Government/EU Funding to start a new business in Poland (Warsaw)?

crusaderThreads: 4 Posts: 79 Joined: Jan 25, 09 ♂	May 28, 10, 01:56 #1
I heard rumors that there are Government and/or E.U. funds to assist in starting a business. Has anybody heard about this, and if so, who I should contact? It will be in the Warsaw area.

convexThreads: 46 Posts: 7,185 Joined: Nov 25, 09 ♂	May 28, 10, 02:00 #2
Polish Information and Foreign Investment Agency I'm not aware of any start up funding though. You need to come with capital already in hand. There are start up loans available that are backed by EU money, most banks can help out in securing one.

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May 28, 10, 02:04 #3

crusader:

I heard rumours that there are Government and/or E.U. funds to assist in starting a business. Has anybody heard about this, and if so, who I should contact? It will be in the Warsaw area.

There are funds, but they are usually very highly targeted at minority groups.

In broad terms, what are you looking for? You're not going to get money to start a language school in Warsaw, but you might very well get funding to start an English nursery in Podkarpackie.

richasisThreads: 5 Posts: 833 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	May 28, 10, 03:03 #4
delphiandomine: very highly targeted at minority groups imagine my utter shock ... not.

RevokeNiceThreads: 21 Posts: 2,766 Joined: Jun 20, 09 ♂	May 28, 10, 03:12 #5
delphiandomine: but they are usually very highly targeted at minority groups. That do not belong on european soil. That reminds me. I must purchase a bottle of Krug so I can pop 'er when the EU eventually crumbles. Ive one on ice already for the milk snatcher. Default, default, default.

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	May 28, 10, 11:07 #6
richasis: imagine my utter shock ... not. What, you're surprised that the Polish government funds young people, people over 50, women returning to work, people living in economic blackspots and the disabled - the exact minority groups that have potential, but often people are unwilling to hire them? The point, after all, is to generate employment.

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Edited by: warszawski May 28, 10, 20:22 #7

crusader:

I heard rumors that there are Government and/or E.U. funds to assist in starting a business. Has anybody heard about this, and if so, who I should contact? It will be in the Warsaw area.

Each voidship has a certain amount of money each year for specific sectors. If you go to the EU office on ul Krucza or ul Smocka they will give you the information. Also you can apply for a certain amount of money if you have been unemployed for longer than 6 months. This is probably what you are talking about.

crusaderThreads: 4 Posts: 79 Joined: Jan 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: crusader May 28, 10, 22:54 #8
Thank you all for the advice, but perhaps bad news if the money is mostly targeted at minorities as it's a Warsaw native who is thinking of setting up their own business. However, we'll look into it. Thanks again.

richasisThreads: 5 Posts: 833 Joined: Jul 25, 09 ♂	Edited by: richasis May 28, 10, 23:11 #9
delphiandomine: What, you're surprised that the Polish government funds young people, people over 50, women returning to work, people living in economic blackspots and the disabled Reading some of posts on here PF, I thought this lot all went off to Great Britain and Western Europe.

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	May 28, 10, 23:32 #10
richasis: Reading some of posts on here PF, I thought this lot all went off to Great Britain and Western Europe. Actually, those are the ones who mostly didn't manage.

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Oct 12, 11, 16:06 #11

HI everybody ,
I was exactly looking for this topic but i didnt find proper answer in my case ,
Im student in poland and i would like to start my own biz here ,
Im thinking about Start restaurant and i think in Wroclow / krakow .
question is ,
which kind of company i should regist first to start this work and after that apply for EU fund ,
and EU will give this fund for such a case ?

in addition should i show any Invest or bank statement in my Documents for apply for Fund ? and how this fund will given to me ,
as i can see just 50% of all money wil given from Eu but it will given before start biz and help me to start it or i should start and they will give when they see i started my Biz already ?

Thanks

hythornThreads: 6 Posts: 843 Joined: Feb 21, 08 ♂	Oct 12, 11, 16:16 #12
so to make sure I understand properly, you want to open a restaurant in a major Polish city and you want the EU to cough up half of the start up fees? please confirm

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Oct 12, 11, 17:25 #13

which kind of company i should regist first to start this work and after that apply for EU fund ,
and EU will give this fund for such a case ?

Forget it. The EU isn't going to give you one grosz.

in addition should i show any Invest or bank statement in my Documents for apply for Fund ? and how this fund will given to me ,
as i can see just 50% of all money wil given from Eu but it will given before start biz and help me to start it or i should start and they will give when they see i started my Biz already ?

Don't bother even asking - you're not going to get the money to open a restaurant.

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