After 37 years of mastering the art of business networking and growing a network of almost 300.000 entrepreneurs across 74 countries, Business Network International (BNI) is launching its successful referral marketing program in the Czech Republic. Powered by the “Givers Gain” philosophy, the organization nurtures business collaboration and aims to support economic growth by facilitating the exchange of referrals between local entrepreneurs while also providing them with the opportunity to access business abroad. BNI members meet weekly and connect each other with people who are looking for their products or services, building strategic referral partnerships and supporting each other to identify new business opportunities. 19.2 Billion USD is the money BNI members generated in the past 12 consecutive months (May 2021-May 2022) from the referrals exchanged in the network. How does it work? Businesses of every type and size join BNI to generate new business and long-term clients. It is not about selling to each other! BNI groups consist of 35+ high-performing and committed entrepreneurs which work in a positive-minded environment to build trusted relationships and build their businesses together following the BNI proven referral marketing program. Typically, BNI networking meetings are accessed based on invitation from existing BNI members....
The renovation of the promenade of the famous promenade Smetanovo nábřeží lasted for three months and cost the city budget CZK 41 million. The municipality created more space for pedestrians and cyclists, and planted a line of 17 trees. Named after the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, the Smetana Embankment is said to be the oldest in the capital. Running alongside the Vltava River from Charles Bridge to the National Theatre, it is located centrally and once functioned as a place where tourists and citizens could promenade. Over time, the area has changed, placing the needs of automated traffic above those of pedestrians and cyclists. Commenting on the project, the Deputy Mayor for Transport Adam Scheinherr shared: “The centre of Prague is facing the biggest change in the last few decades. Klementinum through Křižovnické náměstí to the National Theater will be completely transformed. Residents can look forward to new tram stops, the tree line on Smetana Embankment, a wide pedestrian promenade lined with trees, extended sidewalks, benches, or a separate cycle path.” Scheinherr further highlighted that Prague’s main tram lines (9, 17, 22, 2, 12, 15, 18, 20) run through Malá Strana and Smetana Embankment areas and are among the busiest in the capital. More specifically, he...
Prague Castle has launched an Alphonse Mucha “e-MOTION” exhibit, showcasing the Czech painter’s world-renowned work in 3D motion and “larger-than-life size”. The exhibition is set up in over 2,000 square metres of the Prague Castle Riding Hall, the largest Baroque-style building in Prague Castle. Mucha’s work is displayed in large, 3D and moving projections, bringing his paintings to life. Visitors will be “immersed in the moments when he created his work” in an exhibit portraying the Art Nouveau masters’ studio. The e-MOTION display will also see the auction of the first NFT of Mucha’s art – a collection of 20 paintings in the form of animated images. The Castle plans to provide a particularly “emotional experience” in the projection of Mucha’s Slav Epic painting, where “visitors will stand in the very centre of the most important milestones in the history of the Slavic peoples”. Open until the 13th of September, the exhibition is open Monday to Thursday from 10:00 to 19:00 and 10:00 to 21:00 Friday through Sunday. Admission is priced at 350 Kč for adults and 250 Kč for children aged 6-15, students up to the age of 26 and seniors over the age of 65. School classes may...
In the center of Prague appeared an unusual sculpture – a figure of a woman hovering at a height of several meters. The work called Vinok is dedicated to all Ukrainian mothers who suffered from the Russian military invasion. The author of the sculpture is Czech artist Veronika Psotková. The installation can be found at Dlouhá 731/33. Vinok is a traditional Ukrainian floral headdress. The custom of knitting decorative wreaths dates back to pagan times. They had magical value as an attribute of the arrival of spring and the Kupala Night, also called Ivanа-Kupala, a traditional Slavic holiday that was originally celebrated on the shortest night of the year, which is on 21-22 and in Eastern Slavic countries according to traditional Julian calendar on the night between 6 to 7 July. The wreath has long become a symbol of the Ukrainian nation. The floral crowns were traditionally designed for girls and young unmarried women as a sign of their “purity”. In the wake of the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution, there has been a surge in national pride, especially in terms of fashion.
The results of the twelfth annual Místo pro život (Place for Life) comparative survey, organized by the Communa company, were released this year. The best place to live is the capital city of Prague. The South Bohemian Region came in second and Karlovy Vary in third place. On the other end of the list, the Moravian-Silesian region came in last place. The survey evaluated the social and environmental aspects of life and the overall satisfaction of the residents. 3,500 residents of the Czech Republic took part in the evaluation, which included the areas of ecology and environment, childcare and education, infrastructure development, healthcare and social services, work, safety, civil society and tolerance, leisure activities and tourism. “The winner was the capital Prague, which has the highest average wages, the lowest unemployment, and the highest number of universities, as well as doctors and dentists, not to mention, for example, the highest average life expectancy for men,” says David Pavlát from the Communa company. The complete results – 2021 results are in parentheses 1. (13.) Prague 2. (5.) South Bohemian Region 3. (12.) Karlovy Vary Region 4. (1.) Zlín Region 5. (8.) Liberec Region 6. (6.) Pilsen Region 7. (2.) Highlands 8. (7.) Central...
The Czech capital has succeeded in the global competition and occupied the seventh place in the ranking of the most popular congress destinations that the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) compiles every year. Prague has moved four positions up since 2016 and ranked among the world’s TOP 10 meeting destinations such as Barcelona, Paris, Vienna, London and Singapore. The Prague Convention Bureau statistics, based on data collected from its member entities, show that Prague, in the long run, has had a stable ratio of international (49.2%) and local events (50.8%). According to aggregated data from the Prague Convention Bureau (PCB) and the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), a total of 1,220 events were held in Prague in 2021, which is 2.9% less than in 2020. Compared to the record year of 2019, this was even a drop by 79.5%. The pandemic has had a significant impact on the number of delegates who attended the events. Year-on-year, their number decreased from almost 182,000 to 146,000 in 2021, which is 19.5% less. Foreign delegates in 2021 came to Prague most often from the US, Britain, Germany, Switzerland and France. Prague belongs among destinations very popular with pharmaceutical, industrial or business meetings. Small corporate meetings with the participation of between 10 and 149 delegates predominate over large association...
It’s not always easy to find new things to do in Prague. Hiding in plain sight, though, just a few steps from the Charles Bridge on a charming little alleyway, is Ping Pong Point—the only establishment bringing casual table tennis to the masses in Prague. It’s an unassuming storefront, but inside is a lovely, casual hang-out spot for locals and tourists alike, offering a professional standard pin pong table and everything needed to get started. Petr and his business partner Stan grew up playing ping pong. But when they came to Prague for business, they found a severe lack of available tables. They’d searched for places to play, but not wanting to play in a gym, they came up totally empty. Foosball dominated the bars, and even then, game tables were slowly being replaced by seating areas to accommodate more crowds. What used to be a European bar staple had totally disappeared. During COVID, though, Petr saw an opportunity when a storefront became available next door to him. He knew that he could use the space to create a novel space for the community to gather. Ping Pong Point is perfectly positioned next to a restaurant, and Petr encourages people...
Police in Prague are looking for a man who has been breaking into people’s homes at night and watching them as they sleep, committing petty theft at times. “Home security camera footage makes it clear the perpetrator does not mind the presence of people,” Prague police spokesperson Jan Rybanský said in a statement on Thursday. “On the contrary, we could say he literally seeks out such homes,” he added. Police have so far registered seven cases but said there could have been more. “In one case, the suspect was sitting on the bed next to the nine-year-old daughter of the house owner in her child’s room while she was asleep and had no idea,” Rybanský said. Some house owners also recorded the movement of the suspect around the house when they were awake. “To avoid being disturbed, he locked himself in the room or on the entire floor, searched it and then left the house,” reads the statement on the police website. The suspect aged between 55 and 60, who has a limp, has mostly broken into houses in Prague. He has burgled one house twice within a year. The man faces up to three years in prison if convicted,...
Numerous Ryanair passengers were left stranded at Prague’s airport after their flight to Manchester left without them last week. Travelers for the 5.30 pm service on Friday 24 June claim to have arrived in good time, but said an unusual security system and huge queues at the airport meant they were still waiting in line by the time the plane was scheduled to depart. Passenger Hannah Molloy described the scene as “absolute chaos”, alleging that a large number of travellers were left scrambling to book onto a later easyJet flight, while others had to find a last-minute hotel in Prague. “There was no one from Ryanair,” she told Manchester Evening News. “We spoke to security and they said ‘it’s nothing to do with us’. “We were told they were ‘going to miss the flight slot’ but obviously the gate staff knew that there were a lot of people around – they could see us out of the window.” Ms. Molloy added that she and her partner “got there in plenty of time”. They were forced to pay £300 for an alternative easyJet flight in order to get home. Passengers reported that, unlike the normal airport procedure, they had to wait for their gate to be announced before...
A new, health-focused kindergarten has opened in Prague. It offers children a wholesome and modern environment with plenty of sunshine and fresh air. Beránek Kindergarten is located in Novodvorská Street in Prague 4 and solves one of today’s biggest problems: the presence of unhealthy substances in ordinary buildings. According to experts, very young children are especially sensitive to the environment in which they spend their time. Sufficient activity in sunny and ventilated interiors has a positive effect on their mental and physical health. Such a space is offered by the “healthy kindergarten” Beránek. Here, children breathe air that is free of carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, dust, or mold. “The kindergarten is equipped with a forced ventilation system with heat recovery, thanks to which there is fresh air in the kindergarten all day without harmful volatile substances, which are typically excreted from toys and furniture, and high concentrations of carbon dioxide. Thanks to the green roof and exterior blinds, the kindergarten does not overheat on hot summer days,” Petr Valeš from JRD Development describes. “The kindergarten is equipped with healthy full-spectrum lighting, which better mimics natural sunlight, and thanks to it, children can concentrate better. The kindergarten is built in...
Moving to a new country or just a city can be stressful. There are lots of things that need to be done, you most likely don’t know the area and everything is new for you. Having a bike on hand can be very useful. Don’t let people say that cycling in Prague is dangerous discourage you from getting a bike. A good start can be bike-sharing. This way you can try if you’ll be comfortable commuting on a bike in the city. There are the pink bikes run by Rekola, you can download their app and try them for yourself. These bikes are great if you need to use a bike here and there, but if you´re planning on discovering the city and its surroundings from behind the handlebars, getting a bike is probably the way to go. There are plenty of bike shops offering new bikes, but you can also get a second-hand bike. When getting a cheaper used bike, there are a few things you should pay attention to. First and foremost it’s important to check that there are no cracks on the frame and that the frame is not damaged or banded. Check the handlebars, deeply scratched...
You don’t have to dine by the sea to experience a quality fish meal! Here’s our selection of the best seafood restaurants. Zdenek’s Oyster Bar At Zdenek’s Oyster Bar, Praguers can truly treat themselves to the best the sea has to offer: oysters, crab, octopus, lobster and more. For those who truly want luxury, caviar is also available. Reservations are recommended, especially for dinner. Price: $$$$ Address: Malá Štupartská 636/5, Staré Město Bruxx This Belgian brasserie on Vinohrady square serves its signature oysters and mussels seven days a week. Pair them with in-house fresh baguette or, for more adventurous eaters, escargot or fried frogs legs. Full plates include both seafood options like grilled tuna or octopus with pork fatback, and meat, like roasted Liege meatballs or coq au vin. For dessert, enjoy house-made crème brûlée, chocolate cake, or the daily ice cream offerings. Price: $$$ Address: Náměstí Míru 9, Praha 2-Vinohrady Chorvatský Mlýn This seafood restaurant takes its name and its inspiration from Croatia’s 1800 km of coastline. It serves not only in-house spit-roasted meats, but also fresh seafood and Croatian specialties like black risotto and Adriatic Octopus “Pod Pekou.” The charming, pastoral restaurant is actually located in Sarka – Lysolaje...
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