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Sketch of the image of Polish entrepreneurship - Polish Economy Forum

A sketch of the image of Polish entrepreneurship – Polish Economy Forum

It is constantly repeated that small and medium-sized entrepreneurs are the mainstay of Polish GDP, that their development should be supported and that they are so important for the economy. Unfortunately, the pace of development of the SME sector does not match the declarations. As it results from the Polityka ...

Small businesses can't cope

Small businesses can’t cope

In the past year alone, a trifle of about 600,000 companies have disappeared from the Polish economic map. We are talking about liquidated and suspended businesses. Theoretically, the effects of this economic paralysis should be leveled by the indicator of companies that have just appeared on the domestic market. Unfortunately, ...

Where does Polish food go and how much of it do we export?

Where does Polish food go and how much of it do we export?

In recent years, the importance of foreign trade in agri-food products has been growing steadily in relation to the total export from the country. In 2022, it was 13.8 percent of the “total”, and in 2023, it was already 14.7 percent. Moreover, only in the relation of 2022 and 2023, ...

Will the Polish beer market recover?

Will the Polish beer market recover?

Last year brought a 7% drop in sales for the brewing industry. While in 2018 Poles drank around 37 million hectoliters of beer, the first two years of the pandemic brought a drop of 2 million hectoliters. Interestingly, a drop of this size was also recorded in 2023, year-on-year. The ...

Poland should have its own brandy

Poland should have its own rakija

When going to the Balkans, it is worth bringing rakija with you. Grappa produced using traditional methods on Italian farms is a delicacy. Even Greek ouzo bought outside of liquor stores tastes different. Polish distillates in various versions are in no way inferior to the above drinks and as such ...

The SME sector must speak with one voice

The SME sector must speak with one voice

At the beginning of our conversation, let’s go back in time a bit. If you had the knowledge you have today six years ago about what the work of the SME ombudsman would look like, how officials would approach the Constitution for Business, etc., would you agree to become that ...

Payment backlogs are hitting the SME sector.  Could factoring be the solution?

Payment backlogs are hitting the SME sector. Could factoring be the solution?

According to the report on activities in 2023 published by the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection in April, the Office imposed fines on entities causing payment backlogs last year in the total amount of over PLN 41 million. This is four times more than in 2022. The highest fines, ...

The IT industry reduces employment and increases debts

The IT industry is reducing employment and increasing debts

According to Fitch Solutions, the IT sector will grow by 19.2% in 2024 compared to last year. This is more than in 2023, when the IT market in our country grew by 12.4% compared to the previous year. The IT sector will also become increasingly important for the domestic economy. ...

The European Union as the German Empire in Europe

The European Union as a German Empire in Europe

Source: provitabona.pl The issue of “protecting the rule of law” in Poland reminds the author of “The German Dream of Empire” of “the case of so-called religious dissidents, which was a convenient propaganda pretext for open interference in the affairs of the Republic of Poland”. In turn, “Adolf Hitler carried ...