JCI ButNet

JCI ButNet campaign has been launched in cooperation with United Nations to take action against Malaria. The goal is to collect partnership and collect money to buy insecticide.

On May, 30th to the 2nd of June, 2010 we profited to the venue of
John Di Rico, VP International from JCE Pays Niçois who is doing a round the world trip providing software training for translators in more than 25 countries and raising money for the JCI bednets project to fight against malaria and save lives.

One way he is raising money is by couch surfing... That's 3 bednets and the occasion to meet, talk about what we are doing in our respective chapters, businesses, etc
You can find out more about my project on his website: www.wordfast.fr and some other info about him on his translation website: www.apextra.fr
We organized an informal meeting of translators on May 31, 2010 at Pizzeria Felicita. We were talking about CSR: http://www.proz.com/powwow/3212 (With over 300,000 registered freelancers, ProZ.com's database of translation service providers is the world's largest).

We discovered that around 70 000 of Czech citizens got the license to be translators, with one of a founder of a community Powwow in Czech Republic (community for independent translators), Pavel Janoušek we were discussing how can we cooperate and offer this possibility to this community of translators to develop and appreciate entrepreneurship.

Session JCI Coffee Meeting

you are interested to discover the first federation of worldwide Leaders, you want to know more about our organization, how we are running from the local to the international.

I am pleased to invite you for our coffee meeting, please choose the suitable date and return your participation by email to jcipraha@gmail.com in advance the place are limited for 4-5 people.

The session will be on:
Wednesday the 14th of July 2010 at 19H00 to Coffee Heaven Na Musteku, Praha 1

Wednesday the 21st of July 2010 at 19H00 to Coffee Heaven, Na Prikope 3-5, Praha 1

Cooperation 4 NGOs

Maturita a co potom (The maturity and after?) an important moment in the life of one student, the moment for him to think about his/her future career but also to see the opportunities in her/his environment, what activities can he/she benefits from?

In the world via the entire Network, there are 4 Organization who can provide opportunities to the young people international experience and development of leadership by their complementarities. In Prague these launched the challenge to cooperate together, to use their resources and complementarities to offer to the young students of the country to discover involvement in associative world and also profit from training for their personal development.

These four networks are: Junior Achievement is the oldest and largest non-profit educational organization in the world. AIESEC is the world’s largest student-run organization. ERASMUS enables higher education students, teachers and institutions in 31 European countries to study for part of their degree in another country. And to finish Junior Chamber International the worldwide federation of young leaders aged between 18 and 40 years old.

These four organization organized on February 4^th, 2010 a workshop with in first part the presentation of the University of Economy of Prague, testimony of Entrepreneurs and Businessman who had experience in associative life to aware them about volunteer ship like Heinrich Homola, previous CEO in Vitana, currently freelancer in the company Systemic coach for executives.

And second part, the students were separate in different workshop with different training like “How to sell a project?” provided by our organization with the goal to be able to use basic technical sales to sell a project. This training develops method that can be used in associative life and also at work. These methods are well known by good sellers and they control them perfectly.

This event was the beginning of the long cooperation between our 4 organizations; it was a success with 80 students and 16 teachers from all Czech Republic who attend and was curious to learn about our network.

Keys to the SME's Sucess

JCI Praha was established to help networking among entrepreneurs, SMEs’ owners, individuals willing to establish companies, state authorities, academia and business service providers. Every business is about synergies, so by encouraging companies we help individuals who work there as well as their business partners and this approach might be the most effective solution to the crisis.

On November 28th, 2009, JCI Praha made its first Conference “Keys to the Sme’s Success at the University of Economy of Prague.
This conference was created in order to show maximum opportunities to SMEs on how they can cope with the economic crisis using 360° view namely managing corporate finance, adaptation of business planning & strategy, communication, marketing.
In this event around 50 attendees met, learnt and exchange about the evolution of the crisis with 8 companies providing speeches all the day. An opportunity to learn how to get investment in Czech Republic, How to developed a business and the conditions to start, saw how the crisis affect the companies and what is developed by Management department work to improve the communication and motivate its employees.

This conference was for all the public mixed between expatriate and young local entrepreneurs, they were able to meet company like PIC Europe, investment societies developed by Barry J Evans implanted for to 12 years in Prague who showed the investment opportunities and gave strategies used.
But also JCI Praha developed a special partnership with EEN CR - Technology Centrum (Technologické centrum Akademie věd). This company is involved with helping people by providing various information about different expertise ranging from information and advisory services about EU Framework program to technology transfer.
To finish attendees discovered new initiative and new entrepreneurs from Czech Republic like the concept of the Hub (is a work and social space where you can share your office, make your plans a reality, meet people or just work undisturbed), developed in London, Berlin, in 20 cities of the world which started this year in Prague by young local entrepreneurs.
It was a special day to network and discuss about entrepreneurship and an opportunity for JCI Praha and its team to show the by the way of our initiative our willpower to promote entrepreneurship and active citizenship.

Next JCI Praha project/collaboration

KEYs TO SMEs SUCCESS! // Klice k Uspechu MSP

We are just 10 days away for JCI Praha’s first conference which will take place on 28^th November 2009. With the spirit of JCI’s creed and belief, the team of “KEYs TO SMEs SUCCESS” has worked hard in past few months to make this conference take place and help the Czech market flourish and grow.

The conference will be covering up various topics but at a general scale. Our intention with this conference is to make the SME as well as small business sector the various possibilities that are still available to survive the economic market.

So before speaking more about the conference, Let the agenda speak for itself.

9.00am – 9.30 am Registration

9.30am – 9.45 am Introduction of the Conference

• Introduction: Adeline Bonnechere, President of JCI Praha & Meenakshi Khatri, Commission Director of the Conference [EN]

9.50am – 10.15am SMEs before and now

• Václav Baloun, Baloun, J.C. and Rosehill [CZ]
• Katerina Legnerova, Managing Director of Assessment Systems [CZ]

10.20am – 10.45am Investments in Czech Republic

• Barry J Evans, Country Manager of PIC Europe, CInstSMM CFP, Member of AFIZ [EN]

10.50am – 11.10am Hub – Social Co-working Space/Hub: Pracovní a sociální prostor

• Petr Vitek, Co-Founder of the Hub Praha / Spoluzakladatel Hubu Praha [EN]

11.15am – 12.00pm Introduction & Opportunities with EEN CR services [CZ]

This is a special partnership with EEN CR - Technology Centrum (Technologické centrum Akademie věd). This company is involved with helping people by providing various information about different expertise ranging from information and advisory services about EU Framework programmes to technology transfer.

Especially for our conference, they have agreed to provide us with two of their expert Speakers - Radka Hávová and Lukáš Procházka (Specialization for Funding). These speakers will highlight and explain more about EEN CR and their services as well as explain more about EU Funding.

--- Introduction about EEN CR and their services

--- Using Business Corporation Database to find business partners

• How to find business partners in Europe
• Conditions and regulations of other markets in EU
• Opening new offices in CR and aboard

--- Brokerage events – Details about how to learn more about different innovations
--- Introduction and Information about Technology Centrum

• How Technology centrum is linked with EEN and EU Commission
• How to match ideas and technology

12.00pm to 1.30pm Lunch Break

1.30pm to 2.10pm Funding Overview (EEN CR continue) [CZ]

• Different funding opportunities in Czech Republic

2.15pm to 2.30pm Legal information and issues for the SMEs

• Kristyna Oberfalcerova, Advocate at Kristyna Oberfalcerova (Sole Proprietorship) [CZ]

2.40pm to 3.10pm Expat Opportunities & Experience in Czech Republic [EN]

• Marika Extier, Sourcing Consultant Free Lance, member of association CJD (Young French Speaking Leaders).

• Ben Henderson, American Citizens Aboard Country Contact in Czech Republic

• Christopher Rick, CEO at Gamers Daily News, Technical Director at R2 Relations

3.10pm to 4.00pm Conclusion of the conference & Networking of Speakers, Sponsors, & Attendees

This is a unique opportunity to collaborate and partner with us - one of the biggest worldwide NGO-type association – Junior Chamber International. This NGO is attached to numerous worldwide institutions e.g. the United Nations, World Health Organization and EUROCHAMBERS. Become part of practical conference with real economic impact, niche targeted public for Networking, with wide range of partners and institutions involved. This conference aims to be recognized as point of turnaround in government and institutional approach towards SMEs.

For more details, Please contact:

Meenakshi Khatri, Commission Director

+420 776 352 145

jcisme2009@gmail.com

http://jcisme2009.eventbrite.com/

EXPAT EXPO

The 31st of October 2009, JCI Praha team had the opportunities to attend to expat expo and held a stand shared with the association ACA.

More than 200 of our newsletters were distributed an opportunity to sell JCI and our projects. Expat Expo was an exhibition with 90 exhibitors (media, businesses, industries of the city) representing many industries offered a variety of products and services. More than 1000 people attended its exhibition, a real opportunity to get more and more visibility.