Świętokrzyskie instytucje otoczenia biznesu na rzecz wspierania innowacyjnego rozwoju przedsiębiorstw

A sufficient number of business environment institutions is a crucial factor for both competitiveness and innovation. A wide range of services supplied to entrepreneurs by business environment institutions can significantly contribute to the development of enterprises, innovation introduction, strategic management, or finally they can alter in the mentality of the executive staff. The paper aims to identify business environment institutions that operate in the province by means of stating their number, type, location and a range of their services targeted at innovation-based development of the region’s enterprises. The qualitative analysis of the results of investigations into business environment institutions made it possible to assess to what extent those institutions are supportive to innovation-based development of enterprises, thus to the enhancement of the innovation potential of the Świętokrzyskie Province.