On 28 March, the Chamber’s tools and initiatives to support SMEs were presented at the regular meeting of the Government-Business Dialogue organised by Zaporizhzhia Regional State Administration. The dialogue platform was initiated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The participants included entrepreneurs, including representatives of ZCCI member companies, heads of utilities and amalgamated territorial communities. In total, about 20 meetings have already taken place.
The topic of the next event was the SME support infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia region. Together with the Zaporizhzhia CCI, the ZOSPP (R) ‘Potential’, Zaporizhzhia cluster ‘Engineering-Automation-Machinery’, Business Union ‘Porada’, and the ‘Board’ Community presented their activities. The participants also learned about the possibilities of financing energy projects from the Decarbonisation Fund of Ukraine.
The Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a part of the global and national system of chambers of commerce and industry, uniting Zaporizhzhia companies operating in various industries, representing education, science, services, and consulting. These are large industrial companies, small and medium-sized businesses.
Andrii Kuts, Vice President of the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told the participants of the event about the tools and initiatives of the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry to support business:
‘Today, the services of the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry are aimed at helping businesses in wartime, ensuring the vital activity of the region and the effective functioning of enterprises. The work is carried out by licensed experts in accordance with national legislation.
In particular, our experts specialise in fixing and assessing damaged property, calculating lost profits, equipment, certifying force majeure, certifying the origin of goods, customs declaration, commodity and price expertise, and export-import consulting.’
Andrii Kuts drew the participants’ attention to the opportunities offered to businesses by the PRO_Business online platform launched by the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry in 2022.
The main goal of the initiative is to declare the economic potential of the Zaporizhzhia region, the capabilities of local producers, and provide entrepreneurs with a platform for international presentation.
Among the important theses:
As a part of the global and national system of Chambers of Commerce and Industry, we use international instruments to the maximum extent possible to help Zaporizhzhia products enter new markets, internationalise, and establish cooperation.
We maintain an ongoing dialogue with international partners. There are more than 70 bilateral agreements between the Zaporizhzhia CCI and other chambers, associations, and donor organisations.
In 2024, the Qualification Centre, a structural unit of the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry authorised by the National Qualifications Agency to assess and recognise learning outcomes obtained through formal, non-formal or informal education, award and/or confirm relevant professional qualifications, was accredited.
On 18 December 2024, the Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ukrainian National Office of Intellectual Property and Innovation signed an Agreement on the establishment and further functioning of the Technology and Innovation Support Centre ‘TISC’ at the ZCCI.
The Government-Business Dialogue platform continues its work. Thank you for the opportunity to present the main activities of the Zaporizhzhia CCI!
We will inform you about further announcements and invite representatives of the Chamber member companies to participate.