This document provides information about Startup Europe Week (SEW), a large entrepreneurship event taking place in over 200 cities across 40 European countries. SEW aims to unite European regions in supporting entrepreneurs by sharing information on resources and initiatives available at both the regional and European level. The event brings value to participants through information sessions on local support programs, networking, and access to financing opportunities. The document then outlines the agenda for SEW events specific to Kharkiv, Ukraine, which will include workshops on starting a business, the publishing industry, creative enterprises, and the local IT startup ecosystem.

2. WHAT IS SEW?
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3. A BIT OF BACKGROUND...WHY SEW IS FOCUSING ON THE REGIONS?
When we look around, the world now is talking about startups and entrepreneurs…with
events focusing on the bigger picture…
•Parallel events celebrating entrepreneurship
•Big focus on education, keynote speakers, motivational discussions and networking
•Global initiatives
•American mindset / format
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4. A BIT OF BACKGROUND...WHY SEW IS FOCUSING ON THE REGIONS?
...But Europe is different! The Regions are powerful stakeholders in any startup activity in
Europe, typically involved in key factors impacting the creation of Startups…
•Incorporation processes, licenses, eliminating bureaucracy, local taxes
•Grants, subsidies and funding
•Office space & infrastructure
•Educational resources
•Employment initiatives (tax breaks, space etc.)
... What if we could learn and share what Regions can do for a Startup at an European level?
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5. TO UNITE EUROPEAN REGIONS HELPING
ENTREPRENEURS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
TURNING EUROPE IN A BETTER PLACE TO
START AND GROW A BUSINESS
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THE SEW MISSION

6. THE LARGEST ENTREPRENEURSHIP EVENT IN EUROPE!
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200+ CITIES
40+ COUNTRIES
THOUSANDS OF
OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL
ENTREPRENEURS

7. WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Each city will focus on specific topics, but in general, every SEW event will bring value to participants with:
•Information sessions on local specific actions currently developed by your local authority to support
entrepreneurs (e.g. local grants, tax breaks, office space, funding etc.).
•Regional authorities will come to speak and network with you, presenting which existing resources are
locally available to help your business
•Presentation of existing European-level projects, funds and initiatives that you can benefit now
(e.g. Startup Europe projects, Horizon 2020 initiatives, Erasmus for entrepreneurs, etc.)
•Access to a database with relevant information / details about all existing local resources available to help
your business
•Networking opportunities with other entrepreneurs, investors, and key stakeholders in your area
•Information on access to finance sources in your region
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8. THE TEAM BEHIND SEW
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The story of Startup Europe Week
is an entrepreneurial story itself!
With a small team of highly
motivated volunteers, it has created
in a few months the largest and
most impactful entrepreneurship
event in Europe!
http://startupeuropeweek.eu

9. THE TEAM BEHIND KHARKIV SEW
DARIA SIEDYKH
SEW Leader in Kharkiv
Coordinator in Kharkiv
Program Manager
SERHII PROKOPENKO
SEW Motor in Kharkiv
Coordinator in Kharkiv
VLAD​А DUMENKO
SEW organizer in Kharkiv
IT Sector
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10. THE TEAM BEHIND KHARKIV SEW
IRINA KUTNYAK
SEW organizer in
Kharkiv
IT Crowd Kharkiv
ELENA RUCHKO
SEW organizer in Kharkiv
IT Crowd Kharkiv
CATHERINE KARAPTAN
SEW organizer in Kharkiv
IT Crowd Kharkiv
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11. KHARKIV SEW IS POWERED BY
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12. LET’S GET
STARTED
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13. KHARKIV SEW AGENDA
Workshop: How to start your
business
Workshop: Business in literature,
publishing and the media.
Workshop: Building creative
enterpriseIT Startup ecosystem in
Ukraine: problems and prospects
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14. WORKSHOP: HOW TO START YOUR BUSINESS
1. Business opportunities through EU funds
2. How to start a business. Legal aspects.
3. PR and marketing at the start
Speakers
1. Catherine Zaslavskaya - project coordinator in
the office of the Honorary Consul of Germany in
Kharkiv, HR-director of ILF.
2. Julia Zolotarenko - ILF lawyer.
3. Tatiana Ryabchenko - founder at Pryanik
School, marketing consultant.
Location: ILF Communication, Skrypnika street, 12 Time: 18:00 - 20:00
1st February
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15. WORKSHOP: BUSINESS IN LITERATURE, PUBLISHING AND THE MEDIA.
1. Interaction young authors from publishers.
2. How to create your own media
Speakers:
1. Victoria Stolyarenko - Executive Director,
Family Leisure Club
2. Igor Zarudko- writer, director of the Kharkiv
branch Bookstore "Книгарня Є“
3. Vlada Dumenko - Head of IT Sector
Location: Bookstore " “, Sumska street, 2 Time: 18:00 - 20:00Книгарня Є
3rd February
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16. WORKSHOP: BUILDING CREATIVE ENTERPRISE
1. How to develop your personal creative brand
2. How to develop creative space from scratch
3. How to create creative enterprise famous
worldwide
4. How global ideas influence the world around
Speakers:
Maxim Rosenfeld - Lecturer Academy of Arts and
Design , the founder of "Guided by Max
Rosenfeld"
Yulia Soloshenko - Manager of Ziferblat Creative
Space
Dmitry Krytskyy - director of branding agency
Boomerang
Location: ZIferblat Creative Space, Pushkinska street, 74 Time: 18:00 - 20:00
4th February
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17. IT STARTUP ECOSYSTEM IN UKRAINE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Speakers:
1.Dmitry Filatov — Co-founder at Quickblox /Q-
municate.com (United Kingdom), Co-founder at
Injoit Ltd (Ukraine), Co-founder at "SVIT CORP"
(Ukraine)
2. Sergey Dovhopolyi — CTO and Partner at
InVenture Investment Group, Board Member at
MoneXy Ukraine and Owner at Feelgoodlabs
Business Accelerator
3. Dmitry Zaporozhets — CTO at GitLab.com
(USA)
4.Vladimir Dubynyn — COO at Distributed Lab
Location: GlobalLogic , Novgorodska street, 3-b Time: 17:00 - 20:30
6st February
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