Cooperation with bank as a competitiveness factor for the export-oriented company

The present paper concerns the evaluation of the relationship between SMEs conducting export business and the banks that support them. The evaluation will assess the share of banks in financing these companies, the reason for establishing a relationship, the intensity of the relationship and dependence of companies on the main partner bank. The analysis is based on research of Polish exporting businesses and was carried out by using standard EFIGE questionnaires.