For January – October 2022, the employment service of the Vitebsk region provided subsidies for the organisation of entrepreneurial, craft activities, as well as activities for providing services in the field of agro-ecotourism to 91 unemployed citizens, including 64 unemployed individuals for the organisation of entrepreneurial activities, 26 for craft activities, and 1 for activities in the field of agro-ecotourism.
With the aim of improving financial literacy, with the assistance of the employment service, training on the course "Fundamentals of Business Planning" was organised for 84 unemployed individuals in January – October 2021. Of those who completed the training in the fundamentals of entrepreneurial activity, 49 unemployed individuals were granted subsidies.
The main types of entrepreneurial activities chosen by the unemployed include: retail trade (16 subsidies allocated), hairdressing and beauty salon services (10), road freight transport and taxi services (8), provision of services in construction, finishing, electrical installation, plastering, plumbing and other repair works (5).
Source: vitebsk-region.gov.by