Ukrainian business is currently going through one of the most difficult stages of transformation in the entire history of the country's independence. Despite the war, energy instability, economic pressure and global competition, a new generation of companies is being formed right now - those that do not just adapt to challenges, but create the future economy of Ukraine.
ETL Group is one of these companies, which in 2026 was included in the prestigious Forbes Next 250 rating - a list of the most promising Ukrainian companies that demonstrate rapid growth, create new markets and shape the economy of the future. This was officially announced during the Entrepreneurs Forum 2026 from Forbes Ukraine, which took place on June 25–26, 2026 and brought together business owners, investors, top managers, entrepreneurs and representatives of companies that today determine the development of strategic sectors of the Ukrainian economy.
Forbes Next 250 - what is this rating about?
The Forbes Next 250 rating is one of the most ambitious business projects of Forbes Ukraine, created to identify companies that have the potential to become new leaders of the Ukrainian market in the next 5–10 years.
The list includes small and medium-sized businesses that are selected by Forbes editors according to a number of criteria:
stable revenue growth and business scaling;
innovativeness of the product or business model;
strong management team;
ability to create new markets;
investment attractiveness;
potential to influence the country's economic development.
In 2026, Forbes opened the fourth set of companies for the Next 250 rating, which indicates the transformation of this list into one of the main indicators of promising Ukrainian business. According to Forbes Ukraine, companies with an annual turnover of 10 million to 1 billion hryvnias, demonstrating stable growth and ambitions for leadership in their niches, are invited to participate. In fact, Next 250 is a list of businesses that are already shaping the next wave of the Ukrainian economy.
Getting into Forbes Next 250 is a signal of trust for investors and the market. For the Ukrainian business environment, inclusion in the Forbes Next 250 rating means much more than just media recognition.
This is confirmation that the company:
demonstrates resilience even in difficult market conditions;
has a strong business model and long-term development strategy;
is able to scale despite economic turbulence;
creates value for the market and sets new standards in its industry.
For partners, clients and investors, such a rating is an additional indicator of the company's reliability and its long-term growth potential.
This is especially important in Ukraine, where business today operates in conditions of high uncertainty, and investors are increasingly closely assessing not only financial indicators, but also the strategic stability of companies.
Recognition on the main business stage
One of the most symbolic moments of the Entrepreneurs Forum 2026 was the official presentation of the Forbes Next 250 rating.
Representatives of all companies that were included in the list were invited to the main stage of the forum, where they received public recognition as representatives of the new wave of Ukrainian entrepreneurship - businesses that are already creating the economy of the future today.
This became an important symbol that even in wartime conditions, Ukrainian companies continue to invest, scale, launch new directions, create jobs and form a new architecture of the country's economy.
Forbes Next 250 for ETL Group
For ETL Group, getting into the Forbes Next 250 rating was a confirmation of the company's systemic development and the correctness of the chosen scaling strategy. In recent years, ETL Group has implemented dozens of large-scale projects in the field of energy infrastructure, solar generation and modern solutions for energy autonomy of business.
The recognition from Forbes confirms that the Ukrainian market today highly appreciates companies that work in the technological sectors of the future and create long-term value for the country's economy.
The appearance of ETL Group in the Forbes Next 250 ranking demonstrates an important trend: the economy of Ukraine today is shaped by companies that do not simply respond to challenges, but build systemic solutions for the future. It is such businesses that become drivers of the country's economic recovery, create new industries and lay the foundation for the next stage of development of the Ukrainian market. And it is they who will define Ukraine's economic decade after the victory.
