Participation in the competition SME Manager's Academy 2 will allow you to get support in managing a company

Until May 31, 2022 you can submit applications in the competition SME Manager's Academy 2. The competition aims to co-finance (from the funds of the European Social Fund - POWER program, Polish Agency for Enterprise Development) training and advisory support for micro, small or medium entrepreneurs in the field of business management, including human resources for managerial staff.

Who can receive funding?

O micro, small and medium enterprises can apply for funding:

  • planning to train individuals in leadership positions or individuals scheduled for promotion to a leadership position;
  • meeting the conditions for obtaining de minimis or public assistance;
  • committing to make a private contribution of not less than 20% of the amount of support

Priority priority in receiving support will be given to those entrepreneurs or their employees who have not benefited from support for development services (training, consulting, etc.).

Within the framework of SME Manager Academy 2 support is also available for companies who: participated in the SME Manager Academy but received support only for have participated in the SME Managerial Academy but have received support only for the analysis of the enterprise's development needs, or have sent to the SME Managerial Academy Academy, but received support only to prepare an analysis of development needs of the enterprise, or delegated to the SME Manager's Academy only a part of the employees covered by the analysis of development needs. The project will be financed by the European Commission. In this case, the entrepreneur will be able to delegate to 2 employees who are not covered by the support within the SME Manager's Academy SME Manager Academy.

What can you use the grant for?

Funding can be used for consulting and training services from the Development Services Database to diagnose

1. the needs of the micro, small, medium-sized enterprise, the competence gaps of the owners, managers or persons projected to become managers.

2.Train SME business managers, including:

  • owners
  • employees working in a managerial position
  • Employees for whom the owners have plans to promote to a management position

The development services that an enterprise can benefit from are those that respond to the needs arising from the diagnosis and fall within the description of universal managerial competencies.

The amount that an enterprise can receive to co-finance development services depends on the size of the enterprise and varies depending on the Macroregion. Detailed information is provided by Operators. Support will amount to do 80 % project values, which means that the remaining 20% provide participating companies.

Detailed information about the assistance under the SME Manager Academy 2. competition is available at: https://www.parp.gov.pl/component/grants/grants/akademia-menadzera-msp#programy and at the operator in the region (macro-region) dedicated to the entrepreneur. For macroregion 2 (Mazowieckie and Lubelskie Voivodeships) - Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza, ul. Trębacka 4, 00-074 Warszawa

Application form for participation in the competition SME Manager Academy 2: https://www.parp.gov.pl/component/site/site/akademia-menadzera-msp-formularz (Applications are accepted through May 31, 2022.)