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MAIN FEATURE >
Franchising: businesses
branch out
While global brands are often
looked upon as faceless corporations, a lot of them are in fact
run by local entrepreneurs. In the Czech Republic, franchising
has boomed in recent years, helping smaller businesspeople to excel.
It's time to put a face to a name.
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 INTERVIEW >
Hurricane
named Blanka
She's energetic and spontaneous. She dresses
princesses from the Persian Gulf and European celebrities. For over
20 years Blanka Matragi, originally from Moravia, has been the Czech
ambassador to the world of haute couture. |
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CASE
STUDY >
Selling in volume
When it came to creating a catchy company
name, the owners of Levné knihy got straight to the point. Its brand
(Cheap Books) speaks for itself, and its target is any literate Czech. |
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Creating a deeper
manager pool
Only a few years ago, coaching was
a word most often associated with sport. However, it is gradually
becoming another essential tool in corporate management development
kits. Companies are betting that, along with specially-tailored
development programs and even MBAs, this is the way to groom
- and hold onto - future and present-day managers.
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 PERSPECTIVES >
Olga Dvořáková: Making
a market for modern art
Olga Dvořáková (34), the owner and
curator of Gallery Art Factory, has made her mark in the
art business, where fierce competition and the unrelenting
dictate of money rule. Read how she did it.
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 TRAVEL >
The best of Hamburg
Germany's second largest city
is definitely not only one of Europe's most diverse ports with
a thriving industry and trade center, it's also home to hundreds
of parks and gardens, and romantic canals that reminds one of
Amsterdam or Venice. Hamburg has even more bridges than those
two destinations put together, and a cultural scene to rival
either one. You'll definitely need more than one day to explore
this "green city". |
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