Open Call!
We are opening applications for the “Focus Forward” educational program—an intensive course in the creative industries specifically designed for veterans and their family members.
This is your chance to master new professional skills, build a compelling portfolio, and take your first steps in the creative sector or launch your own business!
The curriculum consists of two main blocks:
Photography or Video Editing (your choice).
Creative Entrepreneurship (for all participants).
Each track combines technical training with intensive hands-on practice. This approach allows you to develop a professional portfolio and gain experience creating content tailored to real-world market demands.
Who can apply:
Veterans and their family members (aged 18+) residing in Lviv or the Lviv region.
The course is ideal for those looking to switch careers, seeking new job opportunities, exploring self-employment, or planning to start their own business.
Required level of preparation:
Beginners with no experience or those with basic skills who wish to systematize and further develop them.
The program will be most effective for participants with basic digital literacy.
Application Deadline: May 17, 2026.
Intensive Duration: Late May — first half of August 2026. Locations:
Lviv National Academy of Arts (35A Kubiyovycha St.)
Lviv Culture Hub (6 Kniazia Romana St.)
More information and the application form can be found at the link
This activity is implemented by the Lviv Culture Hub as part of a UNESCO program in partnership with the LNAA Open Academy and Impact Business Hub, supported by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID).
RE START course “From idea to veteran business”
Entrepreneurship training 
a unique opportunity to find a new path after injury!
We invite you to the 11th RE START course: “From Idea to Veteran Business”
Course goal:
To teach participants how to develop a comprehensive business plan and gain a solid understanding of the legal framework, tax regulations, financing options, and other tools to support entrepreneurial activity.
Course schedule:
February, 2026
Daily from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
After completing the course, each participant will have the opportunity to receive individual consultations on business plan development and fundraising.
Register here: https://forms.gle/pnvdJWun9BW9cEjD9
Change your life today 
The training is organized by the Western Ukrainian Cluster of Social Enterprises and Impact-Business Hub in partnership with the Lviv City Council and the UNBROKEN Center.
Free Online Course “Social School Entrepreneurship”
The free online course “Social School Entrepreneurship” is now available on our YouTube channel for anyone interested in launching entrepreneurship initiatives in educational institutions.
This course is designed for representatives of local and regional authorities, school principals, teachers, and all adults who want to learn from the experience of “Lviv School Social Enterprises” and implement social school entrepreneurship in their own communities.
Practical Guide “Social School Entrepreneurship – A Path to Student Self-Realization”
The practical guide, created as part of the project “Lviv School Social Enterprises,” has been approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and recommended for use in the educational process. It is already available on our website.
We invite all individuals interested in developing SOCIAL SCHOOL ENTREPRENEURSHIP and youth entrepreneurial competencies to use this guide.
The guide provides answers to key questions about implementing social entrepreneurship: “What is social school entrepreneurship? How is it beneficial for students? How can a school enterprise be created in a school or community? What are successful examples of social school entrepreneurship in Lviv?” It outlines practical steps for creating and running a social school enterprise in the community.
The materials in the guide can also be used for teaching the elective course “Social Entrepreneurship in Educational Institutions.”
Exchange of experience on the creation of social entrepreneurship in educational institutions
Have you repeatedly thought about how to help students become successful in the future and change the country for the better?
Social entrepreneurship is a powerful tool that not only helps to solve social problems in the community, but also has a positive impact on the comprehensive development of students. Social school entrepreneurship in the educational environment contributes to the formation of students’ life skills, the development of responsibility and initiative.
The purpose of the project “Lviv School Social Enterprises”:
– development of soft skills in schoolchildren, which will help them choose the right vector in adult life,
– education of young entrepreneurs to strengthen the future economy of Ukraine,
– creating conditions for self-realization of young people in Ukraine.
– leveling bad habits in children.
LevelUP – Business Support Program
UNIDO and Impact Business Hub invite you to join the LevelUP business support program!
Who it’s for:
Young people, women, and aspiring entrepreneurs – including internally displaced persons (IDPs) – who need business consultations to start or grow their businesses.
Registration is open until July 31.
Participant selection – by August 1.
Program start date – August 6, 2025.
The program includes practical sessions on:
▪️ Analysis of your existing business model
▪️ Market and competitor analysis
▪️ Identifying customer needs and pain points
▪️ Creating a Unique Selling Proposition (USP)
▪️ Introduction to HP LIFE courses
▪️ Marketing strategy
▪️ Sales strategy
▪️ Setting SMART goals
▪️ Developing an effective business plan
Plus – individual consultations.
📌 Register now: https://forms.gle/nNCCYUhkucUPy4yf8
This program is implemented as part of the project “Expanding Economic Opportunities for Youth and Women for Inclusive and Sustainable Recovery in Ukraine,” led by UNIDO with the support of the Government of Austria and in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine.