Community strengths

Town/Community:

• sustainable development of the Community on the basis of:
  • Development Strategy,
  • Local Development Plan,
  • Multiannual Investment Programme,
  • Programme for Rehabilitation of Degraded Areas,
  • Regional Aid Programme for Entrepreneurs,
  • Study on Conditions and Directions of Spatial Development;
• favourable economic and social conditions;
• community is in a good situation;
• dynamic development of the community, as evidenced by increasing budget revenues;
• low business activity costs (including taxes);
• membership in associations as well as local and transregional unions;
• participates in numerous competitions that confirm high standards of its service;
• low rate of registered unemployment;

Office:

• all matters related to the investment may be dealt with in:
  • Town Office;
• high quality service;
• quick and efficient decision making;
• short deadlines for issuing decisions and permits;
• service is provided in the following languages:
  • English;
• well qualified and competent staff;
• creative staff;
• over 50% of staff have a higher education diploma;
• wide experience in obtaining external resources (including EU funds) - high effectiveness;
• tax exemptions;
• clear and stable rules regulating tax reliefs for investors;
• radio, TV and press coverage of local business initiatives;
• cultural and business relations with foreign partners in the framework of partner towns;
• close cooperation between local government and entrepreneurs;
• close cooperation between local authorities and entrepreneurs;
• environmentally friendly community investment;

Location:

• advantageous location in the vicinity of the country′s border in: the South;
• conveniently located in the vicinity of: Rybnik;
• near a border crossing point for car traffic;
• near a tourist border crossing point;
• near a border crossing point for pedestrian traffic;

Environment:

• environment protection is a matter of importance for the authorities;
• environment improvement due to high quality pro-environmental measures;
• selective waste collection throughout the community area;
• rich mineral deposits;
• natural features of historic importance;

Culture/sport/leisure:

• rich calendar of cultural and social events - numerous mass cultural, entertainment or sports events:
  • www.rydultowy.pl;
• active sports clubs;
• well-developed hotel and tourist services network;
• maintaining and developing cultural tradition: folk music, handicraft, etc.;

Education and training:

• dense network of primary and lower secondary schools:
  • primary schools: 3,
  • lower secondary schools: 2;
• dense network of secondary schools - number of schools: 2;
• easy access to universities in neighbouring towns:
  • Rybnik,
  • Racibórz,
  • Wodzisław Śląski;
• well-qualified potential staff of various training levels and profiles;
• high standards of education;
• high quality equipment in education facilities;
• computer rooms open for all;
• extensive network of kindergartens and creches;
• numerous public libraries of varying types;
• community authorities support for the professional development of teachers;

Society:

• inhabitants are willing to work;
• high working standards;
• high percentage of inhabitants at productive age;
• large population centre;
• particular care for public safety;
• inhabitants await new investment;
• inhabitants are oriented towards new and innovative social and economic measures;

Technical Infrastructure:

• modern technical and public utility infrastructure;
• good technical infrastructure in the community:
  • gas for technological and heating purposes available in 33% of community investment,
  • water available in 77% of community investment,
  • sewage system available in 44% of community investment,
  • electricity available in 77% of community investment,
  • telephone available in 100% of community investment,
  • Internet connection available in 100% of community investment;
• modern sewage treatment plant;
• sewage treatment plant with potential for extension and treatment of non-public sewage;
• good Internet connections;

Business Infrastructure within the Community:

• tax incentives and other reliefs for investors;
• Business Centre acting in support of local entrepreneurship;
• the district features:
  • District Court,
  • Revenue Office,
  • District Authorities Office;
• wide variety of insurance services;
• wide variety of banking services;
• dynamic enterprise growth;
• well-developed economy, including SMEs, trade and craft;
• high absorption capacity of the market;
• large market in the region;
• large labour market;
• dense trade network;
• well-organised healthcare system;
• active involvement of social organisations;
• a large number of Polish enterprises;
• well-developed industry branches:
  • Mining and quarrying;

Investment:

• valid space development plans covering community investment areas;
• valid space development plans in the community cover the surface of: 35%;
• level of community spending on own investment is increased every year;
• high standards of spatial planning;
• portfolio of investment areas includes community-owned plots;
• portfolio of investment areas includes plots with complete technical infrastructure;
• attractive prices of land;
• easy road access to investment areas;
• favourable conditions for housing development;
• positive attitude towards investment;

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