About the project
Project ROSE: „Road to self-employment for Ukrainians and other marginalized groups on the Czech labour market“
is focused on providing knowledge in the area of obtaining a trade license and starting your own business in the Czech Republic.
The Czech Republic has taken in nearly 460,000 Ukrainian refugees since the beginning of the Ukrainian war. This number creates intense pressure for the sustainable integration of refugees into Czech society and the labour market. Ukrainian refugees face various obstacles in their search for work, ranging from lack of knowledge of the language, to problematic recognition of qualifications and nostrification of education, to poorer access to kindergartens.
However, many of the refugees had been running their own businesses, running a company or working as self-employed craftsmen and tradesmen before being forced to leave the country and thus have entrepreneurial skills and experience. The main objective of this project is therefore to strengthen the effective integration of war refugees, immigrants and similarly disadvantaged groups into the Czech labour market by enabling them to start their own business or self-employment.
The project aims to transfer knowledge about business opportunities in the Czech Republic to Ukrainian refugees, migrants and other disadvantaged groups and facilitate their entry into the Czech market and self-employment. The project consists of 3 main parts, an internal training trip to Norway, a roadshow in five selected cities of the Czech Republic with the organization of educational and consultative seminars for Ukrainian refugees, as well as the creation of information materials on business opportunities in the Czech Republic.
The ROSE project is supported by the Norway Grants 2014-2021 under the Social Dialogue and Decent Work Programme.
Project partners
Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic (AMSP ČR)
The Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Crafts of the Czech Republic (AMSP CR) was founded in 2001 as a politically independent entity, which is the main representative of the broadest business segment in the Czech Republic. It represents small and medium-sized enterprises and craftsmen, as well as societies, guilds and associations representing specific professional interests. The main activities of the Association are focused on nine areas of small and medium-sized business: digitalization in business, starting entrepreneurs, family businesses, craftsmen, women in business, business establishments, small restaurants, small growers and rural entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs 55+.
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SME Norway (SMB Norge)
SME Norway is an interest organisation for small and medium-sized enterprises in Norway. The organisation was founded in 1992 and its main objective is to influence business policy in favour of SMEs. The association defends the interests and welfare of SMEs and is a strong voice in the public debate on issues affecting entrepreneurs in the country. SME Norway has approximately 5 500 members throughout the country, employing more than 25 000 workers in Norway.
SME Norway represents the interests of Norwegian entrepreneurs to the public sphere and the government, provides its members with free legal advice and tailored insurance solutions, offers useful business tools, educational courses and attractive meeting places. SME Norway is an environmentally friendly organisation that focuses on improving the working environment and reducing energy and paper consumption. The association has been awarded the Environmental Lighthouse certificate for its activities. SME Norway also actively encourages its member companies to be socially responsible.
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