Can we find the capabilities we need?
US → Poland → Europe
Europe is changing.
Your European footprint should too.
Evaluate Poland as a European platform for technology, business services, R&D, advanced manufacturing and strategic capabilities.
Poland FDI helps US companies move from an initial investment question to a validated Poland business case — and from business case to execution.
The decision frame
Do not start with “Is Poland cheaper?”
Start with the operating model, the capabilities it requires and the risks the location must absorb. Cost matters only when the comparison is complete and like-for-like.
Which location supports the right operating model?
What does the complete business case look like?
Which forms of investment support may apply?
How do we enter without creating avoidable execution risk?
Poland market specifics
One country. Multiple operating environments.
Poland combines a large national market with distinct city and regional ecosystems. The right answer depends on the project’s sector, talent model, infrastructure and execution sequence.
EU market access
Test how the Poland operation will serve customers, suppliers and group entities across the European market.
Polycentric location model
Compare multiple cities and regions rather than treating Poland as a single labor and property market.
Established capability base
Validate the required roles against Poland’s business services, IT, R&D and industrial ecosystems.
Investment support is conditional
Screen location, project status, eligible costs and applicable state-aid rules before assuming support.
Infrastructure is site-specific
National networks matter, but power, utilities, digital capacity and transport access require local diligence.
Execution follows validation
Entity, hiring, site, incentives and compliance decisions should follow a tested business case.
US companies in Poland
US-headquartered companies already operate significant business-services capabilities in Poland.
These figures cover the business services sector only. They are not a measure of all US investment or total US-company employment in Poland.
Verified evidenceVerified data sources only
141,700
People employed in Poland's business services centres operated by US-headquartered companies (Q1 2026)
457
Business services centres in Poland with headquarters in the United States (Q1 2026)
28.3%
Share of business services employment in US-headquartered centres (Q1 2026)
3.5%
GDP growth forecast (2026)
PLN 1.51 tn
Foreign direct investment stock in Poland (End-2025)
75.1%
Share of Polish goods exports going to EU markets (January–June 2026)
5,000+ km
Motorways and expressways in use (September 2025)
Sensitive and regulated sectors
Validate controls before choosing the location.
For regulated, security-sensitive and infrastructure-intensive projects, location selection follows the compliance and operating requirements — not the other way around.
Defense & Aerospace
Validate security requirements, export controls, procurement pathways, ownership considerations and qualified local suppliers.
Specialist validation required
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Map regulatory, clinical, quality, reimbursement and specialist-talent requirements before selecting an operating model.
Specialist validation required
Energy & Cleantech
Test grid access, power requirements, permitting, land constraints and the project’s decarbonization pathway.
Specialist validation required
Data, Technology & R&D
Define intellectual-property, cybersecurity, data-governance and controlled-technology requirements at the outset.
Specialist validation required
Advanced Manufacturing
Validate utilities, environmental permits, supplier qualification, logistics and production-workforce requirements by site.
Specialist validation required
Acquisitions & Regulated Assets
Screen transaction structure, sector permissions, ownership controls and post-close operating requirements with specialist counsel.
Specialist validation required
Location economics
Find the lowest total operating cost — not the lowest headline price.
The available evidence does not support a public ranking of Poland’s cheapest cities. A credible comparison must use the same project assumptions across every shortlisted location.
People
Compensation, employer costs, hiring lead time, attrition exposure and the depth of the required role families.
Property & site
Rent or land, fit-out, permitting, utilities, expansion capacity and proximity to the required ecosystem.
Operations
Energy, connectivity, logistics, travel, professional services and sector-specific compliance costs.
Execution risk
Recruitment friction, delayed permits, infrastructure constraints and an operating model that cannot scale as planned.
Verified regional comparison
Base maximum regional aid intensity
The figures below apply to large enterprises and are base maximums only. They are not guaranteed tax relief, a final support calculation or a ranking of operating costs.
30%
Pomorskie — base maximum regional aid intensity (large enterprises) (2025–2027)
25%
Dolnośląskie excluding Wrocław — base maximum regional aid intensity (large enterprises) (2025–2027)
15%
Wrocław — base maximum regional aid intensity (large enterprises) (2025–2027)
Compare these regions against the project’s actual people, property, utilities, logistics and risk assumptions. A higher aid ceiling does not automatically produce a lower total cost.
Decision process
Build the decision before building the operation.
Move from requirements to execution through explicit decision gates. Each stage should resolve a defined uncertainty before capital is committed.
- 01Project requirements
- 02Market evidence
- 03Location shortlist
- 04Economic case
- 05Entry model
- 06Local ecosystem
- 07Execution
Executive diligence
Questions that can change the recommendation.
A shortlist is a hypothesis. These questions turn it into a defensible location and market-entry decision.
Is talent available for the exact roles, seniority and languages required in each shortlisted city?
How do wage growth, hiring lead times and retention assumptions change the operating case?
Can each site meet power, utility, data, transport and expansion requirements?
Which approvals, controls or specialist advisers are required for the sector and ownership structure?
Is investment support genuinely available for this project, in this location, at this stage?
What must be true for the Poland option to outperform the alternatives under review?
Engagement model
Explore. Enter. Scale.
Choose the level of support that matches the decision already in front of your team.
Explore Poland
Build the business case.
- Market intelligence
- Sector benchmarking
- Talent analysis
- Location strategy
- Investment economics
- Incentive screening
- Poland Investment Readiness Score™
Enter Poland
Design and execute the entry.
- Site and location validation
- Operating model
- Build-Operate-Transfer
- Greenfield coordination
- Partner and supplier ecosystem
- Talent strategy
- Institutional coordination
Scale Poland
Turn the initial investment into a scalable European capability.
- Capability expansion
- Talent and leadership
- R&D / GCC / CoE development
- Supplier ecosystem
- M&A and partnerships
- University and institutional ecosystem
- Additional location assessment
Start with your project, not with a sales pitch.
Assess the investment brief, build a location shortlist and identify the assumptions that need local validation.
