Many people planning to start their own business think that due to quarantine and lockdown, all businesses are currently closed and there’s nothing to be done. We’ve compiled a list of top business ideas in Poland that you can still pursue. These require minimal investment, can be run from home, and can be learned in a few months. This means your life could change for the better in a short time.
Online Store
The first idea for a business in Poland is an online store. It’s convenient and doesn’t require large expenses — you can rent a small space for storage along with an apartment, buy a printer, and send products or receive them from suppliers via mailboxes or Impost. You can register a company remotely and process online payments. This option works great. One acquaintance has an online bookstore. When they go on vacation, they take a box of books and use the vacation wisely by photographing or filming books in beautiful interiors. It’s a convenient trade, doesn’t require large premises, and can be run from home.
For useful services for an online store, read here.
Handmade
Similar to the previous idea. One acquaintance who deals with books also makes handmade candles, selling and gifting them. One girl in Kraków sews women’s lingerie, which is expensive, but she has a waiting list for orders. This is also a small business in Poland. Another acquaintance makes various concrete items like flower stands and trays. He ordered molds from AliExpress, learned how to make the mixtures, and sells them on Instagram. A website isn’t necessary for this.
Blogging
The next idea is blogging. Today, blogging is a profession. People make good money from it. A simple example is the new social network, TikTok. In the ranking of the richest people on TikTok, there was a sum of $5 million. TikTok creators, who were previously unknown, are now making millions per year. After this, it’s hard not to perceive bloggers as a serious profession. You can create video content, write text blogs, and earn from advertising, product placements, and affiliate programs.
Read about how a Ukrainian woman opened a beauty salon in Poland.
Online Learning
Let’s break online education into a few subcategories:
- Recording video courses and selling them on educational platforms or via your own website.
- Tutoring, offering lessons individually and conducting them remotely.
- Streaming online. All you need is Zoom or Hangouts. Gather a group for a closed meeting, conduct educational events, and projects on topics where you consider yourself an expert.
Dropshipping
The next business idea in Poland that requires a laptop, internet, and phone is dropshipping and mediation. Opinions on dropshipping vary, but we know guys who bought several apartments in Kyiv through this method. Dropshipping, or direct supply, is a form of mediation where you don’t buy goods for yourself. You find where to buy a product cheaper and where to sell it at a higher price. The customer orders the product, and you order it directly from the supplier who ships it to the client. If you scale this model, you can become a mediator on a larger scale, working internationally. A manufacturer in Ukraine, you find clients in Europe, and organize the supply. You can make large international turnovers and earn more than the manufacturer.
Translator and Copywriter
Any international business requires translation of documents and websites. If you know Polish, German, English, or another language, you can earn well by offering translation services and running a small business in Poland.
The internet is full of text. It’s needed for websites, blogs, social media, presentations, ads, brochures. Copywriters create this content. If you know how to write quality texts, this service sells well and is in demand in any niche.
Website Creation
Another idea for a business in Poland is website creation. Every industry needs a website, and you don’t necessarily have to know programming. Platforms like Tilda and WordPress allow you to create great websites without coding. You can occupy this niche. In Poland, many websites are poorly designed because people haven’t yet taken online business seriously. You can help them.
You can work for a company with a B2B contract and simply be a programmer. One of our friends works this way. He has his own company and is employed by another company, sending them invoices for work done. This helps both him and the company save on taxes and social security contributions. By working with code, you can either work independently or collaborate with a copywriter and designer to form a full-service web studio.
Integrator
A programmer or someone with technical skills can work as an integrator or run a small business in this field in Poland. An integrator is someone who has mastered a particular technology (such as CRM system setup), seeks clients, and configures the system for them. We know someone who was into dropshipping, then switched to Zoho CRM integration. He now integrates CRM systems professionally and earns more.
Design
Companies need logos, branding, banners, websites, presentations, and all sorts of print materials from business cards to flyers. This is the job of web designers and digital agencies. If you have a good sense of taste and know Photoshop or Illustrator, you can dive into design.
Video Production
Another idea for a business in Poland is video design and video marketing. We see a huge potential and future in this field. While you can’t shoot video for a client from home, you can do post-production — video editing and processing. You need a powerful computer and licensed software. Every day, a huge amount of video content is created for YouTube, Instagram stories, and posts. You can quickly learn how to edit videos and become a post-production specialist.
Customer Service
Suppose design and programming are not your thing. In that case, you can offer customer service. Websites, online stores, and any business need a phone number, email, chat, and social media where customers can contact them. These people need to be served, consulted, helped to make a purchase, or resolve product service issues. If you lack technical skills, start with customer support and develop in this field.
Online Trainer
A fitness trainer, nutrition coach, or nutritionist can run a small business in Poland. During the quarantine, they couldn’t train in gyms, but they could write diets, create workout programs, and conduct online training sessions. Big fitness clubs and gyms also switched to this format.
Marketing
Every business needs someone to bring in clients. A website alone won’t do the job. This is the role of marketers. Marketing is a broad term and includes direct marketers, targeters, analysts, and social media marketers. There’s a place for you here, and with just a couple of months of dedication, you can get the basics down and start improving your skills through experience. This interesting and lucrative profession can be mastered quickly at a basic level.
Culinary
Sweet desserts, cupcakes, and cakes are a great business idea in Poland.
If you love creating culinary masterpieces, start from home, in a small kitchen that you rent. In Kraków, a custom cake costs around 100 PLN.
Sales
If you’re great at selling, work on a commission basis. As a bonus, here’s a template for a partnership agreement for attracting clients and selling B2B. You bring clients to a company, and they share a portion of the profits from the money the client spends. If you don’t have technical skills, you can certainly master this profession.
Project Management
This is the area where we grew to manage our company. A project manager can organize business processes — website creation, sales department, international product sales, and supplies. A project manager finds and hires the right people, ensures that the company or department has goals, and makes sure the work is done efficiently and on time. This can include project managers, brand managers, and product managers. If you have organizational skills, consider developing in this field.
This is a list of small business ideas in Poland from our team. If you have any questions or need a consultation, leave a request on our website.
