Renovations and property management
Tutel
- For whom
- Flat owners and homeowners’ associations (SVJ).
- What I do
- Founded June 2026. A small team (2–5) handles a mix of repairs and bigger renovations for flat owners and HOAs (SVJ), with our craftsmen.
Martin VítekFounder and operator across Czechia, the US and Africa
What I enjoy most about business is getting involved and making things happen.
I start and run small businesses in Czechia, the US and Africa. Over the next year I am focused on a US role while keeping my ventures going. If you are hiring, or want help building a small business, I would be glad to hear from you.
What I do
A few things I work on today, and where I may be able to help you or your company. I like working with partners who know their field better than I do.
Finding new customers for small US businesses
Shorty Harris
- For whom
- Smaller US businesses that want new customers in their local markets.
- What I do
- I co-founded Shorty Harris (Jan 2025). We find matching local US businesses by category, location and size, and draft personalized outreach so owners can focus on closing.
Other ventures
Africa · Market entry
Tamboti Ventures (brand: Tamboti Circle), based in Lusaka, Zambia. We help companies enter African markets with local partners. I also do business development for Instay Technology, a software development studio in Zambia.
CZ & SK · Food
Exclusive jackfruit supplier for Czechia and Slovakia since 2024. Restaurants and an e-shop for canned jackfruit and snacks, built into a lean ~$50k/year operation.
Illinois · Business development
Business development partner (not owner) for the family laundry. A passive role: building a lead funnel that can convert into clients in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois.
Results
What we set out to do, what I did, and how it turned out.
Jackies Snacks
A new food product in Czechia and Slovakia
- Challenge
- Introduce premium jackfruit, a plant-based alternative almost unknown in Czech and Slovak kitchens.
- What I did
- I lead sales, strategy and partnerships. We secured exclusive supplier rights for Czechia and Slovakia in 2024, including wins such as Los Capolitos.
- Outcome
- Grew from 0 to about $50k/year with a largely automated process that needs little day-to-day human time. Restaurants and an e-shop now sell jackfruit and snacks.
Asociace podnikavé Česko
Entrepreneurship in Czech education
- Challenge
- Embed entrepreneurship as a core competency in the Czech education system, in policy and in schools.
- What I did
- I co-founded the association together with the first members: we drafted the founding documents, secured funding and built the team and the strategy.
- Outcome
- I was the founding president (2022–2026), and today I sit on the supervisory board.
MAXP
EU-funded career platform for teenagers
- Challenge
- Help young people explore careers and entrepreneurial skills before they make big education decisions.
- What I did
- I assembled an international team, and together we secured EU co-funding; I led the implementation, including budgeting.
- Outcome
- Across both Erasmus+ MAXP programmes, about 9,700 young people started on maxp.io and roughly 1,800 completed. The platform is run today by Nadační fond vzdělávání a podnikání.
Tutel
First renovation jobs delivered
- Challenge
- Build a renovation company that flat owners and homeowners’ associations (SVJ) can trust with their homes and buildings.
- What I did
- I founded Tutel as an s.r.o. in June 2026. We mix repairs and bigger renovations with a team of 2–5 and a reliable crew for quotes, contractors, timelines and handover.
- Outcome
- Landed a large HOA of more than 250 units and built a crew that can handle that volume of jobs and contracts.
Also: angel investing in Africa
In recent years I’ve become more and more interested in Africa and its business scene. I’ve invested in a few startups, and through ZBAN and TVC Labs I learn from people with long experience in these markets.
Duniya HealthcareZambia · 2024
Healthcare logistics
My role: Angel investorBOSSOZambia · 2025
Construction materials · supply chain
My role: Angel investorSolarCorpNigeria · 2025
Clean energy · fintech
My role: Angel investorKonnektKenya · 2026
Digital inclusion · broadband
My role: InvestorInstay TechnologyZambia
Software development studio
My role: Business development
Zambia · 2024
Healthcare logistics
My role: Angel investor
Zambia · 2025
Construction materials · supply chain
My role: Angel investor
Nigeria · 2025
Clean energy · fintech
My role: Angel investor
Kenya · 2026
Digital inclusion · broadband
My role: Investor
Instay Technology
Zambia
Software development studio
My role: Business development
About
What I enjoy most about business is getting involved and making things happen: starting new projects and working with people who want to build something of their own.
That has taken me from small companies in Czechia to the US and, more recently, to startups and investments in Africa. I am an operator, not a corporate ladder candidate.
Over the next 12 months I am focused on landing a US role while keeping my ventures going on the side. If you are hiring, I am used to hands-on sales, partnerships and operations.
I also care about entrepreneurship among young people: I started Soutěž & Podnikej (nearly 1,000 students; handover 2023, now BeNextOne), chair Nadační fond vzdělávání a podnikání (MAXP), and sit on the supervisory board of Asociace podnikavé Česko after serving as founding president.
Based between Czechia and the US, with work across Africa.
I believe every young person should have the chance to try out their ideas, take responsibility, and experience what it means to create something of their own.
Current
- Founder · Tutel2026–
- Founder · Tamboti Circle (Lusaka, Zambia)2025–
- Co-founder · Shorty Harris2025–
- Business development partner · Courtesy Cleaning2025–
- Founder · Jackies Snacks s.r.o.2021–
- Founder & chairman · Nadační fond vzdělávání a podnikání (MAXP)2017–
- Supervisory board member · Asociace podnikavé Česko2026–
Earlier
- President · Asociace podnikavé Česko2022–2026
- Started and handed over · Soutěž & Podnikej2015–2023
- Project & programme officer (part-time) · Charles University2024–2025
Education
- Harvard Business School Online: Power and Influence for Positive Impact (2024)
- Prague University of Economics and Business: MBA, Real Estate Development, with honors (2020–2022)
- DePaul University, Chicago: BCom, Management/Entrepreneurship, cum laude (2011–2014)
Media
I started Beyond The Pivot, a podcast inviting movers and shakers of the African business and startup ecosystem (currently on a break). One conversation I learned a lot from is Ep. 22 on avoiding costly property mistakes in Africa.
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Tell me what you are working on or what you need built. If you are hiring in the US, or want to hire me on one of my projects as a client, I will answer you myself.
I’m always happy to hear from people who build small, practical businesses, companies curious about African markets, craftsmen, suppliers and local business owners, and anyone working on entrepreneurship education.