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The Right to Business course in Odesa is launching the second round!
May 24, 2024
We are pleased to announce the start of enrolment for the training course for entrepreneurs and those who want to start their own businesses. Forty participants completed the previous round of the programme. Some of them achieved results thanks to well-written applications: they received grants from the state, charitable organisations, and invitations to study abroad.
And one of the participants, with a business plan for a catering franchise developed during the course, applied for and received a state grant, Vlasna Sprava.
We have received much positive feedback on the quality of the training and its impact on our participants' businesses and lives.
Nataliia Shramko, a graduate of the first round of the course
I did not expect so much practical information, not just "water". Secondly, I am very impressed with the speakers. These are people with experience who show me in practice how I will need to work.
Oksana Lysenko, a graduate of the first round of the course
Once you come to this project, you can relax. If I doubted my abilities before, after this project, I have no hesitation. So, I am thankful for this project. I am grateful to the universe for bringing me here.
Who can apply for the programme?
- Entrepreneurs currently live and work in the city of Odesa or Odeska oblast who are engaged in small business or have suspended their activities and closed their sole proprietorship due to the full-scale invasion but want to resume their business.
- Those who are currently preparing to start their business.
And also fall under one or more of the following criteria (applies to both of these groups):
- internally displaced persons;
- the war-affected population (damaged/lost housing, lost job, damaged business as a result of attacks, business activities stopped since 24.02.2022);
- belong to vulnerable groups of the population (including people with disabilities, parents raising a child with a disability, parents with many children, women raising children on their own, and women who are the head of the household).
The Right to Business training course aims to support local micro-businesses, promote the region's economy, strengthen participants' ability to attract funding for entrepreneurial activities and improve their business skills.
As a result of the Right to Business course, participants will:
- gain knowledge and practical tools for starting and developing a company from leading experts and entrepreneurs;
- learn how to avoid major mistakes in doing business;
- understand how to manage finances effectively;
- become part of a circle of like-minded people and build valuable connections;
- develop their business plan with expert advice, ready for implementation;
- learn how to attract funding for the development of their enterprise;
- understand how entrepreneurs can apply for grants.
Course format
Group offline studying in a safe place in Odesa. Classes will be held once a week on weekends.
Topics
- Creating a competitive product.
- Building a business model. Types of business models. Practical work with the CANVAS model.
- Financial model, budgeting. Building a financial model for your business.
- Marketing. Promotion of the business. Sales. Target audience and work with it. Channels and promotion tools. Selling content.
- Legal and accounting aspects of the sole proprietorship. Registration, the difference between sole proprietorship and LLC, the difference between groups of sole proprietorships. Online registration: practical aspect. Working with basic legal documents. Taxation depending on the form of legal entity. Opening an account. Calculation of taxes. Submission of tax reports: practical aspects. Opening a foreign currency account and working with sales in foreign currency (documents, calculations, tax payments).
- Attracting funding.
- Service as a competitive advantage in the market, practical tools.
Participants will also have access to interesting additional online modules, including one on attracting investment for business. The programme also offers a group session with a coaching psychologist, exciting and valuable networking events, and visits to various production facilities to understand how they work better.
As a result of the training, each participant will prepare a business plan to develop their enterprise in cooperation with the course experts, understand the following steps to implement their idea and learn more about the possibilities of attracting grant funds for business.
Please complete the application form by 21 June to participate in the training course.
R2P reserves the right to close registration for the course earlier, as the number of places is limited. After the registration is completed, the Foundation's team will process all applications and select the participants to be invited to partake in the training programme. Please expect a confirmation letter from [email protected].
Please note that only people living within Odeska oblast are eligible to participate in the training programme.
*R2P reserves the right to select participants based on the following criteria: business experience, belonging to the vulnerable group, level of motivation, readiness to use the knowledge gained in practice, and compliance with the technical parameters of the application.
Do you have any questions?
Please get in touch with the project information support: +380631826761 (calls, Viber, Telegram)
The course was organised by R2P as a partner of the Ukraine Response Consortium within the Response Consortium: Providing Multidisciplinary Humanitarian Assistance to the War-Affected Population in Ukraine (2023–2024) project. The programme is funded by the USAID Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA).