Entrepreneurship Development Training
for Ukrainian Women and Youth in Japan
How to develop your entrepreneurship skills in 5 days!
Programme date: 10-14 June 2024
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo & UNIDO ITPO Bahrain

Contents
About UNIDO
Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme
Registration and Application Form
Q&A

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Introduction to UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)
History
1966: UNIDO established as autonomous body within the UN
1981: Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) in Tokyo was established
1985: UNIDO became a specialized agency of the United Nations
UNIDO‘s Mission
With a mission to achieve Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development (ISID), UNIDO
promotes industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization and environmentalsustainability.

UNIDO Headquarters in Vienna, Austria

UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo was established on an agreement between UNIDO and the Government ofJapan. The mission of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo is to help developing countreis in their efforts to achieve
inclusive and sustainable industrial develpoment by promoting foreign direct investment andtechnology transfer from Japan through various activities.
UNIDO ITPO Tokyo‘s official website: http://www.unido.or.jp

UNIDO has 48 offices around the world3

Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme
Purpose• The training programme is designed to strengthen the capacity of evacuated women and university students from Ukraine byproviding new entrepreneurial skills, and know-how to create new businesses. It ultimately aims to generate new and innovative
vocations, business plans and/or businesses by the programme participants, with a view to enriching the participants’ communities
and giving back to Ukraine. Ukrainian people living in Japan are also welcome to register to participate in the programme.
Programme Features• Intake: Up to 25 participants• Structure: Lectures, group work, presentation, learning reflection and networking• Subjects: Entrepreneurship, finance, accounting, marketing, ecosystem and business plan
• Trainers: UNIDO ITPOs Tokyo & Bahrain, entrepreneurship experts and invited speakers• Certification requirements: Full attendance (5 days) and completion of required tasks
Date and Venue• Date: Monday 10th June – 14th June 2024
• Time: 10:00-15:00 (including lunch break for 12:00-13:00)• Venue: United Nations University (5-53-70 Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan)

United Nations University, Tokyo, Japan4

Entrepreneurship Development Training Programme
Venue Layout and Images
ScreenLecture area

Whiteboards

Programme Venue Images at the United Nations University

Group work area

Drinks, snacks and lunch

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Benefits to Participants• Programme is “Free of Charge” and includes lunch, coffee breaks, some transportation costs.
• Participants will learn entrepreneurship skills and fundamentals of business plans such as marketing, finance andaccounting.

Award of certificate• Participants will have a chance to learn how to develop new business ideas through group work.
• Participants will build networks with innovative technology companies, venture capital funds, government
agencies, and academic institutions in Japan and/or overseas.
• A certificate will be awarded to the participants who fully attend the courses and accomplish all the required tasks.
Group work

Optional Follow-up Activities• After completion of the programme, selected participants could have counseling support for preparing theirbusiness plans and participating in a pitching session organized by UNIDO.
• After completion of the programme, participants could be invited to online and in-person networking withJapanese companies, STePP registered companies and/or Ukrainian companies including startups.
• Participants could have internship and/or recruitment opportunities with Japanese companies.

Networking, internship and/orrecruitment opportunities with industry

6Entrepreneurship Development Training ProgrammeTarget Participants• The programme will target Ukrainian evacuated women and university students who are temporarily living outside of Ukraine inJapan due to the ongoing situation in Ukraine.
• In addition to evacuees and university students, Ukrainian people living in Japan are also welcome to register to participate in theprogramme.
Eligibility Requirements
More specifically, the programme is tailored for individuals who meet the following eligibility requirements:- Educational background: university or graduate degree- Language: advanced proficiency in written and spoken English is preferred (we may prepare a simultaneous interpreter if appropriate)- Willingness to learn new skills and to become entrepreneurs in their chosen fields

7Registration
Submission Deadline• Prospective applicants are required to submit their applications to UNIDO through the below linked online form no later
than 26 April 2024.
• UNIDO will carefully assess each application to ensure compliance with the necessary eligibility criteria.
Acceptance Notification• Selected candidates will be notified via email by 10 May 2024.
Application Form
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=MUlqQlzsy0-dEDNj69SgEduD5Nu_LJKkH95SBx2nnZURTdEVDQxQ1Q2WjhESVRGMDFQMk9WTjY1NS4u

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Application Form

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Application Form

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Application Form

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Application Form

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Day 1Day 2Greetings & Introduction to business plan preparation

Lecture (Access to finance) & Group work

Tentative schedule

DayDay 1

Time
10:00-10:30••(Monday)

10th June

Topic•

10:30-12:00

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Greetings from UNIDO
Introduction by participants
Programme overview

Day 2

EDIP modality
Entrepreneurial skills development(incl. consideration of digitaltransformation and AI trends)

11th June

12:00-13:00 Lunch break
13:00-15:00•••

DayTime10:00-12:00(Tuesday)2024

Topic••

Access to finance: Venture capital,business angels and crowd funding
Q&A

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-15:00•Group work (Business plan)

Business plan preparation(Marketing-operation-financial-legalaspects)
Group building
Group work (Business plan)13

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Day 4

Lecture (Startup ecosystem and community) & Group work

Lecture (Invited speakers - Success stories) & Group work

Tentative schedule

Day
Day 3

Time
10:00-12:00

Topic
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(Wednesday)•

Startup ecosystem andcommunity (NGOs, Chambers ofCommerce and Universities R&D)
Q&ADayDay 4

13th June

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Lunch break

13:00-15:00•

Group work (Business plan)

10:00-12:00(Thursday)

12th June
12:00-13:00

TimeTopic••

Case study presentation (Recententrepreneur(s) – success stories)
Q&A

12:00-13:00

Lunch break

13:00-15:00•Group work (Business plan)

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Day 5

Tentative scheduleLearning reflection & Networking and Reception
DayDay 5

TimeTopic

10:00-12:00•••

Group reflection and learning
Q&A and discussion
Award of certificates

12:00-14:00•Networking and reception (incl.
brief self-introduction by trainees
to industry)
Closing(Friday)
14th June2024

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Q&A

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We look forward to receiving your applications
For inquiries regarding the programme, please contact itpo.tokyo@unido.org.

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