The importance of public funds in financing the activities of startups in Poland compared to other European countries
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The subject of research in this study is the aspect of financing the activities of startups in terms of sources of raising capital. External sources of financing from public funds available to startups were analyzed. The purpose of this study is to identify the most frequently used sources of financing for startup activities and to assess the role of available public funds compared to other existing sources. The article is based on a review of the literature on the subject. On this basis, the specificity of the functioning of startups was characterized and the available sources of financing their activities in individual stages of development were identified. The analysis of existing data from the reports of the Startup Poland Foundation and the European Startup Monitor report was also used, in terms of the importance of public funds in financing the activities of startups. The research shows that in recent years in Poland it has become more and more popular to finance startups with the use of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development and the National Center for Research and Development. Taking into account the aspect of obtaining funding from grants from public funds by startups, it should be noted that there is a large percentage of applicants that do not receive state support. However, it should be emphasized that public funds play a key role in the structure of external financing sources, both in Polish and European startups.
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