01Setup
Company Setup & Operations
The blueprint for a fully operational Polish entity.
- Sp. z o.o., branch or JV structuring
- Corporate banking & KYC dossiers
- Registered office & local management
- Accounting, payroll & HR backbone
KIGMember of the Polish Chamber of Commerce
From strategy to execution
Enter Poland. Operate from day one.
Adwisen is the single counterparty for companies that want to enter, test, operate or scale in Poland and the wider CEE region: legal structuring, tax, banking, permits, partners and people, executed under one roof.
KIG Member of the Polish Chamber of Commerce
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Years in Warsaw · est. 2015
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Solutions
Four verticals. One accountable team.
Traditional firms advise from the book. We structure, register, negotiate and operate, so your leadership deals with one counterparty instead of six.
02Compliance
Legal, Tax & Compliance
Structured compliance instead of reactive advice.
- VAT / CIT registration & optimisation
- Polish Investment Zone, R&D, IP Box
- Contracts, permits & licensing
- Corporate secretarial & governance
03Commercial
Commercial & Market Entry Strategy
From feasibility to first revenue.
- Feasibility & regulatory roadmaps
- Competitive & pricing analysis
- Local partner matching
- Executive search & key hires
04Strategic
Government & Strategic Partnerships
Access where relationships decide outcomes.
- Public-sector & regulator relations
- Strategic JVs & acquisitions
- Investment incentives & grants
- Off-market opportunity sourcing
Navigating complexity
Strategic partnerships in Poland
Poland is one of Europe's most dynamic business markets and a natural gateway to Central and Eastern Europe.
For foreign entities, however, market entry often requires more than registration. It requires the right structure, tax setup, banking, local partners, contracts, permits, commercial strategy and trusted people on the ground.
Adwisen provides integrated support for companies that want to enter, test, operate or scale in Poland and the wider CEE region.
Explore our solutions →Market entry strategy
Feasibility studies, regulatory roadmaps, competitive analysis.
Legal & operational setup
Company incorporation, tax structure, banking, permits.
People & partnerships
Executive search, local partner matching, commercial network development.
Case study · Manufacturing
Securing acquisition for a global manufacturing company.
How Adwisen executed the legal structure and final regulatory approval for a major manufacturing entity, reducing their time-to-market by 40%.
Time-to-market · weeks
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Adwisen
Workstreams run in parallel
Structure
Regulatory
Commercial
Illustrative timeline · figures to be confirmed with client
Why Adwisen
The complexity of Polish market entry is solvable.
- Legal advice→Structured compliance
- Business planning→Operational setup
- Local partnerships→Strategic JVs
We bridge the gap between foreign strategic ambition and local operational reality. Deep legal expertise, combined with commercial execution on the ground.
Our market entry methodology
From strategic intent to full operational capability
Three workstreams, run in parallel, each with a named owner and a fixed-fee milestone.
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Entity Structuring
Selecting the optimal corporate vehicle (Sp. z o.o., branch, or JV), drafting articles of association, and establishing local management governance.
02
Regulatory & Financial Setup
Expedited corporate banking setup, full KYC/AML compliance clearance, tax registration (VAT/CIT), and Qualified Electronic Signature (QES) setup.
03
Commercial Acceleration
Local partner matching, executive talent identification, and key contract negotiation, so the entity generates revenue, not just paperwork.
Day 0
Scoping call & fixed-fee proposal
Week 1
Structure agreed, PoA & QES issued
Week 2–3
Entity registered (KRS)
Week 4–6
Bank live, VAT/CIT active
Ongoing
Compliance, governance, growth
Built for the real friction points
Where foreign management teams lose months
01
Corporate banking
Non-resident entities face strict KYC/AML review; accounts stall for weeks without the right dossier.
We build pre-approved regulatory dossiers and work directly with tier-1 Polish banks for fast activation.
02
Director presence
Boards assume directors must fly to Warsaw to sign, notarise and open accounts.
100% of formation, tax registration and initial banking is executed remotely via Power of Attorney and QES.
03
Tax structure
Incentives such as the Polish Investment Zone, R&D relief and IP Box are missed because the entity was set up first and structured later.
Tax architecture is designed before registration, so incentives are captured from day one.
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Local partners & people
The entity exists, but there is no validated distributor, no site and no country manager.
Our commercial framework delivers vetted B2B partners, negotiated contracts and executive hires.
Designed for fast, frictionless expansion
End-to-end market entry management, under one roof.
Corporate entity formation, tax setup, banking integration and regulatory licensing, handled by one accountable team. Your business is compliant, operational and ready to generate revenue from day one.
- 01One counterparty, one contract, one point of accountability
- 02Fixed-fee milestones for setup; monthly retainers for operations
- 03Warsaw HQ with coordination across CEE jurisdictions
Execution, not opinions
We handle execution.
Traditional advisory firms give advice from the book. Adwisen registers, negotiates, opens and operates.
Remote by design
No travel required.
Power of Attorney, Qualified Electronic Signatures and local representation cover the full setup.
Tier-1 banking
Accounts that open.
Pre-structured KYC/AML dossiers built to the standards of Poland's largest banks.
Incentive capture
Tax designed before day one.
Polish Investment Zone exemptions, R&D relief and 5% IP Box, structured into the entity from the start.
Post-launch governance
100% compliant, every quarter.
Corporate secretarial, board representation, tax monitoring and proxy director support.
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The bridge · Pillar 01 → Pillar 04
Setting up the structure. Need capital or a strategic partner too?
Founders and scale-ups can pair entity setup with investor introductions, JV structuring and public incentive applications in a single mandate.
The people on the ground
You'll know who is handling your file.
One named partner owns your engagement from the first call to the day your entity is operational. No handoffs to a call centre.
Hakan Selçuk Şener
Founding PartnerLeads market-entry strategy, corporate structuring and government relations for foreign investors entering Poland.
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Adrianna Skolimowska
Partner · Head of LegalEntity formation, contracts, permits and regulatory approvals. Runs the legal workstream on every mandate.
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Iwona Stasiak
Partner · Head of AccountingTax registration, VAT/CIT compliance, bookkeeping and payroll, from day one through ongoing operations.
inThe wider team15 people · Warsaw · est. 2015
Adrian Murat ÖzdemirSales & Customer Success
Jalil ShirinovLocal Consultant · Customer Service
Marta DziashkevichManagement Assistant
Piotr CieślakTransport Specialist- BTBeril Sıla TorunBusiness Development · PL–TR
- RWRyszard WalickiSenior Independent Accountant
- JDJadwiga DoleckaSenior Independent Accountant
- JAJoanna AndrzejewskaHR & Payroll Specialist
- MDMagdalena DomżalskaIndependent Accountant
- MKMonika KamińskaOffice Manager
- BABartłomiej AnczewskiJunior Accountant
- AKAda Maja KocakAssistant
Our office · ul. Marszałkowska, Warsaw
A note from the founder
I started Adwisen after watching too many good companies lose a year in Poland to things that should have taken a week. A bank account. A signature that had to be notarised in person. A partner who turned out not to be one.
So we built the firm we wished had existed: lawyers and operators in the same room, with one person accountable for the outcome. When you call us, you get that person. Not a ticket number.
Hakan Selçuk Şener
Founding Partner, Adwisen
“We expected a law firm. What we got was an operating team: the entity, the bank, the tax registrations and our first two hires were done before our board had finished its next quarterly review.”
Questions, answered
What directors and legal teams ask first
01 General questions
We advise international corporations, mid-market enterprises, tech and manufacturing scale-ups, and foreign investors seeking a risk-managed expansion into Poland and the broader Central & Eastern European (CEE) market.
Traditional advisory firms give advice from the book; Adwisen handles execution. We combine legal structuring, tax optimisation, commercial networking and on-the-ground operational setup under one roof.
Yes. While Warsaw is our operational headquarters, we coordinate cross-border entity setup, licensing and strategic partnerships across 9 CEE jurisdictions.
02 What we do
Standard online registration (S24) takes 3 to 7 business days. Customised notarised incorporations take 2 to 3 weeks. Full bank account opening and VAT/CIT tax activation follow immediately.
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No. We can execute 100% of entity formation, tax registration and initial banking protocols remotely via Power of Attorney (PoA) and Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES).
Opening Polish corporate accounts for non-resident entities requires strict KYC/AML compliance. We build approved regulatory dossiers and work directly with tier-1 Polish banks to ensure fast account activation.
Depending on your sector, foreign entities can access Polish Investment Zone (PSI) corporate tax exemptions, R&D Tax Relief, and reduced 5% IP Box tax rates for technology and IP-driven ventures.
Through our commercial framework we identify validated local B2B partners, negotiate key contracts, locate commercial real estate and build initial sales channels.
03 Support & operations
Corporate secretarial management, board meeting representation, legal retainers, tax compliance monitoring and local proxy director support to keep your entity 100% compliant.
Yes. Our mobility team manages fast-track Work Permits, EU Blue Cards, temporary residence status and local tax registration for key foreign executives and incoming staff.
Transparent, fixed-fee milestone pricing for Market Entry & Entity Setup projects, and structured monthly retainers for ongoing operational and legal management.
Insights
Briefings for boards entering Poland
Weekly, dated and sourced. The same monitoring our retained clients receive.
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Read the brief →Tax incentives for IT businesses in Poland: PSI, R&D relief and IP Box compared
Read the brief →Ready to operate in Poland from day one?
A 30-minute scoping call. You leave with a structure recommendation, a timeline and a fixed-fee proposal.