První část práce je věnovaná malým a středním podnikům, jsou zde obsaženy jejich definice, charakteristiky, vývoj, výhody a nevýhody spojenectví či možnosti poskytnutí různých druhů podpor pro malé a střední podniky. Další část práce se již zaměřuje na restaurační minipivovary a rodinné pivovary v ČR. Je zde zmíněna nejen historie piva a historie minipivovarů, ale i technologie výroby piva, rozdělení pivovarů dle velikosti či trendy v tomto rozvíjejícím se oboru. Dále je zde kapitola věnovaná ekonomické stránce v konkrétním restauračním minipivovaru, kde je provedena SWOT analýza, rozebrány jednotlivé nákladové položky týkající se výroby piva, přiblížena metoda stanovení ceny v tomto podniku a poslední část upozorňuje na spotřební daň z piva. Závěr práce je věnován vyhodnocení dotazníkového šetření, které bylo zaměřené na různé aspekty související s tímto tradičním oborem.

This thesis deals with some aspects of internationalization of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in present globalized world. The goal of this thesis is to analyze the causes, forms and entry barriers for SMEs from the Czech Republic expanding to international markets. This is facilitated by own survey. The survey with questionnaire covering 20 questions was conducted among almost a thousand SMEs. Basic characteristics of SMEs as well as internationalization and enterprise support is mentioned in the thesis. The part is also devoted to the impacts of current economic crisis on SMEs. Survey results are included in the final part of this thesis.

The aim of my graduation theses was to find out, how the system of state assistance to small and medium enterprises exporting to Eastern Europe functions in the Czech Republic. I examined all available documents, institutions and organizations which helps enterpreneurs. I confronted these outcomes with research made by enterpreneurs and I tried to suggest some improvements and innovations.

The thesis focuses on the barriers to the internationalization of SMEs. The theoretical part consists of four chapters outlining the basic theoretical resources necessary for the practical part. The first part explains the nature of internationalization and globalization, the second defines SMEs in the Czech Republic and the European Union, the third section presents the most important and most common barriers to the internationalization of SMEs, the last fourth part provides an overview of the institutions involved in export promotion in the Czech Republic. The practical part of the thesis consists of an analysis sample of four companies that led to the determination of the largest and most common barriers to the internationalization of Czech SMEs.

Business Intelligence is one of the fastest growing areas of computer science. Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is often referred as next-generation of Business Intelligence (BI). Recently leading vendors of BI and CPM software and applications were primarily engaged in creating products for large enterprises and corporations. However, now they have also started to aim at the segment of SMEs (small and medium enterprises). This thesis analyzes the CPM market in segment of small and medium enterprises. Introductory part deals with my own research. This research was conducted on a sample of firms from SME whose business activities are within the same industry. The research focuses on the expectations and demands from reporting tools and CPM applications. The second half of the chapter is evaluating the information obtained, which will serve in the next section. The second part introduces principles of corporate performance management (CPM), describing the basic functionality that CPM applications cover and showing which added value is offered to companies. Furthermore, this chapter focuses on market analysis and identification of the main vendors of CPM applications for small and medium-sized businesses. The final part of the chapter defines criteria for evaluating CPM tools for reporting. The final part of diploma thesis has a practical character. It describes installation and setting up BI/CPM suite of applications from two chosen vendors and shows possibilities in their tools for creating reports. Finally these reporting tools are compared by predefined criteria from the previous chapter.

The main goal of the thesis is to assess factoring as a tool for small and medium size enterprises financing. Factoring offers receivables management, securing of debtors risk and support of national and international trade. The target is to sum up theoretical approaches in Czech as well as international literature and connect them with practice knowledge and experience that the author have learned during expert experience. Factoring was successfully offered in course of bad economic times during worldwide recession mainly to due easy availability in the markets. Financing via factoring expresses lower risk for financing party, due to transaction risk spread being on the more debtors. In contrast, there is higher demand on administration of every single invoice of company to its debtors. This logically brings higher cost of manpower on the financing party site that has to deal with high proportion of invoices. The thesis is divided into five parts. First parts is taking care about state and private trade supporting tools including Czech Export Bank and its role in creating space for national exporters. Second part deals with forms, in which small and medium size enterprise can find the suitable financial tools and products. Receivables and its main features, receivables live cycle and tools for effective use of receivable in asset based financing, that is all proceeded in part with number three. Whereas chapter four analyze current latest experience with factoring, its forms and way of use including legal and accountancy view. Fifth chapter summarizes theoretical background and uses the application of theory in practice and presents examples, how factoring can help. The thesis found out, that factoring is a suitable financing tool in times of economic crisis and general downturn. The number of factoring transaction grew, as well as the total turnover, but average transaction price went down due to lower cost of traded goods, that was financed via factoring. Thesis also proved that factoring financing is easy to get in the market, as there is large scale of big and small factoring financing providers. Factoring did not improve all significant financial ratios, but increased turnover of assets, mainly receivables, decreased the ratio of indebtedness. Thesis introduced the factoring financing, its use, forms and pros as well as cons. Factoring provided to be sufficient substitute for conventional credit, but bears differences, that have to be taken into account, when deciding on suitable form of receivable financing.

The goal of my master's theses was to analyze the requirements of the ITIL framework for a service desk implementation, identify specifics of SME companies and to try to scale down the ITIL implementation of a service desk to the size applicable to SME. In my practical part I'd like devise a functional model of the ITIL compliant service desk featuring Incident, Request, Change, and Problem Management processes based on the Atlassian Jira sotware. After completing the theasis I will answer a question - if it is possible to use ITIL in the SME segment.

The diploma thesis deals with possible layout plan of a camper van and considers different possibilities of its utilization and tries to find the best possible ways of comfortable living on roads. The goal of the thesis is to show meaningful ways of connecting the sanitary, living and sleeping zone to achieve ideal balance among those. When living in the cramped space of the camper van, the goal is to provide ergonomic environment without any obstacles caused by poor design of the interior. The thesis shows the layout plan that would comply with comfort both on short trips and also on longer tours. Important thing is to deal with the design of windows to utilize the possibilies of using the natural daylight as a source of lighting. Larger windows would also contribute to a better connection with van’s surroundings. The outcome of the thesis is visualisation of 3D model, architectural study showing possible layouts, physical model and additional visualisations.

The following master`s thesis focuses on small states security strategy choices, namely the case of Georgia. According to neorealist assumptions small states choose their security strategy to minimalize the potential threat to their existence. The case of Georgia is anomalous, as it has increased the security risk by choosing its alliance strategy. This work analyses the factors influencing the preferences in choosing a security strategy by neorealist and constructivist approach. The aim of this work is to research whether the selection of the security strategy is a rational choice and if so what other factors influence this choice

The dissertation deals with placing of public procurements in the Czech Republic in compliance with the legal frame and analyses the process of placing of public procurements on the site of both contracting authorities and tenderers. The aim of the dissertation is to identify whether SMEs have equal status on the market of public procurements in the Czech Republic. Partial goals of the author are - identification of factors influencing public procurements from the perspective of effective expenditure of public funds by tenderers and impact of the effectiveness on the competitions intensity, and - identification of conditions for SMEs to participate in public procurements, barriers of entry and success in winning public procurements, and - analysis of choice of evaluation criteria used in public procurements and definitions of impact on SMEs success in the procurement based on particular option, and - comparison of legislation governing public procurements in the Czech Republic in the terms of Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on public procurements and Act No. 134/2016 Coll., on placing of public procurements and resulting recommendations for contracting authorities leading to strengthening participation and success of SMEs in public procurements Theoretical part deals with analysis of current status of public procurements in the Czech Republic and introduces basis for identification of main issues and possible solutions. The objectives are accomplished in several stages. First the author, followigh the analysis of factors influencing the procurement market, expresses the opinion that SMEs face many difficulties (natural and legislative) that complicate their active participation in public procurements, Within identification of factors influencing public procurements in the Czech Republic the author states that increase of number of submitted offers positively influences the tender price and refers to strong dependence between the tender price and assumed value of the public procurement, which may determine effectiveness of the procurement process. The dissertation further contains several recommendations for contracting authorities aiming to simplification of the procurement process and establishment of competitive environment favourable for SMEs participation in the public procurements. The dissertation concludes, based on the performed analysis, that the criterion of lowest tender price may, under certain circumstances, bring negative effects to SMEs due to lower economic stability in comparison with big entities. Within comparison of legal framework for public procurements in the Czech Republic the dissertartion concludes that new rules, implemented through EU directives bring benefites to all participans on the public procurements market.