Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLASK.ONLINE

What Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLASK.ONLINE does

Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLĄSK.ONLINE is a Polish non-profit association (Stowarzyszenie), founded on 22 January 2020 and registered in Wodzisław Śląski, whose stated purpose is to support the economic development of the Western Subregion of Silesian Voivodeship and to drive cross-border economic integration with the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It operates through three membership tiers (Ordinary, Supporting, Honorary), a tripartite agenda covering environment/quality of life, labor market/education, and economic integration, and a 22-signatory Polish-Czech Economic Memorandum that binds 12 municipalities with 10 business chambers, industry clusters and universities. Governance is exercised through a General Members' Assembly, Supervisory Board and Management Board.

The association's core product surface is the PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl digital platform and the slask.online regional news portal, built and operated in cooperation with technology partner SOFT-IB (Ireneusz Burek). PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl runs on a freemium model: free modules for Companies, Online profiles, Classifieds, Articles, Users and Events, with paid Education and Employment Agency modules monetized through Przelewy24 or bank transfer. Distribution is hybrid — self-serve digital sign-up plus direct membership outreach, on-the-ground events (Śląska Akademia Biznesu, Health Business Innovations), and three physical offices in Wodzisław Śląski (HQ), Racibórz and Ostrava. Revenue is diversified across membership dues, European/public grants and subsidies, paid platform modules, event co-organization, and business advisory services related to EU funding, regulation and business-model development for the regional SME base.

Name

Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLASK.ONLINE

Legal name

Stowarzyszenie Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLĄSK.ONLINE

Website

https://slask.online

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLĄSK.ONLINE is a Polish non-profit association (founded 2020, ~5 staff) that drives cross-border economic integration between Poland's Western Subregion of Silesia and the Czech Moravian-Silesian Region, operating the PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl business platform and slask.online news portal.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wodzisław Śląski

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Ordinary members pay membership dues as specified in the Association's Financing Regulations (Regulamin Finansowania Stowarzyszenia). Supporting members pay membership fees or contributions as agreed with the Management Board.
2. European and public funding: The association pursues funding from European aid funds, subsidies, grants, and other public financial sources to support its statutory activities.
3. Platform service fees: The PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl digital platform offers free basic modules (Companies, Online profiles, Classifieds, Articles, Users, Events) and paid modules (Education, Employment Agency). Payments for paid services are processed via Przelewy24 or bank transfer.
4. Events and activities: Revenue is generated from organizing and co-organizing events, exhibitions, congresses, conferences, and trainings, both domestically and cross-border.
5. Business consulting and advisory: The association provides economic information and advisory services regarding support available from Business Environment Institutions, current legal regulations, conditions for conducting business, access to development and innovative services, financing, and business model development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLASK.ONLINE is a non-profit association (Stowarzyszenie) that promotes economic development in Poland's Western Subregion of Silesia and cross-border cooperation with the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It operates the PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl digital platform serving as a regional business information hub with a company directory, classifieds, events calendar, and paid education and employment modules, complemented by membership-based networking, training, conferences, consulting, and European/public grant-funded programs.

Product overview

Śląskie Porozumienie Gospodarcze ŚLĄSK.ONLINE operates PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl — a regional digital platform for the Silesian business community. The platform functions as a news and events portal (Aktualności, Wydarzenia, Wiadomości Lokalne) combined with a business networking service. Its core free services include a business directory (Branżowy Katalog Firm), company profiles (Wizytówki on-line), classifieds (Ogłoszenia), articles (Artykuły), and an events calendar (Wydarzenia). Two premium paid modules extend the platform: the Employment Agency Module (Agencja Pracy) for job postings and CV management, and the Education Module (Edukacja) for training and course enrollment. The platform is operated by the association in collaboration with technology provider SOFT-IB Ireneusz Burek.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl digital platform Regional digital platform serving as an information portal and business networking hub for the Silesian region, providing access to news, events, local business listings, company directory, classifieds, articles, and professional services for registered members.
• Employment Agency Module (Moduł Agencja Pracy) Paid module enabling employers to post job vacancies and job seekers to submit CVs and applications through the platform. Employers can search for candidates while job seekers create profiles and apply for positions.
• Education Module (Moduł Edukacja) Paid module providing access to educational offerings, courses, and training programs. Registered users can browse and enroll in educational opportunities published on the platform.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• SOFT-IB Ireneusz BurekcoreTechnology or Integration · 10 October 2020SOFT-IB (Ireneusz Burek, NIP 639-100-40-27) is the technology provider and co-service provider for the PLUSYdlaBIZNESU.pl digital platform. The company is headquartered at ul. Rudzka 55F, Racibórz, and has a data processing agreement with the association per GDPR requirements.
• Raciborska Izba Gospodarcza (Racibórz Chamber of Commerce)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the key Polish institutional partners and signatories of the Polish-Czech Economic Memorandum. Collaborates on cross-border economic integration initiatives for the Western Subregion.
• Czesko-Polska Izba Handlowa z.s. (Czech-Polish Chamber of Commerce)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSignatory of the Polish-Czech Economic Memorandum. Facilitates cross-border business cooperation between Czech and Polish companies in the Silesian border region.
• OHK Opava (Obchodní a živnostenská komora Opava)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Opava, a signatory of the cross-border economic memorandum, representing Czech businesses in the integration initiative.
• OHK Bruntál (Obchodní a živnostenská komora Bruntál)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Bruntál, signatory of the Polish-Czech Economic Memorandum, supporting cross-border business integration.
• OHK Karviná (Obchodní a živnostenská komora Karviná)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCzech Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Karviná, participating in the Polish-Czech cross-border economic integration memorandum.
• KHK Moravskoslezského kraje (Czech Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Moravian-Silesian Region)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional chamber of commerce and industry for the Moravian-Silesian Region (Czech Republic), signatory of the cross-border economic memorandum.
• Akademia Górnicza – Politechnika Ostrawska, Wydział Górnictwa i Geologii (VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSignatory of the Polish-Czech Economic Memorandum. Academic partner supporting research, dual education, and cross-border labor market integration.
• Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach (University of Economics in Katowice)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner supporting economic research, education programs, and competency development initiatives for the association's members.
• Politechnika Śląska – Centrum Kształcenia Ustawicznego (Silesian University of Technology – Continuing Education Center)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing continuing education and vocational training programs for association members and regional workforce.
• Akademia Nauk Stosowanych w Raciborzu (Academy of Applied Sciences in Racibórz)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal higher education institution in Racibórz, partnering on dual education, internships, and regional development programs.
• Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza w Katowicach (Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional business chamber covering Silesian Voivodeship, collaborating on economic development and business support initiatives.
• Izba Gospodarcza (Chamber of Commerce)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of commerce partner supporting business networking and regional economic development within the association's ecosystem.
• Stowarzyszenie Gmin Górniczych w Polsce (Association of Mining Municipalities in Poland)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner supporting the energy transition and economic diversification agenda, particularly relevant for the Rybnik Coal Basin area.
• Kovo Klastr (Engineering Cluster)majorTechnology or IntegrationCzech engineering and manufacturing industry cluster (Moravian-Silesian Region), signatory of the cross-border memorandum, supporting industrial cooperation and innovation.
• Moravskoslezský klastr dynamických pohonů a konstrukcí (Moravian-Silesian Cluster of Dynamic Drives and Structures)majorTechnology or IntegrationCzech technology cluster signatory of the cross-border memorandum, focused on industrial drives and structural engineering cooperation.
• 12 municipalities from the Western Subregion and Moravian-Silesian RegioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal signatories of the Polish-Czech Economic Memorandum including: Bruntál, Godów, Gorzyce, Horní Suchá, Karviná, Krnov, Opava, Ratiboř, Rybnik, Wodzisław Śląski (Polish), and Wodzisław okres. These municipalities collaborate on cross-border economic, environmental, and social integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Krajowa Izba Gospodarcza (Polish Chamber of Commerce): The national Polish chamber of commerce, providing business-membership, lobbying, and advisory services at a country-wide scale. Comparable as a business-association peer, but operates at much larger scope and does not specialize in the cross-border subregional niche ŚLĄSK.ONLINE targets.
• Enterprise Europe Network – Poland-Czech Republic: EU-funded business-support network providing cross-border advisory, partnership brokering, and SME internationalization services across Poland and Czechia. Comparable as a cross-border business-support platform serving overlapping SME customers, though operating at a much wider geographic scope.
• Polski Fundusz Rozwoju S.A. (Polish Development Fund): State-owned Polish development finance institution channelling EU and domestic funds to regional development, SME financing, and infrastructure projects. Comparable as a regional-development operator in Poland but operating at a much larger national scale with capital-deployment capabilities unavailable to associations.

Direct peers

• Euroregion Praděd / Pradziad: Polish-Czech cross-border euroregion covering the Opava and Prudnik subregions with similar municipal integration and EU-funded project delivery. Directly comparable in model, scale, and cross-border cooperation mandate to ŚLĄSK.ONLINE, though focused on a different Polish-Czech subregion.
• Czesko-Polska Izba Handlowa (Czech-Polish Chamber of Commerce): Bilateral Czech-Polish chamber of commerce supporting cross-border business cooperation. Already a signatory of ŚLĄSK.ONLINE's memorandum, but operates as a direct peer in the same cross-border business-development niche with similar membership and chamber-of-commerce revenue model.
• Stowarzyszenie Gmin Górniczych w Polsce (Association of Mining Municipalities in Poland): Polish association of mining municipalities tackling post-coal economic transition — already a strategic partner of ŚLĄSK.ONLINE. Directly comparable as a non-profit membership association focused on the same Rybnik Coal Basin challenges (energy transition, diversification, EU funding capture).
• Regionalna Izba Gospodarcza w Katowicach (Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice): Regional chamber of commerce covering Silesian Voivodeship, one of ŚLĄSK.ONLINE's core strategic partners. Directly comparable as a membership-based business association serving the same geographic region with networking, training, and member-advocacy services.
• Euroregion Silesia: A cross-border Euroregion association of municipalities and organizations from the Polish-Czech border area (Silesia, Opole, and Moravian-Silesian regions). It is the most directly comparable entity to ŚLĄSK.ONLINE because it operates at the same Polish-Czech cross-border intersection, with similar municipal signatories and an economic-integration mandate.

Regional players

• BIC Polska (Business Innovation Centres Network): Polish network of business innovation centres that provide SMEs with training, advisory, EU-project support, and innovation services. Comparable as a non-profit business-support intermediary targeting Polish SMEs with similar funding structures and services.
• Euroregion Beskydy: Polish-Czech-Slovak trilateral cross-border cooperation structure covering the Beskydy mountain region. Comparable as a cross-border Euroregion with similar municipal and chamber signatories and EU Interreg funding model, but operates on a different geographic perimeter.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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