The educational grant program "Live towards" announced the participants of the second season

The selection of applications for the second season of the educational grant program for the development of veteran business " Live towards ", initiated by FUIB in cooperation with the Future Development Agency and KSE Graduate Business School, has officially been completed. Among the 430 participants, the expert jury selected 40 teams.

The "Live toward" program is designed for teams of 2 people, led by a veteran or military serviceman who has the status of a participant in hostilities. To protect the personal information of the military and evaluate without any prejudice, applications were coded without indicating the personal data of the participants. Among the selection criteria: the realism of the business project (the business model assumes profit), the possibility of scaling the business (increasing the size and scope of the enterprise's activities or increasing sales), the presence of a team and motivation (readiness to learn and develop one's own business).

From August to September, the selected teams will undergo business training from teachers and experts of KSE Graduate Business School, as a result of which they will develop their own business plans. Meetings will be held online every week. Each team will have its own entrepreneur mentor and will receive the necessary online consultations with experts for business development (accounting, digital marketing, export, SMM, PR, etc.). Successful and full completion of the course will be one of the criteria for the team to reach the final.

 In October, the teams will present their business plans to an expert jury at a pitching event, where 20 winners will be selected. They will receive financing from FUIB from UAH 500,000 to UAH 1 million, depending on the proposed business plan, to start or develop their own business.

Who advanced to the next stage of the program?

Beginner teams

​1. Reznichenko I. V. and his ex-wife are engaged in educating the population in the field of security.

2. Slepchenko V. G. and his employee are producing agricultural drones for the eastern territory of Ukraine to ensure the safety of farmers.

3. Roslyk M. V. and her husband are launching a fitness studio.

4. Bezugliy I. O. and his wife are engaged in the production of fuel briquettes.

5. Mylin A. M. and his wife are producing interactive toys for children.

6. Storozhuk M. V. and his close friend are planning to create a service station.

7. Tsygryk I. O. and his sister are engaged in the production of jerky and lard.

8. Bosak V. I. and his wife are launching a network of vending machines with products for dogs.

9. Omelchenko S. V. and his wife are opening a coffee shop.

10. Loban Ya. M. and his close friend produce toys and board games of Ukrainian cultural orientation.

11. Oliynyk A. P. and his wife plan to launch a mobile laser cleaning service.

12. Kolumbet S. O. together with a close friend are launching a walnut processing business.

13. Fedorov O. V. and his wife want to open a store with craft sweets, some of which will be made on the basis of honey of their own production.

14. Mysyukevich S. V. and his close friend plan to engage in well drilling.

15. Nazarenko R. R. and his close friend want to launch a showroom of casual tactical products.

16. Popovchak V. V. and his wife are engaged in beekeeping and apitherapy.

17. Porubay S. V. and his wife run a business in the field of sports tourism.

18. Kasprzyshak A. V. and his wife opened their own book publishing house.

19. Beshkarev G. V. and his fiancée make covers for prostheses.

Experienced teams

1. Luchkiv I. Z. and his wife have their own tourism business and want to install inclusive modular homes.

2. Salamakha A. F. and his wife are engaged in the production of agricultural drones.

3. Salamakha M. F. and his wife build greenhouses and film tunnels.

4. Balabukha P. M. and his wife produce wooden toys and sets for families.

5. Shevchenko V. I. and his wife plan to open a street food point with Greek cuisine.

6. Chub O. S. and his close friend organize children's camps.

7. Melnyk M. Yu. and his close friend have a publishing house that they plan to develop.

8. Bilenky V. O. and his father are engaged in the cultivation of crayfish and shrimp.

9. Sokotnyuk O. V. and his wife produce fasteners in an assortment.

10. Goron V. Ya. and his close friend organize camping and plan to make them inclusive.

11. Manchenko O. P. and his wife have a dance studio.

12. Bondarenko K. S. and his wife plan to open a store of anatomical shoes for children.

13. Lifridov A. S. and his wife create a gastronomy delivery.

14. Radchenko M. A. and his close friend strive to open an inclusive contactless car wash.

15. Prots A. M. and his wife produce cabinet furniture and furniture facades.

16. Khmelivska O. O. and her close friend plan to open a bakery.

17. Chaban V. T. and his relative have a sewing and knitting production.

18. Stukalo M. V. and his wife organize camping in the mountains.

19. Makarenko O. M. and his wife are engaged in the construction of budget modular houses, and also intend to make them inclusive.

20. Yeshchenko V. O. and his wife produce license plates.

21. Zavodskova V. O. and her husband are engaged in hydrorehabilitation of children.

Congratulations on participating in the educational grant program “Live towards 2.0”!