On December 7, the Forum “Benefits of European Integration for Enterprises and Organizations of the Sumy Region” was held on the basis of the Congress Center of Sumy State University. A large-scale event was held by the Center for Business Support of Sumy, a subdivision of the “Young Scientists Council” public organization, with which the Sumy State University has an agreement on cooperation. The forum moderator was Yuriy Petrushenko, the member of editorial board of “Business Ethics and Leadership (BEL)” Journal.

The forum was intended to give a new impetus to the activities of small and medium-sized businesses in the Sumy region in the direction of its integration into the European business space. The event is supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the EU4Business initiative of the European Union. More than 70 representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, non-governmental organizations, educational institutions, state authorities and the press took part in the Forum.