Regional Information and Consulting Infrastructure

CzechInvest is currently preparing for the implementation of one of the pillars supporting small and medium-sized enterprises – Regional Information and Consulting Infrastructure. Part of this pillar will be ensuring information services and providing favourably price consulting and education services in the greatest possible number of locations in the Czech Republic.

The aim of the information services will be to provide basic information on support for small and medium-sized enterprises, professional seminars, and education activities, as well as on the products of the Czech-Moravian Guarantee and Development Bank, products of European Union structural funds, and other activities of concerned institutions and bodies of the Czech Republic. It is expected that these services will be provided to entrepreneurs free of charge at least in each district. Another integral part of this system will be the provision of favourably priced consulting and education services that selected consulting firms in the Czech Republic will provide to parties interested in conducting business, beginning entrepreneurs, and entities already engaged in business.

The Regional Information and Consulting Infrastructure system will be linked to other consulting activities – the National Registry of Consultants and its services, and to other subsidy titles from the Operational Programme Enterprise and Innovation for the period 2007-2013.

The criteria of the selection procedure for the Regional Information and Consulting Infrastructure will be stipulated in the first half of 2007. Current information on the selection procedure is available on this website, the website of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and in the regional and national press.