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Investors eyeing untapped potential of mid-sized cities.

Lublin inspires business

These words precisely describe the attitude of the city towards business support and the development of the city's economy. By boosting the local ecosystem, supporting the business environment, as well as cluster initiatives, Lublin promotes entrepreneurship among both startups, SMEs and large entities searching for a new location for their operations. In the sector of modern business services, investors looking for a place to grow are now eyeing the untapped potential of mid-sized cities like Lublin.

Lublin shows new investment opportunities that are opening up in the new business centre of the city. On the areas around the planned Integrated Metropolitan Transportation Station, Lublin Trade Fair, and modern sports infrastructure, attractive areas for office, commercial, residential, and hotel development have been made available.

The Central Statistical Office (GUS) published a ranking of Polish communes and municipalities in terms of implementation of projects co-founded with EU funds. Lublin was ranked 5th out of 2478 units assessed in the ranking.

Lublin has been once again awarded in terms of FDI friendliness. In the ranking 'Polish Cities of the Future 2019/20' published by the prestigious fDi Magazine, a member of the Financial Times group, Lublin ranked high in two categories - 2nd place in the category 'Cost effectiveness' and 6th place in the category 'Human capital and lifestyle'.

MAKING-CITY, the new large-scale demonstration project funded by Horizon 2020 EU’s research and innovation programme, holds its kick-off meeting on 13^th-14^th December in Valladolid, Spain. Gathering 34 partners coming from 9 countries, this 60-month H2020 project with a budget of 20 million euros aims to address and demonstrate the urban energy system transformation towards low carbon cities following the Positive Energy District (PED) concept.

Two thousand eighteen was another very good year for the commercial office real estate market in Lublin. The supply of modern office space increased by several percents, exceeding 200,000 sqm.

Local government of Lublin is well aware that it is the economy that drives the city development. Therefore, it undertakes intensive actions aimed at attracting new investors from industry and service sector and encouraging already present investors to reinvest. Nevertheless, the City does not forget about small entrepreneurship, offering it various forms of support.

Sollers Consulting sees that the primary barrier to growth in the IT services market is the ability to build a team. Lublin provides this opportunity, at the same time ensuring the dynamics of development comparable to Warsaw.

Business is business - everyone knows this saying. According to this, business decisions are completely separate from emotions or personal issues. However, we were wondering whether soft factors also have an impact on investment location decisions. So we asked experts - representatives of a consulting company, a business support institution and a firm that has already invested in Lublin - to take a comprehensive look at this issue.

12 companies were awarded this year's Lublin Mayor's Economic Award. The awards ceremony took place during the annual Entrepreneurship Gala crowning the competition, which was attended by many representatives of Lublin's business.

Recently Lublin has been rediscovered on the tourist map of Poland. Not only are tourists attracted by big festivals such as the Carnaval Sztukmistrzów, the Jagiellonian Fair or the Night of Culture, but also Lublin becomes a popular destination for the weekend's city break. One of the reasons is a revolutionary transformation which Śródmieście district in Lublin has undergone lately.

Lublin was ranked 4th in Poland in terms of the number of startups, on a par with Poznań and the Tri-City. Lublin startups lead the way in the Big data and analytics sectors - as described in the latest report "Polish Startups 2018" of Startup Poland Foundation.

Fairs build and develop the city – they create an image of the city by organising prestigious events, such as congresses, solemn ceremonies or conferences, and generated tourist flows directly influence the local development.

Over the past few years, Lublin has developed considerably both in terms of culture and business. Among others, it is owing to the range of investments undertaken in the city that our business succeeds.

Targi Lublin uses local economic potential, convenient location and many years of experience to organise high-quality events for both business and individual customers.

Lublin has been experiencing an investment boom since 2010, both regarding urban and business projects. Over eight years, the city's budget has spent almost PLN 3.5 billion on improving infrastructure - both transport, economic and social. Along with the consequent improvement of the quality of life and work in the city, the Special Economic Zone Lublin Subzone has developed, and modern office buildings pop up like mushrooms.

LCK Lublin Conference Centre offers unique possibilities for organising conferences and meetings in a modern facility in the very centre of Lublin.

The Hampton by Hilton Hotel in Lublin is an example of how the Lublin hospitality market combines tourist and business services.

The city must be the leader in the process of internationalisation. Incorporating academic education into the development strategy of Lublin, we have decided to make it one of the four main pillars of the city development and internationalisation will stimulate changes in the structure of higher education institutions. So it is happening now.