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1. Special events and activities

2. Networks and partnerships

Special events and activities

State central authorities are not usually running top-level events or activities to support young entrepreneurship, however, the relevant state agencies supporting entrepreneurship, investments, innovation, education, SMEs and similar do focus on the subject promotion to the general public. In line with the equal opportunities policy, no special youth-focused initiatives take place, however, young people are an important target subgroup which the agencies do operate accordingly. Activities are often initiated by private associations, and subsequently often supported by the public authorities which is in line with the relevant state policies. Such events and activities are:

• youth business fairs,
• public relations campaigns for introducing entrepreneurship to young people,
• initiatives to support activities to promote youth entrepreneurship in the field of social entrepreneurship,
• info days,
• free consultation and support in specific areas for an interested public, including young people,
• Special events and activities as e.g. contests, seminars, trainings etc. are publically operated by the agencies devoted for support of entrepreneurship - for details, see chapter 3.9.

There are other private initiatives and activities, especially by the Association of small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed, and public authorities are usually following these events, and sometimes also contribute with funding when the organising subjects apply for such support in eligible programmes for supporting entrepreneurship. 

Networks and partnerships

In the Czech Republic, there are mostly privately-initiated networks or networks around the public agencies supporting entrepreneurship, youth NGOs, and Chambers providing support specifically for young entrepreneurs.

The Association Entrepreneurial Czechia (Asociace podnikavé Česko) was established in September 2022 with the aim of making it more efficient and easier to prepare the Czech Republic and its education system for a future in which the only certainty is change. At the birth of the association stands a diverse group of entities - individuals, schools, non-profit organisations; entities with national, regional and international reach.

Publically-initiated networks are focused on entrepreneurs in general not depending on age limit. All relevant information can be found on web pages provided either by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, state agencies to support entrepreneurship or by private providers.