39 applications from business associations from different regions of Ukraine were received for participation in the program. “The expert council reviewed all applications and selected 22 business associations that are invited to join the training program within the Academy. The high interest and quality of the submitted applications indicate that the topic of institutional development is extremely relevant for Ukrainian business associations today,” said the project manager, member of the Coordination Council of the National Platform of SME Lubomyr Chorniy.
The Academy for the Development of Business Associations is an educational platform for leaders of Ukrainian business associations of micro, small and medium-sized businesses. The program was launched by the National SME Platform based on the Voluntary Standard for Business Associations, developed in 2024 with the participation of experts, UNDP partners, and business associations themselves.
List of business associations invited to participate in the Academy of Business Association Development:
• Agrocluster "Agrovin"
• Association of Private Employers
• Association of Farmers and Private Landowners of Kharkiv Region
• UKRZOVNISHTRANS Association
• Business Association of Ivano-Frankivsk
• Business Association "4Business"
• All-Ukrainian Association of Gastronomic Tourism
• Vinnytsia Business Club
• All-Ukrainian Professional Association of Entrepreneurs
• Ukrainian Business Women in Sumy Region
• Export Alliance "Ukrainian Wedding Dresses"
• Zaporizhzhia Cluster "Engineering-Automation-Mechanical Engineering"
• Cluster of Entrepreneurs-VPO
• Kremin Business Association
• Network of Women Entrepreneurs "Next Step: Women. Business. Network”
• Interregional Union of Poultry Farmers and Feed Producers of Ukraine
• National Restaurant Association of Ukraine
• South Ukrainian Cluster of Reconstruction and Restoration
• Rivne Food Cluster
• Union for the Promotion of Rural Green Tourism in Ukraine
• Ukrainian Toy Industry Association
• Women Beekeepers Foundation
We wish all participants of the Academy fruitful learning, inspiration and new ideas!
The project will also host a series of open webinars available to all interested representatives of business associations.
On October 9-11, the first module of the Academy for the Development of Business Associations was held in Dnipro - an educational program for leaders of business associations of micro, small and medium-sized businesses, implemented by the National SME Platform with the assistance of #UNDP in Ukraine and financial support from the Government of Japan.
The first module, entitled “Values, Activities and Projects”, was held at the International Business School of Alfred Nobel University IBS in Dnipro and became a powerful start to the curriculum.
For three days, participants worked on topics such as personal leadership and responsibility of business association leaders, value and meaningful guidelines for building a community, project management, and also met with local business communities in Dnipro, where they heard inspiring examples of partnership and mutual support of local businesses. We would like to thank the Board Dnipro, LEAD business club, and Young Business Club Dnipro communities for their openness, frankness, and activity.
More details: https://platforma-msb.org/akademiya-rozvytku-biznes-ob.../
The project “Academy for the Development of Business Associations: Strengthening the Organizational Capacity of Ukrainian Business Associations as Intermediaries between Micro, Small and Medium-Sized, and Large Businesses” is implemented by the National Platform for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses with the assistance of the United Nations Development Program in Ukraine (UNDP Ukraine) and financial support from the Government of Japan provided within the framework of the “Transformational Recovery for the Security of People in Ukraine” initiative.