About the project
E-Export Intensive is organized to outline the opportunities and prospects of starting your own business on global marketplaces.
Offline webinar in Dnipro
20 July
6 hours with a coffee break
For internally displaced persons, war veterans, and aspiring entrepreneurs
You will hear inspiring stories that encourage starting an international business
You will learn where to find support for the development of your own project
You will understand how to effectively export goods from Ukraine
9:30 Welcome coffee. Registration.
10:00-10:30 How to get financing for your own business
- Grants for small and medium-sized enterprises, in particular to support recovery and business continuity. Grants for women’s and family businesses.
Speaker: Anna Hladshtein, Chief of party for international trade and European integration, USAID program “Competitive Economy of Ukraine”
10:30-11:00 How e-commerce is organized and why you should not be afraid of it
- How to sell goods abroad through your own website or an international marketplace. Basic business models.
- The basics of international e-commerce: popular product categories, development prospects, interaction with customers and logistics.
Speaker: Julia Pavlenko, International Operations Director, JSC “Ukrposhta”
11:00-11:45 eBay
- eBay as an online trading platform for sellers.
- How to register a store: step-by-step instructions.
- Creating first product listings.
- eBay support program for Ukrainians.
Speaker: Tetiana Shliapina, Account Director, Disqover Agency
11:45-12:30 Etsy
- Etsy. Overview of the online platform.
- Marmalead and Etsy eRank as main analysis tools.
- Brief guidelines for starting on the online platform from Ukraine, considering current payment restrictions.
- Effective listings and pricing.
Speaker: Volodymyr Paniuta, Founder of the wedding goods production project P2Topper
12:30-13:00 Coffee break
13:00-13:45 Shopify
- Key benefits of Shopify.
- Terms, data and documents to register on Shopify.
- How Ukrainian entrepreneurs can open a store? Step-by-step instructions.
- Shopify integration check list: Amazon, eBay, Etsy, Facebook, Google, TikTok.
Speaker: Karina Vitvitska, Expert at Disqover Agency
13:45-14:30 Amazon
- Tools for product evaluation and choosing a unique niche.
- Registering a seller’s account.
- Creating and configuring listings.
- Tools for product promotion.
- Working with the account: base for tracking.
Speaker: Tetiana Shliapina, Account Director at Disqover Agency
14:30-15:00 How to accept money for goods using the Payoneer payment system, as an example
- How international payments for goods are made?
- How to open an account in the Payoneer system?
- Special features of transfers. Fees and special offers.
Speaker: Viacheslav Kumchenko, Managing partner of the Lawyers Association LAWRANGE
15:00-15:30 Delivering goods to a foreign buyer
- Logistics of international delivery in various formats.
- Special features of customs clearance in Ukraine.
- Requirements of customs authorities of foreign countries.
Speakers: Julia Pavlenko, International Operations Director, JSC “Ukrposhta”, and Viktoriia Mykhailova, Export product owner, JSC “Ukrposhta”
Julia
Pavlenko
International Operations Director, JSC “Ukrposhta”
Viktoriia
Mykhailova
Export product owner, JSC “Ukrposhta”
Anna Hladshtein
Chief of party for international trade and European integration, USAID program “Competitive Economy of Ukraine”
Karina
Vitvitska
Product Manager at Disqover Agency
Tetiana
Shliapina
Account Director at Disqover Agency
Viacheslav
Kumchenko
Managing partner of the Lawyers Association LAWRANGE
Volodymyr
Paniuta
Founder of the wedding goods production project P2Topper