Step by step guidelines for starting a business

A person interested in doing business needs to know regulations related to the activity he/she intends to conduct, conditions that have to met, and permissions, certificates and stamps that have to be acquired. He/she is also concerned if application forms are available, where to send them and what happens to them afterwards.

Most business activities fall within unqualified for which no professional competence is set as a condition for perfomance of the activity. The electronic version of Point of Single Contact (PSC) brings detailed and granted guidelines for more than 180 business activities in various sectors. The guidelines describe procedures for acquiring all permissions required for conducting a business activity, including all forms and applications.

Giude on how to obtain unqualified trade

There are business activities which require special certificates, permissons and approvals. More information are as follows, sorted by sectors.
Alternatively, all available guides are listed in the overview of all guidelines.

Information about availabe support to businesses operating or intending to operate in the Czech Republic can be found in the Business Support section.

What is the Point of Single Contact and where to find it

If you have any questions, you can contact Points of Single Contact set up at 15 municipal trade licensing offices in all regions.