Exportní podpora jako nástroj zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti a angažovanosti malých a středních podniků a startupů v zahraničním obchodě

This dissertation thesis tackles the topic of export support in the context of a small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups. The reason for this focus is the lack of empirical evidence of the effectiveness of the export support provided against specific needs of this unique category of companies. This thesis presents a complex theoretical framework on which basis the hypotheses are formulated, and ways of their testing are determined. In the practical part, the dissertation analyzes the framework of export support in the Czech Republic, which is then faced with three different empirical experiments. One of the experiments is to research the effectiveness of CzechInvest's export support programs on a sample of 111 startups that have undergone the very specific programs given their ambition to engage in international business transactions.