The Swiss-Ukrainian project ‘Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development’, UCORD and Lanka.pro are announcing the start of applications for participation in three-day training intensives for entrepreneurs from the cultural and creative industries who live and work in the Vinnytsia, Sumy, Ternopil, Khmelnytskyi, Volyn, and Odesa regions.
The training intensives will help participants thoroughly analyse their business or idea and plan further steps in their development. In addition, the training will enable them to expand their professional contacts with colleagues and experts, as well as prepare for the grant competition, which will start in October 2025 as part of the same programme.
Cities and dates of boot camps:
- Vinnytsia — 8–10 September 2025
- Ternopil — 15–17 September 2025
- Odesa — 15–17 September 2025
- Opishnia, Poltava region (away event for participants from Sumy region) — 20–22
- September 2025
- Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast — 25–27 September 2025
- Lutsk — 8–10 October 2025
In addition to the offline block, bootcamp participants will have access to a platform where the online part of the training will take place.
Who is this opportunity for?
- you have a business in the creative industries at an early stage of development or a well-formed idea for a creative business;
- you live and work in Vinnytsia, Volyn, Odesa, Sumy, Ternopil or Khmelnytskyi regions;
- you are eager to gain new knowledge and skills for developing your business and want to develop the creative economy in your region;
- you are ready to participate in a three-day offline training course and work through related materials online in September-October 2025.
This opportunity is open to both existing businesses and those who only have an idea.
We invite participants from all sectors of the cultural and creative industries, including:
- architecture;
- librarianship;
- video games and animation;
- visual arts, photography, galleries;
- design (product, graphic, interior or other);
- film and video production;
- creative hubs and spaces;
- literature and publishing;
- fashion;
- music;
- museums;
- performing arts;
- advertising and marketing;
- arts and crafts;
- television, radio, online media;
- cultural education.
How to apply?
To apply for participation in the training, you must fill out the application form at the link: form
Deadline for applications: 6 August 2025 (23:59).
Participants are selected on a competitive basis. Training is free of charge, and the organisers provide travel and accommodation.
Detailed information about the opportunity.
Keep an eye out for new opportunities from the ‘Greenhouse of Ideas’ programme. In October 2025, they’ll start taking applications for grants ranging from 225,000 to 500,000 hryvnia for businesses in creative industries and business ideas.
About the ‘Greenhouse of Ideas’ programme
‘The Greenhouse of Ideas’ programme aims to develop and support the cultural and creative economy ecosystem in six pilot regions of Ukraine: Vinnytsia, Volyn, Odesa, Sumy, Ternopil, and Khmelnytskyi. The programme consists of three components — training for entrepreneurs in creative industries, grants and mentoring support — and will run from June 2025 to October 2026.
The educational component of the programme is being implemented in collaboration with Lanka.pro and creative hubs in the pilot regions. In addition, regional development agencies – key regional partners of the UCORD project in the pilot regions – will also be involved in the implementation of the programme.
The Greenhouse of Ideas programme is part of the Swiss-Ukrainian project Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development, UCORD, which is implemented with the support of Switzerland via the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation by NIRAS Sweden AB.
More information about the ‘Greenhouse of Ideas’ programme can be found at the link.