Success stories

For several years now, systemic development of the Yaremcha region has been further developing in close cooperation with PLEDDG. All strategic documents that were jointly elaborated with the help of local government representatives, business owners, and NGOs, are fostering the systemic development of the local tourist industry, even in these trying times

А youth business consulting centre called “Resident” has opened in Enerhodar. It is an informal creative youth space for work, development, and recreation. The centre has become a crucial step in major qualitative changes to the youth environment of the city

Kmilnyk and PLEDDG actively cooperate for the comprehensive revitalization and continued development of the tourism industry in Khmilnyk

With the support of PLEDDG Ladyzhyn opened its first Entrepreneurs Club tasked with stimulating and supporting the development of small- and medium-sized businesses in the community. The club offers a comfortable environment for meetings, training activities, exhibitions and educational opportunities

The Myrhorod Ceramics Centre Artisan Coworking Space opened in December 2020 with the support of PLEDDG. Its aim is to bring together amateur craftspeople and experienced ceramic artists to collaborate, share experiences, and sell their merchandise

Zhmerynka Industrial Cluster Members developed a model for the shared use of the equipment, thereby reducing their own production costs and increasing product quality

Three women — mothers of children with disabilities — established a Kolomyia-based social inclusion enterprise that employs young people with disabilities, and this is how the eco bag workshop came to be. The idea began to materialize in March 2020 under the auspices of PLEDDG and Kolomyia City Hall

Throughout 2020 Poltava City Development Institute began implementing a key initiative aimed at building the capacity of Poltava business owners to expand to foreign markets and adapt their products to the requirements of importing countries. This initiative was supported by PLEDDG. More than two dozen businesses in three sectors (food, mechanical engineering, and light industries) have joined the project

Vinnytsia has been the site of a successful project, “Vinnytsia Standard of Hospitality,” which is improving the competitiveness of the local travel industry and taking the quality of tourist services to a whole new level. The initiative was brought to life by the Union of Entrepreneurs - The Wall with the support of Vinnytsia City Hall and the PLEDDG project

In response to the city’s need for the active growth of small and medium-sized businesses, the unique Investment Business School Innovations has been launched in Zaporizhia. In 2020, IBS Innovations was successfully held for the third time in a row, this time under the auspices of the PLEDDG