This is the place where anyone can check the full details of a business registered in Poland, whether a person or limited co.
stat.gov.pl/regon
You can enter a firm's NIP or REGON number.
It seems to be the case that the start date of the company is shown on this public database.
This can be disadvantageous to a new business, because it can show a prospective client that you are new and possibly green.
On the other hand, it's good for more established businesses as it shows they've been around a while.
And it's also good for consumers to be able to see how old or new a business is.
But, speaking purely selfishly as a prospective new business, I am not at all pleased that client companies checking me before signing a contract can very easily see I've only been trading a short while. Retail customers may not check such things, but I think other businesses are more likely to do so. From my perspective, this open register is a definite image and pricing point slap down.
(Just wanted to make this point for the benefit of other prospective and operating new SMEs, not looking to deny the good side of the open register or get into any rows about it. My central point simply is that it's not necessarily a good thing for a new SME to be recognised as very new or new at all in choppy economic times.)
stat.gov.pl/regon
You can enter a firm's NIP or REGON number.
It seems to be the case that the start date of the company is shown on this public database.
This can be disadvantageous to a new business, because it can show a prospective client that you are new and possibly green.
On the other hand, it's good for more established businesses as it shows they've been around a while.
And it's also good for consumers to be able to see how old or new a business is.
But, speaking purely selfishly as a prospective new business, I am not at all pleased that client companies checking me before signing a contract can very easily see I've only been trading a short while. Retail customers may not check such things, but I think other businesses are more likely to do so. From my perspective, this open register is a definite image and pricing point slap down.
(Just wanted to make this point for the benefit of other prospective and operating new SMEs, not looking to deny the good side of the open register or get into any rows about it. My central point simply is that it's not necessarily a good thing for a new SME to be recognised as very new or new at all in choppy economic times.)