How to help entrepreneurs? “Every regulation should be consulted”
– Each subject of regulation should be consulted widely, with organizations of entrepreneurs and employers, so that these changes are directional. There must be tough law, the regulation must be rigid, but it must also be accepted by the person who will implement it – said Mariusz Filipek, deputy SME Ombudsman.
The European Congress of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises began on Tuesday in Katowice. During the two-day conference, topics discussed included: about the needs of SME companies and their development opportunities. – Small and medium-sized enterprises play a huge role in the economy. The SME sector accounts for 90 percent. entrepreneurs in Poland, that’s 50 percent. Gross Domestic Product and 70 percent all employees – said Mariusz Filipek, deputy spokesman for small and medium-sized enterprises, in an interview for Wprost.pl.
Problems of entrepreneurs
During this year’s European Congress of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the following topics were discussed: about business needs and problems encountered by entrepreneurs in this sector.
– I am a lawyer, so when I listen to entrepreneurs, what is closest to me is law. The most important thing for entrepreneurs at the moment is to provide small, medium-sized and micro-entrepreneurs with relief from legal regulations. This means that the law should be transparent, simple, predictable and stable, said Mariusz Filipek.
Dialogue with business
According to the Deputy Ombudsman for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the most important thing in creating good and entrepreneur-friendly law is the dialogue between the government and representatives of the business community. Changes should be consulted and accepted by entrepreneurs.
– This means that each subject of regulation should be consulted widely, with organizations of entrepreneurs and employers, so that these changes are directional. There must be hard law, the regulation must be rigid, but it must also be accepted by the person who will implement it, said Mariusz Filipek.
– This dialogue is beginning. For a number of recent years, I feel that dialogue has been limited. Today, I think we are talking to entrepreneurs, he added.
