Software houses, i.e. companies that develop various types of customised software for clients, are constantly on the increase. This is not surprising. The demand for mobile and web applications, business software, shops and online platforms is huge and constantly growing, and with it the earnings of software developers. How do you set up a software house that will make money for yourself? Where to start and what to keep in mind? Check out our guide!

The Polish tax system is often described as complicated and unfavourable for entrepreneurs. However, this is a far-reaching simplification. Our legislator introduces many reliefs and preferences available to companies operating in the IT sector. Why is it worth running an IT company in Poland?

As part of an article on contractual models within the IT industry, I pointed out that two basic contractual models are used as standard in IT: the work contract model and the service contract model. Each of these models provides for different consequences and places different obligations on the parties. Also linked to contract models in IT are the topics of the two leading project methodologies – agile and waterfall. In this article, I will focus on identifying the main advantages and disadvantages of each of these methodologies.

Entities obliged to apply the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act (hereinafter AML Act) must design and implement a procedure referred to as KYC (Know You Customer). What is the relationship of KYC to AML and how to properly implement KYC in your business?

The crypto-asset market remained largely unregulated at Community level for many years. This caused the financial market supervisory authorities of individual Member States to look for analogies in the existing legislation on their own. Unfortunately, this meant that many mechanisms escaped the legislature’s cognisance. Regulation 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cryptocurrency markets has changed a lot in this regard. What does the entry into force of the MiCA (Markets in Crypto-assets) Regulation entail?

The EU’s Network and Information Systems Directive 2 (NIS-2) updates cyber security requirements in relation to NIS1. This is a hot topic especially now that the number of cyber attacks is increasing year on year. Who is required to implement NIS2 and what exactly is changing?

In an era of exponentially growing demand for experienced specialists in various fields, access to developers, digital marketers, lawyers is crucial for gaining and maintaining a competitive advantage in the market. However, when professionals start to become scarce, companies look for a way to ‘poach’ such an employee from their rivals. We explain what employee poaching is, whether it is legal and, above all, how to effectively defend against it.

The value of a business can be expressed in many ways and using different types of indicators. One of these is EBITDA, whose popularity began back in the 1990s and is still considered by many managers to be one of the main predictors of business success. What exactly is EBITDA and how is it calculated?

Starting a business usually requires originators to obtain an external source of financing to allow market expansion. For young companies, leasing or credit are unavailable or financial institutions grant them on unfavourable terms. Business Angels, but also Venture Capital funds can be an alternative. Let’s take a look at the last of these. How to get VC funding?