Lubelska Agencja Wspierania Przedsiębiorczości

Name

Lubelska Agencja Wspierania Przedsiębiorczości

Legal name

Lubelska Agencja Wspierania Przedsiębiorczości w Lublinie

Website

https://lawp.lubelskie.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lublin

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LAWP acts as the official governmental intermediary that manages European Union funding programs for the Lublin Voivodeship, administering the full lifecycle of grant applications (acceptance, evaluation, agreement signing, fund disbursement, and project monitoring) for regional entrepreneurs. The agency supplements this with free training sessions, individual consultations, an in-person information point, and electronic submission channels to help beneficiaries navigate EU funding rules and comply with program requirements.

Product overview

Lubelska Agencja Wspierania Przedsiębiorczości (LAWP) is a regional government agency established in 2007 to support entrepreneurship in the Lublin Voivodeship. Rather than a technology product company, LAWP provides public administration services centered on managing EU funding programs. The core offering consists of EU Funding Application Processing for businesses seeking grants, complemented by Free Training and Consultation Services to guide entrepreneurs through funding requirements. Digital services include an Electronic Submission Box (ESP) for online document handling. LAWP administers multiple EU programming periods including RPO WL 2007-2013 (completed), with services accessible via information points, telephone, and accessibility accommodations including Polish Sign Language interpretation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EU Funding Application Processing Manages the complete EU funding application lifecycle for enterprises in the Lublin Voivodeship, including accepting applications, evaluating proposals, signing funding agreements, disbursing funds, and monitoring project implementation.
• Free Training and Consultation Services Provides free training sessions and individual consultations advising entrepreneurs on EU funding eligibility, application requirements, documentation preparation, and proper completion of funding requests.
• Electronic Submission Box (ESP) Electronic Submission Box (Elektroniczna Skrzynka Podawcza) enabling digital document submission in compliance with Polish government electronic office requirements via ePUAP and e-Doręczenia.
• Regional Operational Programme Lublin Voivodeship 2007-2013 (RPO WL) Regional Operational Program for Lublin Voivodeship 2007-2013 - completed EU funding program supporting entrepreneurship, innovation, infrastructure, and economic marketing, administered by LAWP.
• Regional Operational Programme Lublin Voivodeship 2014-2020 (RPO WL) Regional Operational Programme for Lublin Voivodeship 2014-2020 - EU funding program for the 2014-2020 programming period, managed by LAWP for regional entrepreneurs.
• European Funds for Lublin 2021-2027 (FEL) European Funds for Lublin 2021-2027 programme (FEL 2021-2027) - the current EU funding programme managed by LAWP, supporting entrepreneurship and regional development in the Lublin Voivodeship.
• Information Point Services In-person and telephone information services (81-46-23-812 / 81-46-23-831) providing guidance on EU funding opportunities, application procedures, and project requirements for regional enterprises at the Lublin headquarters.
• Polish Sign Language (PJM) Interpretation Services Sign language interpretation services (PJM, SJM, SKOG) available for deaf individuals, with both online and in-person options, requiring 3 business days advance notice via phone 81 46 23 844.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Województwo Lubelskie (Lublin Voivodeship)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAWP is an organizational unit of the Lublin Voivodeship, established to manage and distribute European Funds for the region. The Voivodeship Marshall's Office provides oversight and strategic direction for LAWP's operations.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK): BGK is Poland's state development bank and a major channel for managing public funds, including EU financial instruments. It is comparable to LAWP as a public administration entity that flows capital to Polish businesses and infrastructure projects, but operates as a financial institution at national scale rather than as a regional grant administrator.
• European Investment Bank (EIB): The EIB is the EU's financing arm and a key upstream funder of Polish regional development programs. It is comparable to LAWP as an institution that channels development capital into Polish economic projects, but operates at pan-European scale and through financial instruments rather than as a regional grant-implementing body serving individual SMEs.
• Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A. (ARP): ARP is a Polish state-owned industrial development agency that administers public funds (including EU co-financing), supports enterprise restructuring, and provides financing instruments to Polish companies. It overlaps with LAWP in the role of state-backed administrator of development funding but is broader in scope, with a national industrial mandate rather than a single-voivodeship SME focus.
• Polski Fundusz Rozwoju (PFR): PFR is Poland's flagship state investment and development fund group, operating financial and grant programs that channel EU and national funds into Polish enterprises and infrastructure. It shares LAWP's public-sector mission of stimulating economic development through administered programs but at far greater national scale and with an investment/financial-instrument orientation.

Direct peers

• Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości (PARP): PARP is Poland's national-level agency for enterprise development and is the closest direct counterpart to LAWP. Both organizations operate as Polish state implementing bodies that administer EU funds, deliver training and advisory services to SMEs, and serve as the public-sector interface between entrepreneurs and European funding programs; PARP simply operates at national scale while LAWP operates at the Lublin voivodeship scale.
• Wojewódzki Urząd Pracy w Lublinie (WUP Lublin): WUP Lublin is the regional labor office for the Lublin Voivodeship and serves as a parallel implementing body for EU funds in the same territory as LAWP, particularly under the European Social Fund. It is a direct functional peer at the same regional level, administering a different EU fund stream (employment and human capital vs. enterprise development).

Regional players

• Enterprise Estonia (EAS): Enterprise Estonia is the Estonian state agency that provides financing, advisory services, and training to Estonian SMEs, including management of EU structural funds. It is functionally analogous to LAWP as a public-sector SME support and EU fund administrator, but operates in Estonia rather than Poland and does not directly compete for the same beneficiaries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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