1. Modern “Service businesses” in the Czech Republic

2. Remember the dates? Pre 1914 –Austro-Hungarian empire; Czechoslovakia created 1918 1918-1939 1939-1945 –German occupation 1945-1989 –Communist regime (Influenced by Russia) –“Prague spring” 1968 –“Velvet revolution” November 1989 Post 1989

3. Remember the dates? Pre 1914 –Austro-Hungarian empire; Czechoslovakia created 1918 1918-1939 1939-1945 –German occupation 1945-1989 –Communist regime (Influenced by Russia) –“Prague spring” 1968 –“Velvet revolution” November 1989 Post 1989 Focusing on this period, whilst reflecting on the earlier

4. A few statistics

5. 56% of all employees are in the service sector 53% of those are women

6. The main service industries Tourism Retail Accommodation Boarding ie: Restaurants and catering Banking & Finance Post and Telecommunications

7. 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

8. Links Czech Statistics Office: http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/home http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/home Czech Republic (Official website): http://www.czech.cz http://www.czech.cz About Czech service industries ( you can open this website with confidence – Richard ): http://tinyurl.com/35wdx5 http://tinyurl.com/35wdx5