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Title	Description
Certificate of REGON number	/resource_feedback/26484
Starting a business	A guide for starting business in Poland
Social security	Registration with ZUS/KRUS, contributions to pay and settlement
Occupational powers	Formalities involved in obtaining authorisation to practise profession and reporting changes
Sales and marketing	How to trade or launch a product/service
Employees in the company	Employer's responsibilities when hiring or dismissing a worker
Official matters	Handling official matters related to running a business, obtaining licenses and submitting reports
Suspension and resumption	Suspending different types of business activities
Contractors and customers	Responsibilities when dealing with customers and instructions on what to do if a counter party delays payment
Taxes and accounting	Rules of settling corporate and entrepreneur income tax, as well as VAT. Instructions on how to use a cash register
Permits, concessions, registers	Obtaining, removal, and making changes in permit for certain types of business activities
Closing the company	Formalities to complete when closing a sole trader's business and a civil law partnership, as well as closing a company registered in the National Court Register
The Polish Investment and Trade Agency	Information about agency that supports entrepreneurs, assists in overcoming administrative and legal procedures related to specific projects as well as helps to develop legal solutions, find a suitable location, reliable partners and suppliers
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development	Information on how to implement economic development programs that support innovation activities and research conducted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), regional development, export growth, development of human resources, and usage of new technologies in a business activity
Mergers and acquisitions in Polish law	Details about mergers and acquisitions in Polish law
Bankruptcy law and restructuring proceedings	Details about bankruptcy law and restructuring proceedings in Poland
Unfair competition	Legal regulation protecting entrepreneurs
Environmental Impact Assessment	Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and decision on environmental conditions in relation to the investment construction process
Create a trusted profile (Załóż profil zaufany)	A guide on how to create a trusted signature - an electronic signature for signing applications and applications submitted to public entities
I want to do business in Poland (I am a foreigner)	List of useful links for a foreigner who wants to do business in Poland
How to do business in Poland	Information about law supporting new investments
I want to provide cross-border services in Poland	The rules for providing cross-border services in Poland by foreigners
I want to confirm my professional qualifications in Poland	The rules of recognition of professional qualifications that you have acquired in your country
I would like to post employees to Poland	Submitting statements, employer's obligation, employees' rights and other issues related to posting of employees to Poland
Center of help (Centrum pomocy)	Most common questions and answers about starting and conducting business. Live chat
Free legal assistance	List of the sources of legal assistance for foreigners
A victim of human trafficking	A temporary stay permit – a victim of human trafficking - rules, required documents
The Office for Foreigners	Official website of The Office for Foreigners
Visa	How to apply for a different types of visas
Residence in Poland	Detailed information about being a resident of Poland
Applications forms for EU Citizens	Application forms related to residency
Permanent residence permit	Basic information and applications
The long-term resident’s EU residence permit	Basic information and applications
Certification of documents - Apostille	List of documents and the authorities competent to issue the apostille
I am a foreigner - where do I have to apply for insurance?	Social insurance required for any business activity conducted in Poland
Foreign ZUS payer – how to register	How to register as a ZUS (Social Insurance Institution) payer
Register a foreign company branch in the National Court Register (Rejestracja oddziału zagranicznej firmy w Krajowym Rejestrze Sądowym)	Guide on how to register a foreign company branch in the National Court Register
I open a representative office of a foreign company in Poland (Przedstawicielstwo firmy zagranicznej w Polsce – jak otworzyć – poradnik)	Guide on how to open a representative office of a foreign company in Poland
Permission to subscribe for shares	How to obtain a permit for a foreigner to purchase or take up shares in a commercial company with its registered office in the territory of Poland, being the owner or perpetual usufructuary of the real estate.
Guide to legal forms subject to entry into the National Court Register and corresponding forms. (Przewodnik po formach prawnych podlegających wpisowi do KRS i odpowiadających im formularzach.)	The guide includes register of companies, associations, other social and professional organizations, foundations and public healthcare institutions as well as the register of insolvent debtors
How to find information about an entrepreneur (how to check a contractor)?	List of the useful business registers, such as: CEIDG, National Court Regster, REGON
Search engine of entities (Wyszukiwanie podmiotu)	Search engine of the companies, associations, other social and professional organizations, foundations and public healthcare institutions
Search engine of debtors (Wyszukiwanie dłużnika)	Search engine of debtors
Court and Commercial Gazette (Monitor Sądowy i Gospodarczy)	A nationwide official journal in which proclamations and announcements required by the Code of Commercial Companies, the Code of Civil Procedure, the Act on the National Court Register, the Accounting Act and other acts are published
National Criminal Records (Krajowy Rejestr Karny)	Register of the National Criminal Records
Search for a company in CEIDG - Central Registration and Information on Business	CEIDG Register- Central Registration and Information on Business
Search for a company in REGON - National Business Registry Number	Register of the companies by REGON number
Checking the tax identification status (Sprawdzenie statusu NIP)	Register of the NIP (tax identification number) status
Search for EU VAT	Register by EU VAT number
National Information on Telecommunications Debts	Website of the National Information on Telecommunications Debts office
Poland- Business Travel	Business etiquette in Poland
Poland	Website with general information about Polish culture, politics, social issues, tourism, and history
Embassies and consular posts of the EU	List of embassies and consular posts of the European Union countries in Poland
Embassies and consular posts	List of embassies and consular posts of countries in Poland
Start-up - how to start - guide (Start-up – jak rozpocząć – poradnik)	Guide how to create a start-up business
Financing for startup business	Sources for financing a start-up business
Polish Development Fund (Polski Fundusz Rozwoju)	Assistance with financing, implementation of the business idea, developing a product, and entering foreign markets
Support of startup (Wsparcie w Starcie)	Assistance with financing start-ups
Stock broker - recognition of qualifications	/resource_feedback/33310
Obtain a business identification number (REGON) for civil-law partnership	/resource_feedback/33378
Obtain NIP for a civil law partnership	/resource_feedback/33379
Remove a civil law partnership from REGON register	/resource_feedback/33380
Update the data of a civil law partnership in the REGON register	/resource_feedback/33381
Certificate of REGON number	/resource_feedback/33382

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