OMGKRK Summer Jam, Party of the Year
It promises to be the biggest and best party of the year, bringing Krakow’s famously energetic and inventive tech and
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Krakow Startup TV
Krakow’s bustling start-up scene has attracted a lot of attention, and not a little cash, to the city in the
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Krakow Start-up Bidroom Launches – Aims to Revolutionize Hotel Booking
Ever searched for a hotel online? The search results alone can be overwhelming. Wouldn’t it be amazing if hotels could find you? And even better if they could cut out booking fees? This is exactly what Bidroom.com delivers…
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Auctioning Off Land in Krakow
Despite this strong finish to last year for the city, the results of land auctions in 2013 have been mixed. It is well documented that the City of Krakow has had a tough time balancing its budget and this has not been helped by the poor results of attempts to auction city land…
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Talking Business with the Dalai Lama
On September 16, I had the honour of meeting and speaking with His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet at a private audience in Prague, Czech Republic. With a few dozen business leaders and their families in attendance, it was a very rare opportunity to spend a few hours…
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Krakow’s Office Market Surged in 2013
Krakow is now rated as one of the top 10 worldwide locations for outsourcing. The city’s office market is a world away from its humble beginnings in the late 1990s and has a bright future…
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The Essential Guide to Krakow’s Start Up Scene
Krakow has caught the startup bug, big time. The range of startup groups, accelerators, workshops and other happenings going on in the city can be bewildering – over 150 events so far this year. As summer winds down and Krakow gets back to work, a new season of startup buzz stirs…
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Start Up Pirates Drop Anchor in Krakow
As well as commercial players such as Deutsche Telekom, Krakow’s lively startup scene has also grabbed the attention of non-commercial support organisations. One such is Startup Pirates, a non-profit initiative active around the globe…
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Investing in the Holiday Let Market in Krakow
As property prices in Poland stabilise at their lowest levels since 2007, foreign visitors to Krakow will inevitably be tempted by the idea of a real estate investment in a highly attractive location at prices well below those back home…
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4 bln PLN Plan to Develop Krakow’s Nowa Huta District
First exalted as the perfect socialist city, then suffering decline in the post-Communist era, Nowa Huta has been Krakow’s poor relative for decades. Now, an agreement between Krakow’s mayor, Jacek Majchrowski, and the Marshall of Małopolska, Marek Sowa…
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