The objective of the Workshop was to acquaint the participants from
various regions with the following topics:
- Economic transition in Central Europe with special emphasis on the
Czech Republic
- The role of small and medium-size enterprises in the process of
transformation of the Czech economy
- Economic transformation and employment
- Law and economic frame of small and medium size business in the
Czech Republic
- Modern management and business activities of Czech firms. Demands
for management, critical factors for success and how to cope with
them.
- Financial analysis of investment projects
- Environmental management systems and Small and Medium Size
Enterprises
- Human resources management, marketing promotion
- Guarantee and supporting services for small and medium-sized
businesses
- Information systems - support of small and medium business -
Interrelationships of products and management certification,
including certification of information systems
- The role of management and firms in the process of integration and
incorporation of the Czech Republic into EU
- The role of Business Development Agency (BDA), coordination of
advisory and information services for SMEs, grant policy for these
services through Regional Advisory
Technical visits to selected companies and
institutions:
- Business Innovation Centre, Czech Technical University, Prague,
member of the Society of Science and Technology Parks of the Czech
Republic - offers services for small and medium-size innovative
firms and helps bring together useful expertise from the fields of
science, research and the business sector.
- RYOR Ltd. Kyšice - the successful small-sized enterprise, 70
employees, production of the natural herbal cosmethics.
- BEST Ltd. Benesov - the successful medium-sized enterprise, 270
employees - production of construction machines, portal cranes,
driling sets, table presses
The first day of the Workshop was dedicated to the short participants
presentations in order to homogenize the group and to the lectures.
During further days the participants became familiar with nowadays
economy situation in the Czech Republic, basic regulations for small and
medium undertaking including the regulations in the area of environment
protection and industrial property rights. The Czech regulations of
privatization were presented as well. Theory was suitably coupled with
practice through technical visits complemented by video-film
presentations which were very much appreciated by the participants.
Programme of the third day was devoted to financial analysis of
investment projects by using COMFAR III Expert Computer Model.
Considerable time was devoted to the discussions of small and medium
undertaking topics and exchange of experience among participants which
had really high level (due to advanced profile of participants). The
discussions with management of enterprises were the part of technical
visits. They provided the participants with a wide overview on the
subject of concern. The panel discussion of Workshop participants with
representatives of Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic, and
Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic was held at the end
of Workshop.
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The Workshop was attended by 19
participants from 8 countries (Belarus, Bulgaria, India, Latvia,
Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan). The professional
structure of participants: mainly managers and entrepreneurs.
The average age of the participants was 32 years. |
