How business Grows With Help of MSIC
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TECHNOLOGY | STARTUP
Startups
in Pracce
How Business Grows
With the Help of MSIC
You’re launching a start-up, you’ve got an idea and even a prototype, but you lack nances, a team,
or that crucial business drive? At the Moravian-Silesian Innovaon Centre (MSIC), you won’t be le
stranded. In this interview with Adéla Hradilová, CEO of MSIC, you’ll nd concrete examples
of successful collaboraons, principles of support, and ps on how start-ups can benet from
mentoring, industry connecons, and access to nance. But success always begins with you – with
your willingness to learn, test, and grow.
I’m setting up a tech company
and developing an app, but I don’t
have enough resources to launch
and complete the project. How exactly
can you help me?
At the start, we sit down with you
and go through your project in detail –
what you’ve accomplished so far, what
problem you’re solving, and where your
current limits lie. From there we can
offer you a tailored mix of services: from
business consultancy and mentoring,
access to start-up financing programmes,
and introductions to investors, universities,
or experienced entrepreneurs in your
field. If you’re at the prototype stage, we’ll
help with validation and testing. If your
challenge lies in the team or the business
model, you’ll get access to experts who
can point you in the right direction.
What specific services, programmes,
or mentoring do start-ups use most
often, and what do you think determines
their success?
Start-ups most frequently make use of our
incubation and acceleration programmes
(for example, EnviBooster), mentoring
from experienced entrepreneurs
and experts, as well as workshops
and networking events. In our view,