Modern “Service businesses” in the Czech Republic
A few statistics
56% of all employees are in the service sector 53% of those are women
The main service industries Tourism Retail Accommodation Boarding ie: Restaurants and catering Banking & Finance Post and Telecommunications
Other service industries Information services, guides, translators Cultural (Concerts; castles; programmes) Health (Private & public; insurance; prescriptions; “alternative” treatments) Transportation (city transport; taxis; car rentals; international logistics) Libraries (including e-government) Cleaning (Public and private; buildings and households) Education (includes specialised education) Consultants (entrepreneurial opportunities – eg: HR) Legal Real estate
Some service businesses in Prague Business process outsourcing –Accenture; Ariba; Infosys IT and Logistics –DHL; Fedex; IBM; Tesco Customer support centre –GE Bank; Icon; Lufthansa; Phillips; Team Trackers Shared services centre –Exxon Mobil; Johnson & Johnson; Siemens; Tesco High-tech repair centre –Symbol technologies
Links Czech Statistics Office: Czech Republic (Official website): About Czech service industries ( you can open this website with confidence – Richard ):
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