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Eastern European Country Lublin – important powerhowith a Huge Business Potential use leading the way in the Polish experience industry While most would agree that Ukraine is still a rather turbulent area, and its economy definitely calls for more stability, there is no doubt that this country, located right in the middle of Europe, is a large emerging market with growing opportunities for expanding businesses.
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Time to explore Romanian cities as business destinations Romania has gained a lot of exposure in the international media since it has become one of the main global outsourcing destinations. The skilled workforce, cheap labor, and high productivity rate are its key drivers for attracting investments.
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Bydgoszcz Real Estate Market Revival
Interview with Maciej Wawrzyniak – Sales and Real Estate Management Executive in CDI Konsultanci Budowlani.
How to promote the region? Attend the fair!
Participation of representatives of the cities and regions in various events, fairs and conferences is one of many effective ways of promoting the location as an attractive place to invest.
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Bydgoszcz – the City of sports, culture and business
This year, Bydgoszcz became one of the best destination finalists of the Tourism for Tomorrow competition organised by the World Tourism Board. The City was also the 5th on the list of best travel destinations in the “Travelers’ Choice 2017” report published by TripAdvisor travel portal. Outsourcing&More | May – June 2017
Szczecin – the conscious city
Szczecin is a city open to learning, entrepreneurship and investors. One invests here in research-and-development centres, IT infrastructure and innovative solutions.
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Łódź – the Centre of Events
The prominence and success of Lublin, celebrating its 700th anniversary this year, is evidenced by rapid development of the experience industry.
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Kielce ExpoCity – The city of exhibitions
Location in the middle of Poland, infrastructure that ensures an easy access to all large business centres in Poland and Europe and a broad offer of conference and exhibition space make Łódź a remarkably attractive place for business meetings.
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Częstochowa – a very busy city
Getting off the Warsaw-Cracow bypass, one of the main arteries of Poland, Częstochowa is one of the most comyou are welcomed by Kielce – city of monly recognized Polish cities, and one almost 200,000 people, offering you loads of the leaders in the city brand ranking. of ideas on how to interestingly spend your precious time. CAREER & DEVELOPMENT
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In the city, there is a high awareness of business’ needs, regardless of the industry, and therefore city authorities put much emphasis on support with regard to each key business aspect. This is one of the several stimuli for Opole being the organiser of numerous prestigious business-related events and a great supporter of initiators of such undertakings.
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Opole – Green Light for Business
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HR News
Passionate or frustrated? – how to improve your mood and gain more time
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Outstanding events and conference facilities in Poznań
Organisation of international business events is one of the priorities set out by the City of Poznań, for many years associated with fairs and innovative business.
Research shows that (not)having passion allows you to predict employees’ behaviour and engagement.
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Career paths in real estate industry Interview with King Bloch, Head of HR Poland, Cushman & Wakefield.
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