Services
RECRUITING MANPOWER IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
The combination of the relatively low cost of Czech manpower and the high academic level that the Czech market has to offer, offers a winning combination with regard to recruiting Czech workers for a variety of tasks; from office management, through marketing and advertising, manufacture, up to writing software code.
The quality of the workers in a new business is critical, especially when the business is faced with many challenges such as the difficulties of adapting to the local market and adapting the business to the local target audience. Therefore it is important to choose the best workers for operation of your business from those available.
Our staff will analyse the requirements of the business and will offer you various manpower solutions. Then we will advertise the work requirements in the local media, sort the applications for you, and even choose the most suitable candidates for the business’s requirements if you so wish.
If you want to hear more about our recruiting solutions in the Czech Republic, contact us today.
ADVICE AND TRAINING ABOUT CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Conditions of employment in the Czech Republic are different from those in Israel. The workers are entitled to many benefits and the employer should know about them in advance; such as for instance: food vouchers, holidays, sick leave, maternity leave, etc.
Ignorance of the law does not exempt from punishment and therefore an employer who does not know the workers’ rights, is liable to be sued by them. It is also important to take these expenses into account from the start when investigating the economic feasibility, before employing workers, and in particular in order to choose the employment track in the best and most suitable manner.
We offer individual advice on these issues to our clients. This advice is highly recommended and prevents unnecessary distress.
If you are interested in receiving advice on conditions of employment in the Czech Republic please contact us now.
EXPORT FROM ISRAEL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC
The Czech market, unlike the Israeli one, tends to conservatism and doesn’t rush to adopt new products and technologies. But once Czech customers decide that a particular product suits them, they don’t hurry to exchange it for another product. In plain words, the Czech customer is very loyal.
When one wants to export products or technologies to the Czech Republic, it is important to take this fact into account and to plan relatively long market entry time, which in the end will pay off.
It is important to consult first with professionals who can advise you on the right way to export products from Israel to the Czech Republic.
As an Israeli-Czech company we have representatives in Israel and in the Czech Republic, we have much experience in importing Czech technologies and products, and we can help you – starting from the stage of carrying out the initial market survey carrying out tasting sessions if necessary, locating distributors, and arranging meetings in the Czech Republic. We will also be there for you also throughout the actual process of exporting, including: coordination and work with the forwarding company, coordination with the port authorities, customs, the Ministries of Health and Agriculture where necessary, the Standards Institute, etc.
Please contact us today and ask us about the process of exporting to the Czech Republic.
IMPORT TO ISRAEL FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC
The Czech market has many advantages. The combination of the relatively low cost of local manpower, state-of-the-art technology and efficient labor, result in low costs in the field of manufacture. The Czech Republic is known as an exporter of all kinds of wood products, arms and ammunition, heavy industries of iron and other metals such as steel, and also machinery, cars, glass, and food products of various kinds. These facts attract many importers from Israel to import a variety of products from the Czech Republic.
However, we hear from Israeli importers of difficulties in doing business with the Czechs. It is clear to us that the main reason is the cultural difference between the countries.
It is important to consult first with professionals who can guide you in the right way to import from the Czech Republic. As an Israeli-Czech company we have representatives in Israel and in the Czech Republic, we have much experience in importing Czech technologies and products, and we can help you – from the stage of locating suppliers and arranging meetings in the Czech Republic to the process of importing to Israel in practice, including: coordination and work with the forwarding company, coordination with the port authorities, customs, the Ministries of Health and Agriculture where necessary, the Standards Institute, etc.
Please contact us today and ask us about the process of importing from the Czech Republic.
LOCATING DISTRIBUTORS AND SUPPLIERS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
As a Czech-Israeli company, we can locate distributors and suppliers for you in all fields in the Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic is a major exporter of all kinds of wood products, arms and ammunition, the heavy industries of iron and other metals such as steel, and also machinery, cars, glass, and food products of various kinds. With our help you can locate the best suppliers of these products for you.
As the Czech Republic is in Central Europe, products that are lacking in that area and which in Israel are abundant, such as: fresh fruit and vegetables, olive oil, souvenirs of the Holy Land, cosmetics, high-tech products, etc. can be imported.
We have often carried out the process of finding suppliers and distributors in the Czech Republic. We have experience in this field and proven successes in a wide variety of fields. For instance, we have found manufacturers of domestic and industrial heaters fuelled with wood chips, manufacturers of concentrates and juices for the canned products industry in Israel, etc. for Israeli clients.
Please contact us today and see if we can locate suppliers or distributors for you in your field.
LOGISTIC AID AND SUPPORT
A logistics array, and people who know how to handle import and export procedures, are necessary in the procedures of import from the Czech Republic or export to the Czech Republic. We have contacts with Czech and Israeli forwarding companies and we will assist you in everything to do with coordination between the forwarding company, the deliverers, the suppliers, and the customers. We will also provide an immediate solution to the logistics problems that arise in complex procedures such as these. As an Israeli-Czech company, we have representatives in Israel and in the Czech Republic, with Israeli and Czech workers, including interpreters who will be at your service when necessary.
Even if you have begun import or export procedures between Israel and the Czech Republic please contact us today and we will be happy to help you at any stage of the process.
ORGANIZING BUSINESS TRIPS
Usually the process of entering a new country begins with a business visit to the country including a number of meetings with key players or potential partners. Frequently the difference between a successful trip and a failure depends on factors that an outsider does not know at all and therefore we offer a service which will make it easier for you: organizing business trips in the Czech Republic. Whether you are arranging a business meeting or have bought a property in the Czech Republic, or you have just set up a company, or you want to come to the Czech Republic just in order to manage the property you own.
Managers who wanted to arrange a series of meetings in the Czech Republic with distributors or suppliers and at the last minute, after they arrive, experience cancellations or postponement, resulting in the visit to the Czech Republic being inadequately utilized and causing an unnecessary waste of money and time, often contact us. We, who as a result of our experience are familiar with the Czech mentality and culture, know how to recognize when a “meeting” which has been arranged won’t take place and when a meeting which has been arranged in a supposedly offhand manner is really genuine and there is a chance that it will lead to success. We will also arrange backup meetings for you in case of cancellations which happen occasionally for natural reasons.
As a Czech-Israeli company we have a huge advantage. We have Israeli and Czech representatives who are physically located in Israel and in Prague and can arrange whole days in the Czech Republic for you including all the necessary administration such as: hotels, travel, conference rooms, preparing presentations, translation and interpreting, so that you can continue to manage your business and devote your time to the success of your project, without being troubled by administration such as timetables and without risk of arriving in the Czech Republic and discovering too late that meetings have been cancelled.
If you are about to go on a business trip to the Czech Republic or are planning one, please contact us now.
ORGANIZING ROOMS FOR MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES
Whether you have set up a new company in the Czech Republic, have an existing business there, or have bought a house or a building for investment in Prague. You will need a convenient, well-equipped place for meetings and conferences once or twice a year.
We can book one of our conference rooms in Prague and reserve it for you for a few hours or even for several days. As soon as you arrive in Prague our representatives will meet you, accompany you to the place and give you a short explanation of the equipment and its operation.
Our luxurious conference rooms are located at a number of central points in Prague and restaurants, cafes, banks and shopping centers are located nearby. Our conference rooms include among other things:
- A wide table
- Executive chairs
- Executive chairs
- Laptop computers
- Projectors or flat T.V. screens
- An office refrigerator
- Hot/cold drinks facilities
- Catering services (optional, advance booking).
- A host/hostess (optional, advance booking).
If you are about to go on a business trip to the Czech Republic and need a convenient place to have meetings or conferences, please contact us now.
ORGANIZING TRIPS FOR INVESTORS
Good investors identify opportunities before they become widely known. Sometimes an investor puts his money into a project in a foreign country and needs to keep a close eye on things. In such cases and similar ones, you can use our services.
If you have identified an interesting property for investment and you want to go to the Czech Republic in order to investigate it at close hand before deciding whether to invest or not, we can offer you a trip to the area. Before the trip we will examine the property ourselves, the area and the typical residents in the area so that when you arrive you can receive the information accompanied with examples from the field. One of our Czech employees will accompany the trip and thus, in addition to the information that we collected previously you will be able to make use of him in order to interact with the area and the residents.
Of course, secrecy in such cases is essential and we promise you that any information revealed will be kept confidential and will not be passed on to anyone other than you.
After a successful trip we will continue to assist you. As a Czech-Israeli company we have a huge advantage. We will refer you to lawyers with whom we have close connections and if necessary to local tax advisors so that they can accompany the investment process. We also have solutions on the topic of finance, and banks and advisors who work with us regularly can be of service to you and offer a loan or a mortgage for the project. In cases where setting up a Czech company for investment purposes is recommended, we can do that for you.
If you are about to go on a business trip to the Czech Republic or are planning investment in the Czech Republic, please contact us now.
OVERALL HELP FOR BUSINESS VISITS
We do our best for our clients’ success and will therefore acccompany you from the planning stage to the results stage and the return flight.
Before the meeting: a business visit begins long before the date of the visit with detailed preparation of precise, realistic timetables, arranging meetings with the right people, preparation and learning about the companies with whom you plan to meet. Sometimes advance inquiry can prevent great disappointment. For instance, thinking that the planned meeting is to take place with the company’s CEO and during the meeting it turns out that you are sitting with a junior clerk who cannot take any decisions. We will make sure that these things don’t happen.
Additional questions also arise: should you give a present at the meeting or not? What is the appropriate dress code for the nature of the meeting? Should you carry out the meeeting without intermediaries and speak English, or use the simultaneous translation services of a Czech speaker?
As a manager you won’t have to worry about the logistics at all; we will handle it all for you so that you can concentrate on getting results at the meeting.
As an Israeli-Czech company we have met many instances of business people who tried to save expenses by arranging their own meetings and arrived unaccompanied. On the whole, the meetings did not produce the desired results and this was because of unfamiliarity with local customs and Czech culture. Sometimes mistakes were made without the guest even knowing that he had made a mistake, and the cooperation was ruled out by the Czechs before the first meeting ended.
With our help you can rest assured that you will receive all the appropriate guidance before the meeting. During the meeting, our guide will point out micro-events that occur as they occur so that you can react immediately and correct whatever needs correcting.
If you are planning a business visit to the Czech Republic – please contact us today.
ADVICE AND HELP IN APPLYING FOR EUROPEAN UNION FUNDS AND GRANTS
As a country which is a member of the European Union, the Czech Republic is entitled to receive aid from European funds or grants whose purpose is to encourage investment and development of employment in a wide variety of programs. These programs are published by the European parliament once every four years and include subjects which it has been decided to promote in the EU’s member states.
Among the popular subjects are: entrepreneurship and technological development, promoting and creating jobs, education and special work training, etc.
If you are interested in setting up a new initiative in the Czech Republic we recommend that you check with us if you are entitled to aid from the EU’s funds which will help you and make the procedure more profitable and safer.
For additional information about funds and grants from the EU, please contact us today.
CARRYING OUT MARKET RESEARCH IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
One of the important investigations before deciding whether to open a new company in the Czech Republic is carried out by means of market research and market surveys. We therefore recommend that this should be the initial stage in the decision as to whether to enter the Czech market, enabling one to learn about local influences in order to receive the whole picture of the local market in the desired field. The best way to understand and learn the market is through research and surveys, which should be carried out by professionals familiar with ways of doing business in the Czech Republic, in order to reach results and conclusions that will enable you to make educated decisions.
Market research is carried out in order to gather information which will reduce the risks and uncertainty in the decision-making process. Market research enables good decisions to be made in conditions of greater certainty.
Market research is intended to examine a research question by means of statistical and qualitative methods of formulating and issuing research questionnaires, focal groups, observations, and interviews; by means of the data gathered we will compile a differentiated statistical report and also a qualitative report. Analysing the reports will lead to a list of conclusions relevant to the final decision.
The results of the market research received are objective and the conclusions are derived from the data and not from intuition, wishes, logic, or imagination.
If you are considering entering the Czech Republic please contact us so that we can carry out preliminary market research for you. Please contact us now.
CARRYING OUT MARKET SURVEYS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
One of the important investigations before deciding whether to open a new company in the Czech Republic is carried out by means of market research and market surveys. We therefore recommend that this should be the initial stage in the decision as to whether to enter the Czech market, enabling one to learn about local influences in order to receive the whole picture of the local market in the desired field. The best way to understand and learn the market is through research and surveys, which should be carried out by professionals familiar with ways of doing business in the Czech Republic, in order to reach results and conclusions that will enable you to make educated decisions.
Market surveys are intended to gather information from the relevant target audience in order to make the best decision with the help of objective, up to date, accurate data.
The market surveys that we offer our clients investigate the initial characterization of the Czech market, possible demand before opening the new business and/or the new branch in the Czech Republic, an investigation of the effectiveness of advertising, investigation of the brand’s strength compared to rivals, and characterization of different audiences, locating opportunities and threats to existing and new brands. With the help of market surveys, we will help you understand the present picture of the market and you will be able to make educated decisions in due course. It is also possible to carry out predictive research, where the aim of the market research is to investigate the relationship between cause and effect.
If you are considering entering the Czech Republic please contact us so that we can carry out a preliminary market survey for you. Please contact us now.
CHECKS AND SURVEYS
Feasibility is an important parameter in the decision to set up a new business, open a new branch, or any other business decision such as for instance purchasing real estate for investment. Frequently, the entrepreneur has difficulty examining the data because of lack of familiarity with the local market and therefore it is important to carry out a professional investigation by people who are familiar with it. The economic feasibility study will ensure that the final decision will be made after examining all the economic and other data in a logical and informed manner.
Feasibility studies will be carried out by our advisors who will research and collect the necessary data on the costs which characterize the field relevant to the business. The investigator will then carry out research simulating the business’s activity over different periods so that the client will be able to reach conclusions regarding the business’s economic output. Likewise, the break-even point of the business operation will be calculated, i.e. what is the minimal extent of activity necessary so that the business will not lose money. In the end, the investigation will be clearly summarized for the investor – something that will enable him to receive a future picture of the business’s financial activity.
Another result which increases the importance of the economic feasibility study is the ability to establish realistic levels of investment necessary and the real levels of risk. For instance, the number of workers in the business, salaries, profit margins, cash flow, etc. It is important to remember that even after the economic investigation, there are economic risks in doing business in an unfamiliar country, whether resulting from unexpected fluctuations of the market or because of unsound management of the business and there is therefore a need for permanent, ongoing guidance by professionals.
As part of the service and after you have decided to set up the new company or business we will refer you to financial advisors specializing in budget supervision who will follow the company’s financial functioning closely during the first years of activity.
If you are considering entering the Czech Republic please contact us so that we can carry out a specific investigation or preliminary survey for you. Please contact us now.
CONTACT WITH GOVERNMENT BODIES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC OR ISRAEL
A business owner or entrepreneur sometimes needs, particularly in the beginning, information from government ministries or local government bodies in the Czech Republic in order to promote the business. Without a guiding hand the entrepreneur can encounter a variety of difficulties which can hinder and even cause cancellation of deals, projects and similar. These difficulties are caused by language and communication difficulties, difficulty in locating a suitable contact person and the Czechs’ natural wariness of doing business with foreign-owned companies.
We help our clients create good, healthy initial contacts with influential sources in local government and in the municipal authorities. The process begins with locating the relevant sources, preparation for decisive meetings, help in bidding for tenders and, of course, close guidance including interpreting by a Czech speaker.
For further information please contact us now.
CREATING COOPERATION BETWEEN BUSINESS PEOPLE FROM ISRAEL AND THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Creating business contacts and networking with business people or influential factors are important working tools in the business world. Contacts such as these make it much easier to work with the Czech Republic, increase the chances of success and promote business aims. We place wide contacts in a variety of fields at our clients’ disposal and if necessary we will find you the contacts in your field.
We can also connect business people or manufacturers interested in finding a business partner who among other things can serve as an authorized or exclusive distributor, a joint initiative or a concessionaire in the field. This way, the costs of opening a branch or setting up a business are decreased and the local partner adds great value to the business.
For further information please contact us now.
HANDLING APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES FROM GOVERNMENT BODIES
In the Czech Republic as in any civilized country, for certain kinds of occupations or services it is necessary to pass a professional course and receive certification from the authorities, in order to increase the authorities’ supervision of the practitioner.
There are cases where courses and certifications from other countries are recognized by the Czech authorities and there are cases where it is necessary to complete courses or examinations and, after the matter has been checked and authorized, certification is received, it can be displayed publicly and one can start working.
If you want to start work in the Czech Republic or provide a particular professional service there, it is a good idea to check first if the qualification you received in Israel is recognized. If not, you need to find out what the procedure is that you need to go through in order for the qualification to be recognised. Sometimes this will merely involve translation of the certificate and sometimes you will be required to set up a Czech company, train Czech workers and to receive Czech authorization from the start.
If you are considering providing a professional service in the Czech Republic, please contact us so that we can find you the shortest track to receiving certification. Please contact us now.
LOCATING PROPERTY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC THAT WAS CONFISCATED FROM THE OWNERS DURING THE HOLOCAUST OR DURING THE PERIOD OF SOVIET RULE
The essence of our activity on the subject of locating property in the Czech Republic is based on carrying out historical justice by locating the property of Holocaust victims and returning it to their heirs. If you are survivors of a family that went through World War II and you know that your relatives had property in the Czech Republic, it is possible that it was confiscated by the German authorities or during the period of Soviet rule after the war. We can try to help you locate it. As a Czech company, our offices in the Czech Republic are in Prague and our employees can work with government ministries, the various authorities and the banks on an ongoing basis.
Even if your relatives were not in the Holocaust but you have some evidence and/or proof of ownership of property or bank accounts in the Czech Republic, we can try to help you find the property and then also provide you with the service of returning it to you or at least receiving compensation for it.
Our team specializes in locating real estate property, bank accounts and similar in the Czech Republic. We have done so with great success in the past and we will be glad to help you too in this matter now. After we locate the property we will investigate its legal status using experienced lawyers, prepare suitable contracts and, if you wish, also represent you in the Czech courts and to the various government bodies after locating the property or bank account.
If you know of property that belonged to any of your relatives in the Czech republic, if you have various documents relating to that property and you would like to know what happened to it and whether it is possible to get it back or to receive compensation for it, contact us and we will be glad to help you too.
LOCATING PROPERTY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC THAT WAS CONFISCATED FROM THE OWNERS DURING THE HOLOCAUST OR DURING THE PERIOD OF SOVIET RULE
The essence of our activity on the subject of locating property in the Czech Republic is based on carrying out historical justice by locating the property of Holocaust victims and returning it to their heirs. If you are survivors of a family that went through World War II and you know that your relatives had property in the Czech Republic, it is possible that it was confiscated by the German authorities or during the period of Soviet rule after the war. We can try to help you locate it. As a Czech company, our offices in the Czech Republic are in Prague and our employees can work with government ministries, the various authorities and the banks on an ongoing basis.
Even if your relatives were not in the Holocaust but you have some evidence and/or proof of ownership of property or bank accounts in the Czech Republic, we can try to help you find the property and then also provide you with the service of returning it to you or at least receiving compensation for it.
Our team specializes in locating real estate property, bank accounts and similar in the Czech Republic. We have done so with great success in the past and we will be glad to help you too in this matter now. After we locate the property we will investigate its legal status using experienced lawyers, prepare suitable contracts and, if you wish, also represent you in the Czech courts and to the various government bodies after locating the property or bank account.
If you know of property that belonged to any of your relatives in the Czech republic, if you have various documents relating to that property and you would like to know what happened to it and whether it is possible to get it back or to receive compensation for it, contact us and we will be glad to help you too.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We can manage business projects of any size in the Czech Republic for you. You will find us at your side from the stage of the project’s characterization and investigating its suitability to the Czech Republic, recruiting manpower if necessary, professional management of the workforce, etc. We have already successfully managed a number of projects for Internet and technology, military equipment, and trading companies.
Please contact us now and benefit from our rich experience that we have accumulated in managing projects in the Czech Republic.
