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The MSIC Expand Programme
The programme targets primarily the re-
gion’s small and medium-sized companies
with significant innovation ambitions. The
aim of the project is to offer entrepreneurs
a “tailor-made expert” – a practitioner who,
as a result of their extensive experience, will
help speed up the solution of problems that
may hinder further company development.
Since July 2017, a total of 39 projects from
the Moravian-Silesian Region have been
supported. “Feedback from companies has
been very positive. Company owners ap-
preciate in particular the low administrative
cost of the project, the speed and effective
feedback from experts. They also value the
active presence of an expert who accurately
defines a specific change project, which is
perceived by company owners as not too
pressing and often may be overlooked. Such
a project may address, in particular, strategi
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cally–defined issues, the solution of which
is challenging,” adds Kamil Košťál, Business
Innovation Lead Expert.
MSIC Scale Up
Equally important initiatives include the
MSK start-up ecosystem support by means
of another key activity, the MSIC Scale
Up. This is a completely different type of
support, primarily aimed at helping com-
panies win new customers effectively and
satisfy their orders. The initiative is aimed
at entrepreneurs who are launching a new
business but have extensive managerial ex-
perience from their previous employment.
Successful founders of start-ups may be
the best source of inspiration in these cas-
es. In developing the start-up environment,
the MSIC cooperates with The Centre for
Innovation Support (CPI) at VŠB-Technical
University of Ostrava. The main objective
is to strengthen the entrepreneurship of
young people while at the same time ef-
fectively utilising the knowledge potential
of universities, both for starting new, and
growing existing businesses.
Industrial Competence Centre
The MSIC’s most interesting activity is
the emerging centre of industrial compe-
tence, providing a comprehensive offer of
expert services and the latest technologies
to companies of various sizes. As part of
this activity, the new IdeaHUB shared
development centre was opened in autumn
2017, providing comprehensive assistance
in the development and production of
prototypes in the field of mechanics,
electronics and mechatronics. Those inter-
ested in these subjects can learn to work
with modern technologies in the presence
of experienced specialists from companies
and research organisations. The plan is to
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