Results of the business creation competition for Ukrainian refugee women

On Thursday May 18, a business creation competition for Ukrainian refugee women was held in Tallinn.
The competition was co-organized by CAdFEthe NGO Hands For Ukraine (Hands for Ukraine) and FICE (Council of Foreign Investors in Estonia) and took place at the premises of VIVITA (an international network of creativity gas pedals for children and young people) in Tallinn.
4 business projects were submitted to the appreciation and vote of the public, made up of entrepreneurs and experts.

The event began with a speech by Violaine Champetier de Ribes as President of CAdFE, followed by Alice Järvet, representative of the NGO Hands For Ukraine, who showed a video summarizing the work carried out by Hands For Ukraine over the past 18 months to help rehouse Ukrainian refugee women and their children.
FICE President Peter Thomsen also gave a speech, followed by Jean-Marc Salsa, CAdFE board member and secretary, who introduced the VIVITA company, which had made its premises available for the event.

The first candidate to present her project is Olena Bezsmertna.
Based on a language-learning technique called Mnemo25, Olena Bezsmertna’s business project is based on the creation of an online language-learning platform.
The languages available for learning would be the most widely spoken in the European Union, as well as Estonian.
This is a “passive” learning technique, which involves watching a video containing numerous vocabulary words and their translations, scrolling at high speed.

The second candidate to present her project was Anna Lytvyn , accompanied by her partner, Maryna.
The business project presented is Fruitikia business selling healthy snacks made from dried produce.
Together with her partner, they make their own snacks from fruit, vegetables and meat, with the aim of offering healthy, pleasant-to-eat products that fit perfectly into a balanced diet.
Highly committed to the Ukrainian cause, they intend to donate 40% of the profits generated during the first months of the business to the Ukrainian army.
Today, faced with strong demand, their main obstacle is the lack of space in their current premises and the lack of additional machinery and tools to meet it.

The third candidate, Anna Pozdniakova, presented a project for a digital marketing agency for influencers.
With her in-depth knowledge of the Baltic influencer scene, Anna Pozdniakova would like to offer a service connecting Baltic companies with European influencers.
The aim is to offer companies the opportunity to work with the influencers who have the most suitable audience in terms of size or interests, in order to enhance the value of the product or service for sale.
On the influencer side, the agency would guarantee a simple and secure experience (protection against unpaid contracts, or contracts asking for the promotion of illegal or fraudulent products) while carrying out the contract research for them, enabling influencers to devote more time to content creation.

Finally, the fourth candidate to present her project is Halyna Proode, with Hallinn Cake.
Hallinn Cake is a business selling healthy and vegan cakes, without gluten, lactose or artificial coloring.
Fitting in perfectly with the diets that are all the rage at the moment, such as the Paleo or Keto diet, Hallinn Cake cakes are a great way to enjoy sweet desserts without damaging your health.
Halyna Proode makes her cakes herself, and has also taken courses to master such recipes, as well as learning photography to showcase her work.

After each presentation, time was set aside for discussion between each candidate and the audience, to answer questions and allow the audience to share their expertise and advice with the candidates.

During the presentations, the audience was able to taste the Fruitiki and Hallinn Cake projects while enjoying the buffet.

After the presentations, the audience was invited to vote by phone using a QR Code and the Mentimeter service.

The results are as follows:

1st place – Anna Lytvyn – Fruitiki: 13 votes

2nd place (ex aequo) – Halyna Proode – Hallinn Cake: 3 votes

2nd place (ex aequo) – Anna Pozdniakova – Influencer marketing agency: 3 votes

3rd place – Olena Bezsmertna – Mnemo25 language learning platform – 1 vote

All candidates were offered several mentoring sessions by CAdFE.
The overall winner Anna Lytvyn and her partner Maryna also won professional Estonian language courses offered by UN-IOM and a profile in Estonian World.

We congratulate the candidates on their participation, and our members on their attendance.

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