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Grants, co-financing

Non-repayable funds for starting and developing a business are often obtained through funding for starting or developing a business from European Union funds, which are aimed at developing local enterprises.

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Grants for starting a business

Dotacje z UE na rozpoczęcie działalności gospodarczej są formą pomocy dla osób, które chcą założyć własną firmę, udzielaną z Funduszy Europejskich. Co do zasady dotacje z Unii Europejskiej są bezzwrotne, co oznacza, że nie ulegają one spłatom tak jak w przypadku pożyczek, czy kredytów, ale w przypadku niewywiązania się z umowy mogą ulegać zwrotowi.

Aby rozpocząć przygotowania do podjęcia działalności gospodarczej pierwszym krokiem jaki musisz zrobić to zastanowienie się czy Twój pomysł ma sznasę na rynku. Musisz dokładnie wiedzieć czym będziesz się zajmować. Pamiętaj, że pomysł na biznes, który wymyślisz tylko po to, aby uzyskać dotacje z UE, może nie przynieść oczekiwanego sukcesu i satysfakcji z prowadzonej działalności. Dofinansowanie ma być tylko wsparciem dla Twojego biznesu, a nie jego siłą napędową.

Kwota unijnej dotacji na rozpoczęcie własnej, jednoosobowej działalności gospodarczej może wynieść nawet 40 000 zł.

Smart Growth Program

Financial resources under the Program can be obtained for those projects that really increase the innovativeness of the Polish economy. Figuratively speaking: someone who wants to start a flower shop will not get money, but if the idea is, for example, research and development work that has a chance of creating a new or improved product, then the chance of receiving financing is very high.

There are many so-called sub-measures within this program that allow you to obtain support. I will mention the most interesting ones:

Innovation vouchers for SMEs – in practice, the entrepreneur receives up to PLN 340,000 to pay for the work of scientists who will help him implement his innovative idea.
Design Grants – a very interesting activity aimed at design companies cooperating with manufacturers.
Industrial property protection – do you have a great, highly innovative product and want to patent it? You can receive up to half a million zlotys in funding to cover the entire procedure.

Eastern Poland Programme

If you have a company registered in the province:

Lublin,
Podlaskie,
Subcarpathian,
Świętokrzyskie
Warmia-Masuria

you can use one of the sub-measures and take part in the competition for funding.

Funds are granted for example for introducing innovative products to the market, creating a strategy for entering foreign markets or so-called rebranding, i.e. giving the brand a new character and thus increasing its attractiveness.

Other grant programs

Local Action Groups

This is a very interesting activity aimed at entrepreneurs running their businesses in rural areas. Local Action Groups receive funding from the Rural Development Program, and then distribute these funds among companies whose activities fit into the development strategy of, for example, several cooperating municipalities. This could be, for example, the opening of an ecological agricultural plant, which will employ a dozen or so people.

Funding from the RPO

Regional Operational Programs are a huge source of funding for Polish local governments, but also entrepreneurs. In individual regions of our country, activities are carried out to support companies that in some way contribute to the development of the local community or the country's economy.

Currently, it is the “easiest” way to obtain funds for all activities related to computerization, environmental protection and increasing competitiveness on European markets. Entrepreneurs can receive funding for thermal modernization of their buildings or creation of an e-service platform.

How can we help?

It is worth knowing that receiving a subsidy is of course not guaranteed, and above all, it is not the same as achieving success in business. You must remember that money is just a means to an end. However, you can easily "eat up" a subsidy and then have a problem settling it. Therefore, before reaching for any form of assistance, think carefully about how to spend the granted funds wisely and actually develop your business with them. They will not replace a great, innovative idea, a solid business plan and persistent implementation.

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