Women bravely scope for their own business, and the franchise is for many of the most accessible and unchangeable areas to start business. According to PARP data from March 2024, in our country there are around 883,4 1000 active economical activities founded by women, which represents 34% of all businesses in Poland. However, the survey besides shows that women little frequently choose their own business than men. In Poland, about 13% of working women do this. They inactive point to competence barriers, administrative concerns and deficiency of access to applicable knowledge.[1]
A frog is simply a network that gives women space to develop, strengthen competences and realize business ambitions. Thanks to a proven model of cooperation, comprehensive support and modern tools, each can run its own business based on solid foundations. Currently, more than 10,000 entrepreneurs work together within the network, of which 65% are women, including seniors.
Isabella Jeniec-Kardas. photograph by Żabka Group– I started by moving a store, and I remember all the challenges of starting a business very well. Today, as the manager of relations with franchisees, I work with more than 10,000 entrepreneurs and I care that their needs are answered and turned into real solutions. Women's Entrepreneurship Day reminds me of the immense function women play in our network – their responsibility, work and commitment build her strength all day – saysIsabella Kardas, manager of relations with franchisees in Zabka.
Seniors in business – women's 55+ function is growing
According to CSO data, more than 25% of the population in Poland is now more than 60 years old, and the number of people of working age falls at a rate of more than 100,000 per year.[2]. Factors that affect the continuation of work in the profession performed in the opinion of Polish workers at the age of 50+ are: 63% age, 45.4% wellness condition and 28.4% attitude of the employer.[3] On the another hand, Polish seniors have a advanced level of commitment to work, work and skills working with the client.
– After 60 years of age, many people hear that they should be released. I took a step the another way. I decided to run the business. Work gives me energy, contact with people, and a sense that my experience has real value. Thanks to the solutions of the Frog, the organization of the store is transparent and calm for me. National elder Day is simply a good time to say loudly: you can make at any age – says Jadwiga Kozak, 64-year-old franchisee of Żabka from Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Active 50+ – educational support for the Entrepreneurship Study
50+ people can benefit from the Active 50+ program available on the free platform of the Business Studies. The programme includes materials relating to business, finance, law, work organisation and digital competence. It besides includes webinars and guides specially prepared for people starting business at a later age or returning to the labour marketplace after a break. The platform besides offers content and meetings dedicated to foreigners.
Natalia Luchak. photograph by Żabka Group– erstwhile I arrived in Poland, the biggest challenge was to realize the rules and rules of operating. Thanks to the support of Żabka, I learned step by step how the Polish taxation strategy works and how to organize regular work. This gave me a sense of safety and allowed me to focus on the client and the improvement of the store – says Natalia Luchak, a franchisee from Ukraine who runs a store in Warsaw.
More information on: www.zabka.pl/franchise
About the Frog Group
Anglerfish Group is simply a comprehensive convenience ecosystem whose mission is to make value by simplifying the regular lives of customers. The Group supports a increasing number of consumers looking for convenient solutions, while promoting a liable approach to customers, franchisees, suppliers and the wider environment, including care for sustainable usage of products and packaging.
The Ecosystem of the Żabka Group includes the leading retail chain in the Convenience format in Poland, with more than 12,000 franchise stores. It is complemented by a network of maintenance-free autonomous shops under the name of the Nano Frog, which allows buying around the clock on any day of the week.
The group besides has an advanced, continuously developed digital offer. The Maczfit brand, designed for people looking for a healthy and at the same time comfortable diet, provides the restaurant quality ready meals consecutive to the customer's home, and the Dietly platform is simply a leading comparison of diet catering suppliers. Activities in the field of online food buying The Group implements through brands Jush! and Delio.
In 2024, Żabka Group started operating on the Romanian marketplace by taking over DRIM, the FMCG distribution leader. She besides launched a fresh network of modern convenience stores under the Froo brand in Romania.
Since October 2024 Żabka Group shares have been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.
[3] PARP study Working Pensions and people of peri-lemority age – https://www.parp.gov.pl/storage/publications/pdf/Report-_Working-emerci-i-persons-in-age-ocolemerity_31_12_2024.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
