EU4Business: grants for micro-businesses
This is an opportunity to receive EUR 5,000 to develop or restore a business badly affected by the war.
You can move production to a safer city, buy equipment to replace what Russia destroyed or cover the business's operating costs. You'll have two months to spend the money and report back.
Grants are managed by EU4Business with funding from the European Union and the German government. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
EUR 5,000 for equipment, relocation, salaries, rent, purchase of materials and other expenses.
You will receive money in hryvnias. Remember to pay the tax.
These grants are for micro-businesses that:
- Have FOP registered no later than 1 February 2021
- Work in the fields of creative industries, education, processing industry, health care, hotel and restaurant business, services, construction and trade
- Work in the regions most affected by the war: Dnipro, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv (except Kyiv), Luhansk, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Chernihiv, Kharkiv, Kherson and Odesa Oblast
- Have up to 10 people in the team
- Have an annual income of up to 2 million euros
- Have no debts to the state
- Did not receive grants from 1 February 2022
- Completed application form: tell about your business, the damage you've suffered from a full-scale invasion, and what you're going to spend the money on
- Online verification for impeccable business reputation and positive credit history
By 30 September, submit an online application.
The organisers will choose 100 businesses that will receive grants.
- The programme is not for businesses related to agriculture, forestry and fisheries, computer programming and consulting.
- EU4Business focuses on businesses that need support the most. Preference will be given to enterprises that were most affected by the war, lost a large share of annual income or employed veterans and people with disabilities.