We help get your
business started
services for beginning enterprisers and people interested in starting a business
A programme for beginning enterprisers and people interested in starting a business. We’ll help you take your idea from paper to viable company, or from fledgling company to promising startup.
A programme for beginning enterprisers and people interested in doing business in gastronomy. We’ll help you get started, provide a professional kitchen, and put you in touch with leading experts.
A shared office in the centre of Usti nad Labem on the campus of UJEP. Make the most of collaboration, low overhead, and shared experiences in a coworking space with other startuppers.
Do you only have a business idea so far but aren’t sure about it? Or are you dealing with a specific problem in the early stages and don’t want to go straight into the incubator? Come talk to us about it.
Events for people interested in going into business
Don’t have a business plan? Are you interested in learning about marketing, financing, legislation, and other specific topics related to enterprise? Follow our events for beginning enterprisers.

startup go
From idea to company
A programme for beginning enterprisers and people with an idea, enthusiasm, and the confidence to go into business. Together with mentors and experts, we’ll help you turn your idea into a viable company, or your fledgling company into a promising startup.
Who’s Startup Go for?
- Beginning enterprisers (company / business plan not older than 3 years)
- Businesses based in the Usti Region (headquarters, operations, place of business)
- Interested parties with a thought-out business plan and residence in the Usti Region or students in the Usti Region

Jan Wedlich
programme manager
inkubator@icuk.cz
What you get with Startup Go
Workshops with business experts
Individual consultation with mentors
Access to UJEP campus coworking space
Help with grants for beginning enterprisers
Shared experiences and feedback from the startup community

And we’ll also help you approach investors
Startup Go Grill is the showcase for the final presentations of beginning companies in the Startup Go incubator and Foodies Go in front of an expert panel and the general public, to which we invite potential investors. In addition to invaluable feedback from the panel and the public, winners receive material prizes and as much as 20,000 CZK to be used on ICUK’s expert services. There’s also an open category for beginning enterprisers who haven’t been through the incubator.
Experts that get you moving

Filip Molčan
Specializace:
- Inovace v informačních technologií
- Sociálně prospěšné podnikání
- IT startupy
Zkušenosti:
- Konzultant pro open-source pro Evropskou komisi
- Ve spolupráci s Datasys založil několik start-upů
- Prorazil v Silicon Valley
- Figuruje v žebříčku 100 největších inovátorů v Evropě
founder and head of
Good Sailors, Pixbuf

Milan Drábek
Specializace
- Poradenství v oblasti řízení změn
- Dotační poradenství
- Inovační projekty
Zkušenosti:
- Spolupráce s KPMG a Business Creation Austria
- Inovační projekt – Safety Nanoproducts a ATA Inovation
founder and head of
Drábek Consulting

Tomáš Adam
Specializace
- Motivace
- Osobní rozvoj
- HR problematika
Zkušenosti:
- Zakladatel iMotivation
founder and head of
iMotivation

František Paikrt
Specializace:
- Soft Skills
- Marketing
- Prodej
Zkušenosti:
- Apple – jeden ze tří certifikovaných trenérů
- Zakladatel Event Blender – společenství freelancerů
- Vyučující několika modulů MBA na Business Institutu a Cambridge Business School
certified Apple trainer
zakladatel Event Blender

Jana Měchurová
Specializace
- Vedení týmů
- Byznys plán
- HR problematika
Zkušenosti:
- Manažerka poradců České spořitelny pro podnikatele
enterprise consultancy manager
Česká spořitelna
Successful graduates
It was my dream to start my own company. I wanted to do a natural product, and I came up with wooden variable handbags and backpacks. ICUK helped me set up my business model and product marketing and presentation…
What it costs?
Every service has its value. We want our services to be affordable to you but motivational at the same time. Participation in the four-month Startup Go incubator costs:
3000 CZK per project
Want to ask?
Do you have a business idea but aren’t sure if it’s viable? Not sure the incubator is right for you? Get in touch with Jan:
inkubator@icuk.cz
Are you going for it?
Have you decided to take your business to the next level?
Fill out our nonbinding application, and we’ll get in touch and talk with you in person.

foodies go
Bake it to perfection in the oven, in Foodies Go
A programme for beginning enterprisers in gastronomy, which in cooperation with Gastrotechno Group provides a professionally equipped kitchen, experienced mentors, opportunities to meet with leading experts in the industry, specialized workshops, and discounted cooking classes. And you get the business services of the Startup Go programme!
Who’s Foodies Go for?
- Beginning enterprisers (company / business plan not older than 3 years)
- Businesses based in the Usti Region (headquarters, operations, place of business)
- Interested parties with a thought-out business plan and residence in the Usti Region or students in the Usti Region

Jan Wedlich
programme manager
inkubator@icuk.cz
Professionally equipped Showroom 12 kitchen
Gastronomy workshops with experts
Individual consultation with mentors from the industry
Discounted cooking and baking classes
Shared experiences and feedback from the startup community
+ all benefits and services of the Startup Go programme

We’ll also help you approach investors
Startup Go Grill is the showcase for the final presentations of beginning companies in the Startup Go incubator and Foodies Go in front of an expert panel and the general public, to which we invite potential investors. In addition to invaluable feedback from the panel and the public, winners receive material prizes and as much as 20,000 CZK to be used on ICUK’s expert services. There’s also an open category for beginning enterprisers who haven’t been through the incubator.
Experts that get you moving

Filip Molčan
Specializace:
- Inovace v informačních technologií
- Sociálně prospěšné podnikání
- IT startupy
Zkušenosti:
- Konzultant pro open-source pro Evropskou komisi
- Ve spolupráci s Datasys založil několik start-upů
- Prorazil v Silicon Valley
- Figuruje v žebříčku 100 největších inovátorů v Evropě
founder and head of
Good Sailors, Pixbuf

Marcel Vargaeštok
Marcel Vargaeštok je podnikatelem i lektorem. Pět let pracoval jako marketér v Procter & Gamble v Budapešti, poté se přestěhoval do Prahy a založil jednu z největších škol vaření Chefparade, se kterou expandoval do dalších evropských zemí. Dokáže tak poradit s marketingem gastronomických projektů, upozorní Vás na specifika zakládání businessu v gastronomii a dokáže také poradit s výběrem zaměstanců.
founder of
Chefparade, Chefstarter

Tomáš Adam
Specializace
- Motivace
- Osobní rozvoj
- HR problematika
Zkušenosti:
- Zakladatel iMotivation
founder and head of
iMotivation

František Paikrt
Specializace:
- Soft Skills
- Marketing
- Prodej
Zkušenosti:
- Apple – jeden ze tří certifikovaných trenérů
- Zakladatel Event Blender – společenství freelancerů
- Vyučující několika modulů MBA na Business Institutu a Cambridge Business School
certified Apple trainer
zakladatel Event Blender

Jana Měchurová
Specializace
- Vedení týmů
- Byznys plán
- HR problematika
Zkušenosti:
- Manažerka poradců České spořitelny pro podnikatele
enterprise consultancy manager
Česká spořitelna
Successful graduates
One of our new products came about thanks to the Foodies Go programme. We saw a coffee printing project there and developed a way to apply it to our cakes. That opened the door to corporate clientele even wider for us.
What it costs?
Every service has its value. We want our services to be affordable to you but motivational at the same time. Participation in the four-month Foodies Go incubator costs:
3000 CZK per projects
Want to ask?
Do you have a business idea but aren’t sure if it’s viable? Not sure the incubator is right for you? Get in touch with Jan:
inkubator@icuk.cz
Are you going for it?
Have you decided to take your business to the next level?
Fill out our nonbinding application, and we’ll get in touch and talk with you in person.
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