economy, improve the institutional environment in business-government dialogue, and provide services required by business.

• How to use the opportunities of the CCI network for Ukrainian exports?
• What are the export support tools of the CCIs?
• What business services do Ukrainian and foreign CCIs provide?
• Women in export. Ways and experience.

These issues will be discussed in the parallel event from the Lviv CCI.

Topic 1: Business grants: how to prepare, where to search, how to win.

Speaker: Mykola Savulyak, Head of the Business Community Club of Ukraine

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 (1 hour)

Location: Shelter, 1st floor

For Ukrainian business, especially exporters, certain support programs are opened weekly, including grants, preferential financing, equipment, sales assistance, marketing services, product certification vouchers, etc.

It is necessary to prepare organizationally, documentally, strategically and even morally before receiving grants. This will be discussed at the seminar on the basis of successful and unsuccessful experience of entrepreneurs who have already discovered fundraising as a separate function and as a source of funding and opportunities.

In terms of the seminar:

• types of grant opportunities;
• the main process of attracting grants;
• the development of own ability to receive grants;
• where to monitor grant opportunities;
• tips for successful application for grants;
• tips for project implementation;
• reporting and PR;
• announcement of some programs for exporting manufacturers.

Topic 2: Market analysis. What «homework» companies should do before entering the new market

Speaker: Oksana Kuleba, owner of the Lamber company

Time: 11:00 - 12:00 (1 hour)

Location: Shelter, 1st floor

Planning to enter a new sales market or changing the target audience is always stressful. It is difficult to understand where to move and how to choose. Some choose because others export there successfully, some - because of the country's recognisability. Of course, everyone understands that there should be a global study that will answer the question "Where to go next?"

If you do not have the opportunity to hire a company for analysis, then we recommend doing at least a small part of the preparation by yourself, because it will save your money and time.

At the event, we will consider the steps that should be taken for market analysis and a practical case, as it was done for one of the companies.

B2B meetings between Ukrainian and foreign business
Location: Cafe, 1st floor

Topic: Searching for partners. Effective participation in international events

Speaker: Oleksiy Hrushetsky, adviser to the director of the Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office

Time: 10:30-12:30 (2 hours)

Location: Training hall, 1st floor

For a successful business, it is important to provide mutually beneficial services and active cooperation between companies However, most entrepreneurs have a question where and how to look for potential partners. One of the tools that can help in this matter is participation in international events.

Topic: How to get a cheap and affordable export credit to fulfill an export contract?

Time: 13:00-14:30 (1,5 hours)

Location: Training hall, 1st floor

Moderator: Ruslan Rokhov - Advisor to the Export-Credit Agency PJSC

Speakers: representatives of KredoBank, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, Ukrgasbank, 3 bears Company, Eskada-M Company.

Financing is the biggest need of Ukrainian exporters, especially during the war. After a large-scale Russian invasion, the state collaboratively made such financing affordable and cheap.

Although ECA does not lend to business, the Agency acts as a mediator between companies and banks - ensuring credit availability through bank risk insurance.

How to take a loan at low interest rates without collateral? Who already succeeded? How long will it take? What kind of documents needed to collect for this?

All this issues wil be discussed during the event of the event of Export Credit Agency.

Topic: Presentation of opportunities for relocated and local business within the framework of the "RElocate together: assistance platform for relocated enterprises" initiative

Speaker: Taras Havunka, Chairman of the Board of the Lviv Regulatory Hub, Oleksii Kushnir Access to Finance Advisor in USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP)

Time: 15:20 - 16:20 (1 hour)

Location: Training Center

A successful business is a challenging task, especially when in war conditions it is necessary to relocate the enterprise to a new city, where a completely different business environment and business mechanisms. However, many opportunities exist to support such enterprises, including attracting international organizations' financial resources for operations and business development. In particular, we offer to get acquainted with grant possibilities of USAID's "Competitive Economy of Ukraine" Program.