The Support System for Small and Medium Business: Case of Poland

Abstract

This article is about system support for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Poland. According to the authors running this type of business still faces a number of barriers, not only administrative and legal, but also in mentality. The authors present in-depth statistical research of the SME sector in Poland, presenting among other things, the revenues, contribution to GDP, and the demographics of bankruptcy of companies in this sector. These data helped to show how great the importance of the SME sector in Poland is. The key research question was to identify the main barriers to systemic and behavioural affecting the operation of SMEs. The authors also critical evaluation of the Second chance program implemented in the European Union, and is primarily concerned with making the business a second time after the bankruptcy of the previous activities of the company and the processes of recovery and restructuring of companies in crisis.