8 Business Ideas from Ternopil Region Recommended for Funding Under “Greenhouse of Ideas”

We are pleased to announce that the expert evaluation process for applications under the “Greenhouse of Ideas” grant program has been completed.

Following the competition, 48 applications from aspiring entrepreneurs in the creative industries sector received the highest scores from independent experts and were included in the shortlist.

Distribution by region:

Volyn Oblast — 9

Vinnytsia Oblast — 8

Odesa Oblast — 8

Sumy Oblast — 8

Ternopil Oblast — 8

Khmelnytskyi Oblast — 7

The total program budget amounted to UAH 18.4 million.

Most common creative industry sectors: design, film, creative hubs, fashion,

cultural education, artistic crafts.

Gender and social distribution:

73% — women

27% — men

23% of applicants have IDP status

All applicants have already received email notifications with the results of their application review — regarding approval, rejection, or inclusion on the reserve list.

The evaluation results can also be viewed in the personal account on the Made in Ukraine portal.

All applicants included in the shortlist will undergo verification for compliance with financial, legal, and professional integrity requirements. As early as next week, the program implementation partners will contact them to coordinate the next steps.

And in March, the business ideas will begin to be implemented!

We remind you that the Regional Development Agency in Ternopil Oblast receives institutional support from the Swiss-Ukrainian project “Cohesion and Regional Development of Ukraine,” UCORD. The project is implemented with the support of Switzerland through the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Swiss Development & Cooperation by NIRAS Sweden AB