On 15 October 2025, lecturers and students of the Department of Marketing and Commercial Business of the Education and Research Institute “Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy” of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University took part in an event for young people entitled “From Idea to Implementation of Entrepreneurial Activity”, which was held on the initiative of the Kharkiv Regional Entrepreneurship Support Fund in conjunction with the Kharkiv Regional Youth Centre with the support of the Department of Economy and International Relations of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration.
The aim of the event was to create an interactive youth space for the exchange of experience between existing entrepreneurs and those who are just planning to start their own business. During the meeting, issues related to the development of entrepreneurial competencies, the implementation of business ideas in the current economic conditions, as well as mechanisms for attracting young people to entrepreneurial activity at the regional level were discussed.
Among the invited speakers were:
– Dmytro Verkush, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of “VADART GROUP” LLC;
– Serhii Hodunov, representative of Smart Studio X-Cutter;
– Radion Overko, IE, who shared his own experience in the field of educational services.
During their speeches, the speakers emphasised the importance of developing entrepreneurial initiative among young people, training competitive specialists and fostering innovative thinking. After the main part of the event, participants had the opportunity to join the discussion, ask questions, share their own ideas and receive professional advice on starting a business.
Teachers from the Department of Marketing and Commercial Business noted the importance of such initiatives for strengthening the practical training of students, developing their entrepreneurial activity, and forming professional competencies in the field of marketing and business management.
Such events contribute to the integration of educational, scientific and entrepreneurial environments, create conditions for the formation of a new generation of young entrepreneurs and enhance the role of the Kharkiv region as a centre of innovative development and business activity.
