Power to the people
Author: Piotr Kolasa, attorney-at-law, partner at Polowiec i Wspólnicy sp.j. The publication of the biannual report of the President of the Energy Regulatory Office on the conditions for undertaking and carrying out business activities and the implementation of growth plans by electricity and gas system operators is a statutory obligation. Published in June 2023, the…
Which way is the wind blowing in the VC world?
Enjoy the next episode of StartUP with Poland co-produced by Poland Weekly and Andrea Bandirali. This time Tessa McIver, talks to Pawel Maj, Partner at Warsaw Equity Group, a leading private investment company based in the CEE region, with a 20 year history. Paweł himself has completed more than 60 investments, over 20 exits, and…
Electricity 4.0.
The report, Electricity 4.0. Cheaper, cleaner and more stable energy for businesses in Poland, shows that Polish companies are looking for ways to finance their electricity bills. They do so primarily by increasing the prices of products or services offered (35%) and/or depleting capital reserves (34%) or using funds earmarked for investments (28%). “Implementing renewable…
Food matters
Poland Weekly talked to Małgorzata Bojańczyk, Director at the Association of Sustainable Agriculture and Food in Poland, EU Common Agricultural Policy Expert. “In comparison to other EU markets we are still at the beginning of the road when it comes to sustainable food production. The association conducted a study of more than 200 companies from…
Remote working: A new challenge for employers
Authors: Aneta Ciechowicz-Jaworska and Izabela Szczepańska, Kancelarie Radców Prawnych A. Ciechowicz-Jaworska, B Ślażyński During and after the COVID 19 outbreak, the way we work changed. In addition to performing their duties at the so-called ‘workplace,’ employees started to provide work remotely. Due to the fact that previously the issue had not been regulated in the…
How AI has changed sales & marketing in 2023
Welcome to StartUP with Poland, the show that takes a deep dive into the Polish startup ecosystem and takes you on a journey to explore key trends, key technologies and the key people behind them. Today we’re looking at how AI will change sales and marketing in 2023, and we’re talking to Danish Soomro, the…
Polish capital market keeps on rolling
The history of the Polish investment fund market dates back to the early 1990s, but the breakout year for the market was 1997 when the Investment Fund Act came into force. How has the investment fund industry in Poland changed over the past 30 years? What can be considered a success and what remains to…
Polish capital market keeps on rolling
Sylwia Ziemacka talked to Rafał Lis, founder and managing partner at CVI, a leading private debt investor in the CEE region. The history of the Polish investment fund market dates back to the early 1990s, but the breakout year for the market was 1997 when the Investment Fund Act came into force. How has the…
Deep Diving into the CEE startup landscape
Tessa McIver talks to Michael Chaffe, CEO of Wolves Summit. Originally from London, Mike has been in Poland for 12 years, and after a career in diving and then as an investor, he is now running one of Poland’s biggest startup conferences. The Wolves Summit conference takes place in various forms each year and has…