EU is supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Belarus through its EU4Business initiative. At this platform, you may learn how to get a credit or a grant, improve your business development skills and get access to new markets.
Access to Finance
Business Development Services
Business Enabling Environment
Results in Belarus
2,863
new jobs created
1,427
SMEs supported
* Results for 2021
Access to Finance
Where can I get finance?
The EU provides grant programmes for SMEs from Belarus.
A knitwear factory in Belarus has partnered with luxury clothing brands through the “Ready to Trade - an EU4Business Initiative” project, allowing this small country to boast knitwear that meets all European quality standards.
Currently only 6% of all administrative procedures related to doing business in Belarus can be carried out online. To complete the remaining 94%, Belarusian firms have to physically visit various government agencies.
Nadezhda Abashina is the owner of one of the first private farms in Belarus. She says the impact of global warming on Belarusian farmers is quite visible.
When they first began working, Lyudmila and Svetlana Golovko worked in their professional fields. For 12 years, Lyudmila worked at the local library, while Svetlana ran needlework groups at local preschools.