Written by: Monika Mudranincová Photo: Petr Poliak Career highlights 1979 graduated from the Jan Evangelista Purkyně Military Institute for Research, Medicine, and Postgraduate Studies in Hradec Králové 1980-84 served as a physician with a military anti-aircraft unit since 1984 practicing surgery at the Brno Military Hospital 1993-96 involved in several missions in the former Yugoslavia…

Written by: David Friday & Klára Smolová As outsourcing in the Czech real estate sector becomes more sophisticated, the development of a new service has become evident. The facility management trend is likely to grow as clients gain a greater understanding of the service’s full benefits. LET’S START WITH a business center – pick any…

Written by: Jiří Vašek Find out which mountains have sufficient powder snow, where there aren’t any life lines, and where you can ski at night. Best of all, you can get all this info and more without getting without numb fingers. http://www.snehulak.cz This site offers weather information from individual ski centers and related news reports.…

Written by: Monika Mudranincová Photo by: Monika Mudranincová Jana Procházková Thanks to hard work and luck, Jana Procházková (38) built several successful businesses – the Global Express BTI travel agency, the airline representation company Globair, and toy importer Global Express – from scratch.   No 1 – the travel agency Prior to 1989 she wasn’t…

Written by: Jason Hovet, Anita Lišková, Klára Smolová, Petr Vykoukal Creative marketing that makes a difference is worth its weight in gold. The Prague Tribune found a few marketing concepts that stood out in 2003, due to original ideas and innovative approaches. AT THE END OF LAST YEAR TNS Factum conducted its regular research on…

Written by: Monika Mudranincová & Kateřina Zapletňuková Photo by: Vojtěch Vlk A life in numbers 1964 born on 20 October in Český Brod 1986 graduated from the Charles University School of Journalism 1992 became Lidové noviny’s Moscow correspondent, and later worked as a reporter for the Epicentrum agency in countries of the former USSR and…

Written by: Monika Mudranincová Photo: Vojtěch Vlk We remember her mainly as the uncompromising host of the “21” television show and as the head of the communications department of now-defunct Investiční a poštovní banka. Her face then disappeared from TV screens, but she didn’t retire from the media. Barbora Tachecí (41) is now in charge…

Written by: Monika Mudranincová PEOPLE UP Photo: archiv Yvonna Kreuzmannová The director of Tanec Praha festival and the Ponec theater received a French “Knight of Art” order this January. The decoration was given in appreciation of her engagement in the artistic sphere, and highlighted her merits in uniting the cultures of different nations. Photo: ČTK…

Written by: Anita Lišková AIRLINES: Flights for less The first domestic airline has decided to follow in the successful footsteps of foreign low-cost airlines. Starting in May of this year, Travel Service will start offering regular flights under the name Smart Wings to Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Copenhagen and Madrid, destinations previously serviced by traditional airlines.…

Written by: Philippe Riboton “NEW BLOOD” was the title of this column last month – a reference to the population of dynamic and innovative entrepreneurs portrayed in our cover story. January’s editorial was also intended to denounce the submissive behavior of some media to political power – namely, one of our Czech weekly competitors that…