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Why UNRISE
UNRISE — we care about your project as if it were our own. Let us briefly tell you about who we are and how we work. We operate like a boutique hotel — the kind of place a business looks for when it wants something both cozy and premium, where everything is thoughtfully prepared in...
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Grants – to take or not to take?
Key Components of Successful Fundraising for Business. In today’s business environment, grants are a powerful tool for company growth, yet they also come with certain risks. To better understand this topic, the Rise Club business community organized an open meeting with Iryna Palko, founder and CEO of UNRISE global grants and corporate finance. Why would...
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A day of good messages
The best indicator of our work is receiving messages about awarded grants! We’re excited to share some successful results from this week. Our partners have won a grant of UAH 6.3 million to expand the production facilities of a non-alcoholic beverage plant. The total value of the project exceeds UAH 8.5 million. We also have...
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ÜLKA
We’re happy to share a success story from one of our clients, ÜLKA, a Ukrainian manufacturer that significantly expanded its production capacity and improved business efficiency thanks to grant funding. ÜLKA specializes in producing professional equipment for the beauty industry, particularly manicure dust collectors, dry heat sterilizers, and workstations. The company exports its products to...
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Forbes Ukraine charity fundraiser for the Armed Forces of Ukraine
We are proud to be part of such significant events and believe that Ukrainian business will continue to thrive, even in the most challenging times. UNRISE actively supports charitable initiatives, considering this an essential part of its corporate culture. Recently, the company participated in a charity auction organized by Forbes Ukraine in celebration of the...
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Success story. RMC Manufacturer Company
MC Manufacturer Company is one of the leading producers of industrial refrigeration equipment in Ukraine. We are pleased to share that, thanks to our collaboration, RMC has secured grant funding to obtain EU-compliant Declarations and Certificates of Conformity for its ALPS Compact and ALPS Nano equipment lines. This certification confirms the high quality and reliability...
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To Make The Difference
Our collaboration with the German investment company Steinbeis Corporate Finance & Investment has long transcended business, evolving into a deep partnership in social initiatives. Today, I would like to share one of them. Two years ago, we joined forces with Christian Schult, the founder of Steinbeis, and other partners: Sabine Seifert and Igor Lamos, laying...
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Forbes Ukraine Annual Award 2024: How Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Are Changing the World
A closed ceremony for the “Entrepreneur of the Year” award by Forbes Ukraine was recently held in Kyiv. The best entrepreneurs of 2024, according to Forbes Ukraine, were Lev Zhidenko and Taras Panasenko from “Avrora Multimarket”, a retail chain with over 1,480 stores and an annual turnover exceeding 26.9 billion UAH. This is truly the...
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Iryna Palko’s speech at NEW FOOD SUMMIT 2024
Growing Today Without Waiting for Better Times — this was the central theme of NEW FOOD SUMMIT 2024, held on October 15–16, 2024, in Kyiv. This annual event highlights the technologies, people, and businesses that are transforming the food market. Participants shared their experiences and lessons learned while operating during the war, as well as...
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EVERY CRISIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
How can Ukrainian businesses not only “stay afloat” during the storm but also grow and scale in these challenging times? What should a company or project look like for a donor or investor to want to fund it? And why is now the perfect moment for women’s entrepreneurship? “The most important thing is the quality...
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Orthopedic Salon Medtekhnika Orto
We love working with innovative approaches to solving complex problems, and one great example of this is our collaboration with the national network of orthopedic salons “Medtekhnika Orto”. Together, we successfully secured 8 million UAH in state funding to purchase advanced equipment for producing custom orthopedic insoles using cutting-edge CAD/CAM 3D print technology. Importantly, CAD/CAM...
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Award from The Aspen Institute Kyiv
Congratulations to UNRISE CEO Iryna Palko on receiving an award from The Aspen Institute Kyiv. We are proud of all that Iryna is doing to promote the development of the leadership movement in Ukraine and beyond, in the spirit of Synergy and Community Action. The legend of the marathon reminds us that achieving goals requires...
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