Just like at school, training first, then preparation, exam results and expectations that will bring employment in the coming years. Four groups consisting of 116 people pass a two-day training on writing business plans.

“I was lying in a hospital, when I had a phone call, that I will be a part of the project, I was so glad. I sent applications with my candidacy with the idea on the last day when I found out  from the Internet about that project which supports self IDPs and local communities in Zhytomyr region.”,said Maxim, a member of the fourth and final training group of the project.

Started from 2013 Maxim lives in Zhytomyr, he lived in Donetsk before. His Business idea is that he wants to have his own greenhouse and grow vegetables in it that will be fresh for our table at any time and we must not buy from abroad, tomatoes, cucumbers and more.

Now the participants know what the break-even point is, and how to calculate it. What a marketing complex is, which structure should be the of the business plan and all other aspects of building qualitative and effective project.

Anna is a singer and holds vocal lessons,wants to equip the studio equipment,which will improve the provision of services. When she has stands, microphones and other devices, she can reach a new level. In this case, Anna’s studio will prepare students for various competitions and concerts. This will help musical culture Zhytomyr to get better.

IT has been in trend and demand for a long time. Oleg is also a member of  project that develops websites. He has contact with customers in Skype, gets information about their needs and begins to work. “I need a new computer in order to make my services more qualitative and not to spend a lot of time because the old unit has already exhausted its strength” – says Oleg.The guy said that this project  was a great opportunity to rethink everything and make adjustments in the work plan, because earlier he did not think about focusing  on the details of his case, and the training taught him  many useful things he can implement.

                                                                                                                 

Bathsheba is the youngest participant of the project, who lived in. Stakhanov, the Luhansk region before. Girl said that she has a very large number of friends to help implement her business idea, and more, because they will be customers of her beauty services. Bathsheba needs manicure equipment.

Writing a business plan is painstaking, that is why participants with new knowledge begin to work on the implementation of a business idea on paper that in the near future will be put into practice.

We wish all participants success and a successful defense of business plans.

The provider of the program in Zhytomyr Oblast is Zhitomir Community Foundation in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration in Ukraine with the financial support of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, acting through the Ministry of International Development (DFID).