Expanding into
Poland
Global expansion is a step to make for any business, regardless of what you wish to achieve. The opportunities that can come with an expansion can be both incredibly exciting as well as intimidating and confusing, especially when you consider all of the registration procedures that needs to be done and documentation required.
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Expanding to countries such as Poland – which is characterized by a productive and highly-skilled workforce, complex employment and tax laws, a strong infrastructure network linking to the rest of Europe, and leading sectors in business services, automotive manufacturing, gaming, aviation, and renewable energy – can bring both excitement to the possibilities, but also significant stress to ensuring the entity with the country’s rigorous legal structures and laws.
Ensuring compliance without the sufficient knowledge of the country’s laws also adds to the stress of getting your new entity off the ground and ready to test new markets. Going at it without the proper support can increase the costs, time and risks involved.
Each new markets bring new challenges, and these can be worked through more efficiently and cost-effectively with the support of an International Professional Employer Organization (PEO) such as Bradford Jacobs, especially through our Employer of Record (EOR) framework. This can be best utilized when businesses are just beginning their expansion process and require more information before committing to incorporating an entity and fully establishing themselves in that market.
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Poland is an important and dynamic market located in the heart of Central Europe. Foreign investors are drawn to Poland due its large population, well-educated and competitive workforce, strong prospects for economic growth, and location affording broad access to the European Union market of 500 million.
With approximately 38 million people, Poland is the largest single market among the “new” European Union (EU) states. Poland joined the EU in 2004, and its adoption of EU legislation has led to economic reforms that have improved the environment for business and boosted economic growth.
With an estimated 2020 GDP of $594.2 billion, Poland is the EU’s tenth largest economy (6th by PPP). According to the World Bank, Poland’s well-diversified economy is among Europe’s least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The economy of Poland is an industrialized, mixed economy with a developed market that serves as the sixth largest in the European Union by nominal GDP and fifth largest by GDP (PPP). Since 1988, Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization. The country represents the greatest success story of all the post-communist states. Its economy was the only one in the EU to avoid a recession through the 2007–08 economic downturn.
As of 2019, the Polish economy had been growing steadily for 28 years, a record high in the EU. This record was only surpassed by Australia in the world economy. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity has grown on average by 6% per annum over the last 20 years, being the most impressive performance in Central Europe.
Poland is one of the key immigration destinations in the EU having attracted more non-EU immigrants than any other EU country for a few consecutive years.
Poland is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank, ranking 19th worldwide in terms of GDP (PPP) and 22nd in terms of GDP (nominal). Poland has a highly diverse economy that ranks 21st in the 2017 Economic Complexity Index.
The largest component of its economy is the service sector, followed by industry and agriculture. With the economic reform of 1989, the Polish external debt increased from $42.2 billion in 1989 to $365.2 billion in 2014. Poland shipped US$224.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017, while exports increased to US$221.4 billion. The country’s top export goods include machinery, electronic equipment, vehicles, furniture, and plastics.
Poland is a member state of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, NATO, and the European Union (including the Schengen Area).
SMEs play a significant role to the Polish economy. The SME sector in Poland is defined as firms with between 10 and 249 employees.
In 2020, SMEs generated 67.7% of total employment, slightly above the EU average of 65.2%. SME productivity, defined as value added per person employed, was around EUR 20 700, less than half the EU average of EUR 40 000.
In 2021, it was recorded that 1, 976, 197 businesses in Poland are SMEs, which makes up 99.8% of businesses active in the country’s market. SMEs also account for 67.7% of the country’s employment, which is around 6,635,864 employees.
In terms of market value, SMEs in Poland contribute around 137.4 billion euros, which makes up around 53% of the country’s GDP.
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in Poland
With approximately 38 million people, Poland is the largest single market among the “new” European Union (EU) states. Poland joined the EU in 2004, and its adoption of EU legislation has led to economic reforms that have improved the environment for business and boosted economic growth.
With an estimated 2020 GDP of $594.2 billion, Poland is the EU’s tenth largest economy (6th by PPP). According to the World Bank, Poland’s well-diversified economy is among Europe’s least affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The economy of Poland is an industrialized, mixed economy with a developed market that serves as the sixth largest in the European Union by nominal GDP and fifth largest by GDP (PPP). Since 1988, Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization. The country represents the greatest success story of all the post-communist states. Its economy was the only one in the EU to avoid a recession through the 2007–08 economic downturn.
As of 2019, the Polish economy had been growing steadily for 28 years, a record high in the EU. This record was only surpassed by Australia in the world economy. GDP per capita at purchasing power parity has grown on average by 6% per annum over the last 20 years, being the most impressive performance in Central Europe.
Poland is one of the key immigration destinations in the EU having attracted more non-EU immigrants than any other EU country for a few consecutive years.
Poland is classified as a high-income economy by the World Bank, ranking 19th worldwide in terms of GDP (PPP) and 22nd in terms of GDP (nominal). Poland has a highly diverse economy that ranks 21st in the 2017 Economic Complexity Index.
The largest component of its economy is the service sector, followed by industry and agriculture. With the economic reform of 1989, the Polish external debt increased from $42.2 billion in 1989 to $365.2 billion in 2014. Poland shipped US$224.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017, while exports increased to US$221.4 billion. The country’s top export goods include machinery, electronic equipment, vehicles, furniture, and plastics.
Poland is a member state of the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, NATO, and the European Union (including the Schengen Area).
SMEs play a significant role to the Polish economy. The SME sector in Poland is defined as firms with between 10 and 249 employees.
In 2020, SMEs generated 67.7% of total employment, slightly above the EU average of 65.2%. SME productivity, defined as value added per person employed, was around EUR 20 700, less than half the EU average of EUR 40 000.
In 2021, it was recorded that 1, 976, 197 businesses in Poland are SMEs, which makes up 99.8% of businesses active in the country’s market. SMEs also account for 67.7% of the country’s employment, which is around 6,635,864 employees.
In terms of market value, SMEs in Poland contribute around 137.4 billion euros, which makes up around 53% of the country’s GDP.
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The Main Sectors of the Polish Economy
The country focuses on the following key sectors, which all have a significant impact on the country’s economy:
The Main Sectors of the Polish Economy
The country focuses on the following key sectors, which all have a significant impact on the country’s economy:
Commercial Laws
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Commercial Laws
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