The Vinnytsia Regional Development Agency team held a practical workshop focused on strengthening the economic capacity of local communities for employees of the Bershad City Territorial Community.
Participants worked on key tools for community development, including:
🔹 economic development and SME support programs;
🔹 investor service standards;
🔹 approaches to attracting and supporting investments.
The theoretical part of the event was led by SME Development Manager Svetlana Kienko, who presented systematic approaches to community economic development and working with businesses.
The practical session took the form of the “Invest in Ukraine” training game, led by game trainers—the Agency’s Deputy Director Khrystyna Solovei and Manager Alina Yanchuk.
Participants went through three stages of the simulation:
1️⃣ spatial planning;
2️⃣ preparation of investment proposals;
3️⃣ the negotiation process.
Through the game, teams practiced negotiation skills, evaluating investment proposals, presenting community opportunities, and making strategic decisions.
This format allows participants not only to gain knowledge but also to immediately apply it in practice by simulating real-life interactions with investors.
We are working together with communities to create a favorable investment environment and develop the local economy.
More photos at the link: https://drive.google.com/.../1y0wddmW0uBxMsRDf9oGhU0B7G0S...
The Bershad and Yampil territorial communities have been selected and will receive expert support from the Agency in the process of developing or updating their local economic development and SME support programs. The competition was held as part of the Agency’s institutional support under the Swiss-Ukrainian project “Cohesion and Regional Development of Ukraine” (UCORD), implemented with Swiss support by NIRAS Sweden AB.
Bershad City Council
NGO “Bershad Family”
Bershad Center for Extracurricular Education
Bershad Department of Culture, Youth, Tourism, and Cultural Heritage Protection
Youth Council of the Bershad City Council
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