Business
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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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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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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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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“Krakow is to Berlin what ying is to yang,” wrote Clarissa Steinhöfel on the Berlin-based digital innovation news website, VentureVillage. Steinhöfel, co-founder of the tech and start-up conference Startup Safary in Krakow…
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Creating the Ministry of Geekdom – there are hundreds of hackerspaces across the globe, and at least three in Poland. It’s high time Krakow had its own – Hackerspace Krakow (HSKRK)…
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With visitors to Krakow regularly falling in love with both the place and its inhabitants, there is inevitably a steady
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John Lynch shares his thoughts on the challenges of starting a business in Poland, his company’s critical milestones, and his predictions for the struggling European economy.
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The inaugural Krakow Business Run will take place on September 16, at the city’s Planty gardens. Money raised will go towards providing help for the Jasiek Mela Beyond Horizons Foundation – particularly to help buy a prosthetic leg for one of the charity’s wards, Justyna Topa…
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Michael McDonald is Managing Director, Brown Brothers Harriman (Poland) Sp. z o.o. The US financial giant is opening a major business centre in Krakow. The Krakow Post to Mr McDonald about this new enterprise and his new home city…
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