International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

The factors effecting evaluation of industrial enterprises` business plan risks have been defined. Types of risks, their characteristics and insurance forms have been studied amid current business environment. It has been pointed out that the criteria themselves are not enough to accept a project by an industrial enterprise. It has been proved that project`s decision making has to meet all the criteria and stakeholders’ interests of an investment project. The criteria based on value changes over time, which can be taken into account when evaluating comparable amounts of money separated by time, have been suggested.

A startup is starting an innovative enterprise that has in establishing greater business risk and successful beginning is likely its rapid growth. Exponential growth is an attraction for many investors who are actively searching for new startups and investing in them with the hope of going to be another Google, Facebook or Twitter. The paper describes the incubation program of WAYRA, which is one of the world’s largest business incubators. We have been dealing not only with the exited startup but also with the currently incubated WAYRA CEE in Prague. We evaluate their potential, strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the discussion.