On July 10, 2025, the Franco-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFU) awarded Ukrainian women entrepreneurs for the seventh time as part of the “Created by Women” competition aimed at supporting female entrepreneurship.
This year, the competition received 435 applications from businesswomen from different regions of the country with projects in a wide variety of fields: agriculture, education, health, defense, sustainable technologies, traditional Ukrainian crafts, and more.
It was extremely difficult for the jury to select the winners, as all the contestants were strong and worthy.
The ten finalists were narrowed down to one winner: Iryna Koval, head of Brammer LLC (Kyiv), who received 200,000 UAH from CCI France Ukraine to develop her business, as well as free membership in the CCFU for one year.
BRAMMER is part of a group of companies that has been involved in metalworking for over 15 years, and with the start of the full-scale invasion, it switched to the production of Brammer tactical wheelchairs, which serve as evacuation vehicles to save the lives of military personnel and civilians and help the military transport ammunition, provisions, and equipment. These wheelchairs have helped save over 120,000 lives. The company donated over 8,500 units to 90 units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces free of charge.
Second place, 100,000 UAH, and a special award from UKRSIBBANK for business development went to Lyubov Lysenko, director of BIOBALANS LLC (Poltava), an agricultural company engaged in biological plant protection.
Third place, 100,000 UAH, went to Maria Ksondzyk, Nesemos Veteran Auto Hub, a car service that repairs evacuation vehicles free of charge, trains veterans in new professions, and converts cars for people with disabilities.
A special award and 100,000 hryvnias from Yves Rocher went to Olena Dovgopolova, INAKSHI architects.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/UkrDiplomatic
We are honored to announce the launch of the “Created by Women – 2024” competition for Ukrainian women entrepreneurs from the French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce CCI France Ukraine!
This year’s competition is being held for the sixth time and aims to support women who did not stop their entrepreneurial activities even during the active phase of the war, to refute the prejudices that exist in business, to empower women entrepreneurs, and most importantly, to inspire all women who are considering starting their own business!
If you are a woman entrepreneur with an existing business in Ukraine, don’t hesitate to apply yourself and recommend it to those who might be interested.
Applications for the award are accepted on the website: https://womanccifu.com/.
The competition was created in 2019 at the initiative of the Businesswomen Committee of the French-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFU) and has been held for 6 years in a row.
The prize aims to support and develop women’s entrepreneurship in Ukraine, promote gender equality, and contribute to sustainable economic growth.
Are you a woman who started your own business in Ukraine and continue to do business despite the war?
Apply for the Businesswoman 2024 competition. Apply by March 24, 23:59, 2024 and win UAH 150,000 for business development and a trip to Paris.
You may be our future winner!
