The winner of the "Do Your Business" contest will develop equestrian sports and horseback riding in Sumy region

The winner of the "Do Your Business" business idea competition received a grant of UAH 100 thousand from the MHP-Hromada Charitable Foundation and implemented the business idea "Horse riding arena" on the territory of the Horse Club "Nyzy" in Sumy region, UNN reports .

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Thanks to the funds received, a modern riding arena with obstacles and a special coating was equipped. Now everyone can learn horseback riding, organize an unforgettable family horseback ride, and communicate with the horses. The club's facilities include stables for 17 sport horses, levadas and pastures for mares and stallions, as well as a barrel for working with young horses.

But the equestrian club is not only about sport. It also helps to rehabilitate children with cerebral palsy. For this purpose, the club employs professional trainers and horse guides who can conduct rehabilitation classes. "It's great that with 'Do Your Business' entrepreneurs not only increase opportunities for business activity and development, but also create new jobs, replenish the budget with taxes paid and strengthen the country's economy," MHP-Urozhayna Kraina reports.READ ALSO: The winner of the "Do Your Business" competition opened a pizzeria in a village in Cherkasy regionRecallIn late May, the organizers of the "Do Your Business" business idea competition for entrepreneurs in small towns and villages announced the winners of the 2023 edition. This year, the MHP-Community Charitable Foundation, which organized the competition, supported 80 business projects totaling more than UAH 7.4 million. A total of 615 applications were received from small entrepreneurs across the country. In particular, most business ideas were submitted in Kyiv (22%), Cherkasy (12%), Dnipro (11%), Vinnytsia (9%), and Lviv (9%) regions.The main criteria for selecting the winners were project innovation, economic component, creation of new jobs, social significance, and involvement of IDPs in business or work.Both existing businesses that are expanding or relocating and entrepreneurs who have a business idea and are just looking for funding to implement it received grant support.ReferenceMHP-Gromada is a Ukrainian charitable foundation that was launched in 2015. Its main mission is the comprehensive development of communities. The geography of its activities includes 12 regions of Ukraine: more than 700 towns and villages. Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Foundation has been systematically supporting people in the regions of hostilities, Ukrainian defenders and rescuers, communities, hospitals and maternity homes, charitable institutions that care for orphans and the elderly, as well as people who have lost their homes and livelihoods due to the war.