8.1 Business support on the side of the state

There is a possibility for the enterprisers to obtain advisory services either free of charge or subsidized from the enterprising state support in selected advisory centres placed all over Slovakia associated in the networks RPIC/BIC/CPK.

This support is designed for small and medium businessmen who do not conduct business in sectors such as agriculture, arms industry, provision of erotic services and operating of casinos and gambling-houses. Within this support, a beginning and already existing enterpriser obtains consulting and information services about enterprising subsidized in a certain range in the amount of 63 hours. The price of consulting service per hour from which the discounts are spooled is in this case SKK 500.

The amount of discounts for individual types of enterprisers

Beginning enterpriser	Consulting hours	0 – 6 hours	7 – 63 hours
	Discount from the fee	100%	50%

Existing enterpriser	Consulting hours	0 – 2 hours	3 – 12 hours	13 – 63 hours
	Discount from the fee	100%	80%	25%

The number of hours means continual hours for a single enterpriser, i.e. the enterpriser has the right for first hours free of charge and after their spending (also during a longer period), the following advisory services are partially charged. These advisory services can be used only by the enterprisers who conduct business in SR, i.e. also the legal entities owned by the foreigners who have their registered office in SR.