NikVesti reportage helped a migrant woman and the owner of a coffee shop in Voznesensk to increase the number of customers by 4 times

Oleksandra Li, an immigrant from Oleshky, opened a coffee shop in Voznesensk. Archive: NikVesti

The report of the online media «MykVisty» with the story of Oleksandra Li, a resettled woman from the Kherson region, who opened a coffee shop in Voznesensk, Mykolaiv region, helped the entrepreneur to increase the number of customers in fact four times. She told us about this in the comments.

The article «From occupation to new opportunities: How a resettled woman from Oleshky opened a coffee shop in Voznesensk» detailed Oleksandra Li's journey from moving to a new city to opening her own business. Oleksandra shared her experience of adapting to new conditions and the challenges she faced when starting a coffee shop.

According to the owner of the coffee shop Oleksandra Li, people, having learned about the establishment through the article, began to actively visit the coffee shop, which had a significant impact on the development of the business.

«I saw that people basically stop, that is, go here. For me, the number of clients has quadrupled from what it was. A lot of new customers come every day, and this has had a positive effect on the income and volume of products that we are now constantly preparing,» Oleksandra Li said.

The entrepreneur noted that the article continues to attract the attention of new customers who find the article online and come to the establishment.

«People still find the article, send it to me, and it helps that new customers come every day. People still find stuff, send it to me, and come to the coffee shop. «Without this publication, I would have progressed much more slowly,» she said.

A coffee shop in Voznesensk, which was opened by Oleksandra Li. Archive photo: NikVesti

Oleksandra Li also said that a few days ago, her coffee shop was visited by representatives of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Project «Strengthening Public Trust in Ukraine» — UCBI, who also learned about her establishment from a publication in the media.

«It was very unexpected. The people who come to me instill in me faith that I am on the right path, said Oleksandra Li.

You can visit the coffee shop from Monday to Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the address: str. Sobornosti, 8. You can also subscribe to the page of the coffee shop @handmade_bakery_.

Oleksandra Li together with representatives of UCBI, the photo was provided by the owner of the coffee shop

Settlers in Mykolaiv Oblast

As of the beginning of 2024, there were more than 129,000 displaced people in the Mykolaiv region. According to Oksana Yelchiieva, director of the Department of Social Protection of the Population of Mykolaiv Oblast, out of 129,000, there are more than 74,000 women, 34,000 children, 10,000 elderly people and five thousand people with special needs.

We will remind that in Voznesensk they want to build housing for the accommodation of internally displaced persons on the basis of a non-residential building damaged by shelling. The local government is looking for donors to finance the project.