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Třinec, Town for Business

The town of Třinec repeatedly proves its reputation as a business-friendly town. In a comparative

study, Town of Business, Třinec was awarded the title three times over the last five years within

the Moravian-Silesian Region. Last year, Třinec also scored on a national level. A great combination

of the public administration‘s friendly approach towards entrepreneurs and the overall quality of

conditions for business brought the town to fourth place in the Czech Republic, in comparison with

205 other municipalities with extended competence.

‘You can see that it is not just a spur of the

moment thing. We have been supporting

the business sphere on a long-term basis and

the result stands on three pillars. The first is

continuity and stability, which is the basis for

any success of the town. The second pillar

is cooperation and the third is partnership,

which is visible also in the study criteria.

We are very proud of our partnership with

both Třinecké železárny as the predominant

business and other business entities in our

town,’ said the mayor.

In the business environment part of the

study, Třinec scored due to the large growth

of the number of economic subjects and also

a low unemployment rate in the region, both

short- and long-term. There were also great

results in the field of public administration

approach. In particular, the highest score

was for office hours in the region, very

low expenses on the debt service and high

liquidity. Our town also spends more than

average financial resources on education

and public transport. Entrepreneurs are also

happy about friendliness and helpfulness

during problem-solving and the quality of

the electronic communication.

‘I appreciate that the reputation of Třinec

as a business-friendly town was proven also

in comparison on a national level. I am also

happy that the great result was partially

caused by the economic management

of Třinec. The towns are not here to

do business but to meet the needs of the

citizens and to act like a good manager

at the same time, which is often not easy.

When creating a budget, we do not spend.

With the help of subsidies, we invest into

projects that are beneficial for the town in

the long run. We do not burden the town

with large debts. It is good to live and invest

only as much as we have. It is the same as in

a family budget,’ Věra Palkovská explained.

The Town of Business comparative study,

organized by Ekonom weekly magazine,

evaluates the business potential of towns

and municipalities in the Czech Republic.

All towns and municipalities with extended

competence are examined in detail. Analysts

from the Datank agency, which is the main

data analyst of the research, divide their

assessments into two categories: business

environment and public administration

approach.

The assessment methodology is based on

assessing twenty-two criteria, including

the proportion of entrepreneurs and

companies to the number of citizens, the

unemployment rate, building land cost,

the town‘s capital expenditure, the town‘s

debt service, liquidity, property tax for

entrepreneurs, web support from the

entrepreneurial point of view, electronic

communication test, City Hall office hours,

etc. The ranking is assessed for each region

and for the whole republic. For more

information, see www.mestoprobyznys.cz.

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