This year, women in Ukraine have set up almost 155,000 individual entrepreneurs. Most of these businesses were opened in Sumy, Poltava, Khmelnytsky, Odesa, and Kyiv regions. This is evidenced by the data of Opendatabot, UNN writes.
"154,920 sole proprietorships have been established by women in Ukraine this year. In total, this is 61% of all new sole proprietorships in 2024. Most new businesses are opened by women in Sumy region (63.3% of new sole proprietors are women), Poltava region (63.2%), Khmelnytsky region (63.1%), Odesa region (63.1%), and Kyiv region (62.6%)," the report says.
It is noted that the vast majority of entrepreneurs start a business in the field of other individual services - 89% of new businesses. The leaders in this CEA are hairdressing and beauty salons - 94%, and activities to provide physical comfort (mainly massage salons, solariums, spas, and baths).
Other popular areas of entrepreneurship among women include clothing production (85%), education (82.3%), and social assistance (81.5%).
This year, not only the share of women entrepreneurs increased, but also and the share of women directors of newly created companies - 34%. In October, this figure reached a record 38.8%. The largest number of female directors is in Chernihiv (38.8%), Donetsk (37.4%), and Dnipro (37.2%) regions.
At the same time, the lowest number of new case registrations is in the frontline and occupied regions. In Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, this figure ranges from 50% to 57.8%.
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Local authorities are trying to support and stimulate the development of entrepreneurship in every possible way. One such example is the Brovary territorial community. As Brovary Mayor Ihor Sapozhko told UNN, the community has implemented the UWE HUB project . It supports women entrepreneurs as part of a partnership between the Executive Committee of the Brovary City Council, the Center for CSR Development, and the GlobalGiving organization (USA). Its goal is to develop women's entrepreneurship, which includes training programs and consultations for starting or expanding their own business.
"The development of small and medium-sized businesses is one of our priorities. This is not only a way to fill the budget, but also to demonstrate that Brovary is a city where it is worth creating and developing your own business. We really want women's entrepreneurship to develop in Brovary. And our city has become the center of Ukraine for the popularization and development of women's business," Brovary Mayor Ihor Sapozhko shared his ambitious plans.