On November 16, 2017, eleven best business projects were presented in the finals of the competition.

The organizers of the competition were: KNUTE administration, the Department of Economics and Business Finance, KNUTE business incubator. French company L'Oréal Ukraine sponsored the event.

N. Prytulska, the first vice-rector, supported students’ active life position and aspiration for self-realization through establishing their own business. She outlined potential opportunities for further cooperation of the competition winners with investors, partners, and their participation in KNUTE business incubator.

The jury included: Oleh Dubovyi, MBA Business Consultant, D & D agency Director (president of the jury); Roman Romashchenko, project manager for the network of YEP academic business incubators; Oleksiy Honcharov, product manager of 360bound company; Oleksandr Minyiailo, dean of FEMP; Anna Blakyta, Head of the Department of Economics and Business Finance, Konstantyn Afanasiev, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Business Finance.

The winners are:

First place - Nataliia Dolda (KNUTE, FEMP, 4-18) with the project "Frutokhrum" (Production of natural chips from fruits and vegetables).

Second place and The Best Social Project nomination - Daria Honcharuk, Vladyslav Pnevsky (Vinnytsia Institute of Trade and Economics, FTM, MR 31), Blood for life project (Development of a mobile application for motivating people to donate).

Third place and The Best innovative project nomination - Vladyslav Hyrych, Daniil Shuliaiev (KNUTE, FEMP, 4-19), ULT project (Ukranian Logistics & Technologies, using blockchain technologies).

All winners of the Business Springboard competition received gifts from L'Oréal Ukraine!

Congratulations to the winners of the competition!