State Aid for SME Innovation Projects in Poland and Sustainable Development Standards
State Aid for SME Innovation Projects in Poland and Sustainable Development Standards

Summary/Abstract: Most of all SME sector companies count on the help and are the main target of EU funds. In the period of 2014–2020 a great part of state aid is, according to the project, directed at micro, small and medium sized companies all over the country. To obtain the state aid, companies must meet specific demands. One of the most important conditions is introducing innovations to the market and the optimum is innovative product on at least national scale, if not European. The article presents problems of the state aid in Poland, its definition, size and kinds of it as well as two projects which join introduction of two standards: innovation on European scale and fully accomplished sustainable development standards. The article is based on topic literature, legal acts and documentation of Polish Agency of Enterprise Development and National Research and Development Center. It also contains reports and statistics ongranting state aid in Poland of Customer and Competition Protection Agency.

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