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CraftUP Ukraine: Finalists Presented Their Business Projects and Received Grants
18 September 2026, 07:20 115
On September 15, the finalists of the CraftUP Ukraine educational and grant project met in Kyiv. Several months of training, mentoring and work on their own business ideas are now behind them. Ahead lies a new stage in the development of their businesses, now with grant support, as well as the craft producer community.
In the final, 10 producers from different regions of Ukraine presented their business projects to the Expert Council.
Based on the evaluation results, first place and a grant of UAH 350,000 went to Iryna Karabut, co-owner of the Medunytsia family apiary from Dnipropetrovsk Region. Second place and UAH 200,000 went to Olena Shaposhnyk, co-owner of the Dvir Indyky farm from Poltava Region. Third place and UAH 150,000 went to Viktoriia Nahorna, co-owner of the Nahornyi Family Mill from Zhytomyr Region.
The other seven finalists each received UAH 50,000 to develop their businesses.
We show what the CraftUP Ukraine final day was like in photographs.
Photo source: AgroPortal.ua
