Main points
- In 2026, the “Own Business” program was extended in Ukraine, and the size of the microgrant was increased to 350 thousand hryvnias.
- To receive such funds from the state, it is necessary to create at least 2 jobs and meet a number of requirements.
Who can receive a microgrant for business in Ukraine / Collage of Channel 24
In 2026, Ukraine continued the state program “Own Business”, which helps start or develop a business. Moreover, the size of the microgrant was increased to 350 thousand hryvnias.
Who can receive a microgrant for a business?
However, not all entrepreneurs will be able to receive funds. The details were explained by the State Employment Service.
Citizens of Ukraine who plan to open a sole proprietorship or are individual entrepreneurs, as well as legal entities (whose ultimate beneficial owners are citizens of Ukraine) can apply.
However, to receive 350 thousand hryvnias, entrepreneurs will be required to create at least 2 jobs .
Please note! For fulfilling this condition for frontline regions (Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Mykolaiv, Sumy, Kharkiv, Kherson and Chernihiv regions), the grant amount is up to 500 thousand hryvnias.
Funds from the state can be used to purchase or lease equipment, purchase raw materials, marketing and advertising, etc.
Who cannot apply for a grant?
However, participation in the program is not available to entrepreneurs who:
- are staying or working in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine or the territory of Russia;
- are under sanctions;
- were held criminally liable for corruption;
- have debts to the budget;
- engage in currency exchange, produce or sell weapons, alcoholic beverages, and tobacco products;
- against whom bankruptcy proceedings were initiated;
- are credit, insurance organizations, investment, non-state pension funds, professional securities market participants, and pawnshops.
How to apply for business support?
Step #1. Form application and create a business plan, submit them through the Diya portal. After that, the business reputation screening at the authorized bank takes place automatically.
Step #2. Go through an interview at the regional employment center.
Step #3. Wait for the notification of the results in your personal account after the State Employment Service makes the appropriate decision.