Business Support

The department primarily focuses on the universal support of the development of business, innovation, and international competitiveness of Czech companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises. The department provides consulting, advisory, educational, and other expert services as listed below.

The Business Support Department’s primary focus:

SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH COLLABORATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

We assist Czech companies to find partners for international business, technology, and research collaboration.

The department is involved in the ESA Technology Broker project that supports the technology transfer from the space programme of the European Space Agency (ESA) to terrestrial applications. See the project web.

PROJECT AND FINANCIAL CONSULTING

The department monitors a wide offering of consulting in the field of grant programmes at the national and European levels as well as other opportunities to finance the development and innovations in companies. Based on the analysis of the needs they identify suitable sources of financing for the client companies, as mentors they can appropriately define the project intention, and they guide the companies through the process of preparing the project application.

ANALYSIS OF THE COMPANIES’ INNOVATION POTENTIAL

By means of the structured interview, the department evaluates the innovation capacities and potential of the client company, identifies their innovation opportunities, and designs steps leading to the better management of innovations within the company. The Business Support mentors assist company owners and directors to view the company from a different perspective, taking a necessary distance and a detached view, and they create space to formulate or revise the company’s strategy.

‘TC RUNWAY’ INCUBATOR WITH ACCELERATION PROGRAMME

TC Runway provides modern office space in Prague, a network of investors and mentors, legal and administrative support, accounting, and financial management. It also assists with company formation, securing investments, and developing business plans.