Collaborate with external experts in marketing, design, development, or sales and move your brand closer to your customers.

An external expert is defined as a specialist in the subject matter of the grant application who is authorized to provide consultancy in the given field and can provide at least three references regarding the provision of relevant services that are no older than 3 years from the date of the grant application.

Who can apply for a voucher

Micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises with a registered office or premises in the Hradec Králové Region that have their own innovative product or service (or are in the development phase) falling into one of the key research and innovation sectors in our region (see the specialization domains of the Regional RIS3 Strategy).

What the voucher can be used for

1) Purchasing services from a creative professional

• Industrial, product, and interior design (graphic interior designs, product design, packaging design)
• Audiovisual services (static and animated banners, product videos or photography, videos supplemented with 2D and 3D graphics or 3D models of exhibition stands, photorealistic visualizations)
• Marketing strategy, graphics, branding (marketing strategy design, communication plans, name and logo design, visual style)
• IT as a development tool (creation and development of mobile applications, prototyping using 3D printing, UX design, custom software development including programming)

2) Expert Consultancy

• Business and leadership (strategic management, company development and growth, leadership and personal development, process setup and team building, networking, change management)
• Manufacturing (production optimization, process management, planning, lean management, automation and robotics, certification and quality, implementation of new technologies)
• Product (agile product development, product management, SW development, innovation process, design thinking)
• Finance management (financial management, financial planning, controlling and management accounting, pricing)
• Sales (international expansion, Go-to-market strategy, sales team management, e-commerce)

How much you can receive

• Total allocation: CZK 1,000,000.00
• Minimum grant: CZK 50,000.00
• Maximum grant: CZK 100,000.00
• Maximum share of the requested grant: 70% (up to 90% if the applicant’s registered office is located in an economically weak region as defined by the current list)

Examples of previous funding

• ELLA-CS, s.r.o. – corporate product video
• Awocado – set of product videos promoting Lesní svět brand products
• Aveflor – visual design of Akutol plaster boxes
• Petrof Pianos – image video for the 160th anniversary of Petrof’s founding