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The whole Zone in one place

Next to the tax exemption and land for investment we run more than a dozen projects for companies. We accelerate startups, finance training, educate technicians and help firms enter foreign markets. See which of them will grow your business.

There is a lot going on here

Since 1997 we have been growing business in central Poland. Thousands of companies and employees from the region have already used our projects.

Guests of a business meeting talking at cocktail tables in a post-industrial hall with exposed ventilation ducts and black pendant lamps
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projects and programmes for companies
250+
startups in the Spark accelerator
40+
free digital services in Re_d
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editions of the Re_Enter export seminars

The Zone’s projects

Spark, Re_d, RozwoYou, Re_Enter. Each has its own name and its own website, so they are easy to mistake for separate institutions. They are all our projects — pick a category and see what will grow your business.

Startups and innovation

  • SparkAlert

    A board of companies’ real technology needs: a startup sees at once what the market is looking for.

    • Active
    • Startups and companies
    • Free

  • Startup Spark 4.0

    Has already connected over 250 startups with the region’s large companies.

    • Active
    • Startups
    • Free

Regional transformation

  • Transformation Area Observatory

    Studies how the region is changing after coal, and supports local authorities and residents through that change.

    • Active
    • Local authorities and residents
    • Transformation Area

  • Grant na start (Start-up Grant)

    Grants of up to PLN 550,000 and advisory for people starting a company and for companies from the Transformation Area.

    • Coming soon
    • Individuals and young companies
    • Transformation Area

  • Strefa Transformacji

    Training and retraining for residents of the 35 municipalities of the Bełchatów region, funded up to 93%.

    • Completed
    • Individuals
    • Transformation Area
    • Co-funded up to 93%

Education and workforce

  • RozwoYou

    Vouchers for training, courses and advisory for companies, with funding of up to 85%.

    • Active
    • Companies and employers
    • Łódź Voivodeship
    • Co-funded up to 85%

  • Sectoral Council for Competences

    Brings companies, schools and experts together so that education keeps up with what the automation and robotics industry needs.

    • Active
    • Automation and robotics
    • All of Poland

  • Strefa Edukacji

    A company of the Zone and its investors: its own technical school, training for companies and education projects.

    • Active
    • Companies and their workforce

  • Technikum Automatyki i Robotyki

    The only technical school in Poland run by a Zone; it trains technicians for companies in a dual system.

    • Active
    • Students and companies

Digitalisation

  • EDIH

    Free support with adopting AI, automation and cybersecurity.

    • Active
    • SMEs and industry
    • Central Poland
    • Free

Foreign expansion

  • Re_Enter

    Free export seminars: one market, one morning, PAIH experts and people who already sell there.

    • Active
    • Exporters and SMEs
    • Free

CSR

  • #Grohmania Picnics

    Summer family picnics in the park by Fabryka Grohmana: bouncy castles, workshops, concerts and a guided walk through the old factory. Free entry, no sign-up.

    • Active
    • Łódź residents and families
    • Free

  • GrowMania. Talent Zone

    Scholarships of PLN 10,000 and mentoring for gifted young people from towns of up to 20,000 residents. Named after Henryk Grohman.

    • Active
    • Secondary school pupils from small towns
    • Free

  • Re_Action

    Grants of PLN 5,000 to 10,000 for local initiatives in the region: culture, sport, education, ecology. No own contribution, with help on the application.

    • Active
    • Non-governmental organisations and groups of residents

Other projects

  • DUAL IMPACT. Dual Use Technology Forum

    A two-day forum of the Łódź SEZ and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa on dual-use technologies: two stages, support decisions for the defence sector, a Business Mixer.

    • Active
    • Industry, SMEs, startups, local government, academia

  • HIKARI. Polish-Japanese Business Summit

    A Polish-Japanese business summit and festival of Japanese culture at Fabryka Grohmana: panels on energy, infrastructure and technology, a Business Mixer and a karate championship.

    • Active
    • Polish and Japanese companies, academia, local government

  • Kongres AGD

    An annual congress that brings the whole household appliances (AGD) industry to Łódź.

    • Active
    • Household appliances

  • Re_d Rethink Digital Fest

    The Zone's technology festival on digital transformation: three stages, technology demonstrations, startups and a Business Mixer. Every autumn at Fabryka Grohmana.

    • Active
    • Companies, startups, academia and public administration

  • Semiconductors & Electronics Central Poland

    A series of meetings of science, business and the semiconductor industry in Central Poland: a letter of intent, a report on the region's potential and cluster workshops.

    • Active
    • Semiconductor and electronics companies, academia, public administration

One Zone runs all of them

Spark, Re_d, RozwoYou, Re_Enter. Each has its own name and its own website, so they are easy to mistake for separate institutions. They are all our projects. We run them, or build them with partners,

for one reason: to make it easier for companies in the region to grow, alongside the tax exemption and land for investment.

Which is why there is something here for

  • A startup looking for capital

  • A factory that wants to deploy a technology or upskill its people

  • A resident of the post-coal region starting over

You pay little, or nothing at all

In most projects consultations, training and technology tests are free or heavily subsidised. European and national funds pay for them, and the Zone is the operator that raises the money and accounts for it.

Frequently asked questions

  • No. Most projects are open to every company in the region — you need neither the tax exemption nor a plot inside the Zone. Some of them also support individuals and local authorities.

  • Usually not. The programmes are financed from European and national funds, so consultations, training and technology tests are free or heavily subsidised. Every project spells out on its own page exactly what is covered.

  • The status is on every card. Active projects have an open call, completed ones stay online as part of the Zone’s record, and announced ones are about to start.

  • The investment offer covers the tax exemption and land to build on. The projects are development programmes for companies that already operate — they help them grow, digitalise, train people and enter new markets.

  • Go to its page. You will find the terms of the call, the deadlines and the contact details of its coordinator there. If you are not sure which one to pick, write to us and we will point you to it.

  • Usually yes. Companies of every size and from many industries — manufacturing and services alike — use our projects. Each project page lists exactly who qualifies.

Not sure which project is for you?

Tell us what you are after and an account manager from the development team will call you back, help you pick a project or put you through to its coordinator. The call costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

Development team

Helpline

+48 42 208 06 00
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