Poland’s experience in offering support for SMEs in distress

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Poland’s experience in offering supportfor SMEs in distress

Anna Świebocka-Nerkowska

Polish Agency for Enterprise Development Paris, September 14th, 2017

2017

Historical view

Poland was different from other comunistic countries. Many family run businesses active throughcomunism times,

Law on running business – (Wilczek Law) – extremely liberal law on running business from1 January 1989 (before transformation) - Everything that is not illigal is allowed in running a business

1989 first companies created – now – time for succession

Nowadays we have 1,7 mln of active companies (7th place in EU, 42 companies for 1000 economicallyactive inhabitants)

Running a business is not a march from one success to anotherbut raising up after failures

/ Jan Jabłkowski

Historical view

Poland 2014 – instruments for companies in distress

New Chance Policyadopted by Councilof Ministers – PARP

responsible forsupporting SMEs

Analitical instrument

Self assesment tool

Support to thecompanies – large and SMEs

Rapid ResponseInstrument:

Project scenario flow chart

Enterpreneur – Mr Kowalski

Project hotline in PARP: 664 316 709

Consultant

Mentor – Mr Nowak

Restructuring Advisor Project e-mail

Website

ewe@parp.gov.pl

www.parp.gov.pl/ewe

Project team from PARP

4/10Consultants

25/50Mentors

Supporting Companies in distress Poland - 2020

Additional EUmoney to

continue thesupport

Support forfresh startcompanies

If you thought that money is the only thing that can safe your company from bancrypcy– you are wrong. What can safe a business from going bust is: time, knowledge

and experience of those who are successful enterpreneurs.

Thank you for your attention!

anna_swiebocka@parp.gov.plAnna Świebocka-Nerkowska