Training
ICT, quality management systems, environmental protection, trade and management, public procurement law, negotiation, social influence techniques and project management.
Since 2002
We develop people and organisations.
We combine professional training, consulting and extensive experience in delivering projects co-financed by the European Union.
2002year established
60,000+clients by the end of 2023
PLN 60mtotal value of EU projects
1m+pages digitised
Mission and goals
Experience that works for your development.
Business Center 1 sp. z o.o. has operated on the market since 2002. In 2006 it was transformed into a limited liability company.
- Business profile: training and consulting services.
- Head office: Katowice, 13 Uniwersytecka Street.
- Branches: Gdynia and Szczecin.
- Area of operation: the European Union.
The company's brand is recognised in the nationwide educational market and associated with high quality and prestige. This is confirmed by customer feedback and by the PN ISO 9001:2008 quality management system implemented in 2006 — certified for training and consulting services and regularly inspected by TUV Rheinland InterCert Kft.
Business Center 1 has won numerous distinctions, including “Reliable Company 2008”, “Reliable Company 2009” and “Quality International Forum 2007”, organised by the Business Forum, the Ministry of Regional Development and PARP. The company is entitled to use the elite “QUALITY INTERNATIONAL 2007” mark.
In 2009 the company joined the prestigious BUSINESS CENTRE CLUB. It is the winner of three editions of the European Medal, received the Caesar of Silesian Business title in 2014 and was the 2020 Jurassic Manufacturer of the Year in the training services category.
Business Center 1 was nominated three times for the European Business Award in London as a leader in training services and for the Education and Training Award 2021 (AI Global, UK). It belongs to industry organisations including the Regional Chamber of Commerce in Katowice, the District Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tychy and the Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Częstochowa.
Our mission
Competence opens opportunities.
The mission of Business Center 1 is to continually improve and enhance the competence and skills of entrepreneurs from all over the country. The offer is also addressed to unemployed and socially excluded people.
This mission is delivered through an extensive training system, most of it co-financed by EU funds (PHARE, POKL, ESF). The company's strategic goal is to support entrepreneurship, provide substantive assistance in establishing new businesses and develop the personal skills needed to build and support business.
Languages
Language training at different levels of proficiency, tailored to the needs of participants and organisations.
Special projects
As part of the @Scoris programme, we digitised over one million pages of secondary-school graduation papers and ran a pilot online assessment of all digitised papers — within 14 days for the Central Examination Commission.
Authorisations and affiliations
Proven quality of service.
- Non-public Continuing Education Institution
- Entry in the Register of Training Institutions
- Entry in the Register of Entities Operating Employment Agencies
- VCC Education Academy
- VCC Examination Partner
- ECDL Laboratory no. PL-LAB 1817
We conduct examinations for ECDL Base, ECDL Standard, ECDL Advanced, e-Citizen, EPP e-Official and EPP e-Teacher products. As a Vocational Competence Certificate Education Academy and an authorised VCC examination partner, we have our own team of accredited examiners in more than a dozen areas.
We provide services within the Entity Funding System in Silesia. The company is accredited by PARP and authorised to provide training and consulting services offered in the Development Services Database (BUR). We specialise in training and consulting projects co-financed by the European Union.
Our training is supported by highly qualified lecturers and specialists, as well as established standards of cooperation with several hundred organisations in the education sector throughout Poland. Selected business partners include SYNTEA SA (Lublin), European Advisory Group (Kalisz), School of Management and Trade (Oświęcim), Oświata sp. z o.o. (Katowice), WYG Consulting (Warsaw), MDDP S.A., MDDP Sp. k. (Warsaw) and Apsley University London.
Our achievements
Projects with measurable results.
PHARE 2000 and PHARE 2001
Thanks to PARP accreditation, the company was one of the organisers of training for managers and employees of small and medium-sized enterprises.
2006–2008
We delivered four original nationwide training and consulting projects under the Sectoral Operational Programme Human Resources Development. They covered modern information technology, quality management systems, interpersonal skills and support for people at risk of social exclusion. The Ministry of Economy and Labour presented them as examples of good ESF practice. Approximately 2,500 people received training and counselling.
2007–2013 funding period
Business Center 1 obtained funding for more than a dozen projects and carried out dozens of subcontracted and tender-awarded projects.
Since 2014
The company has continued to deliver training, activation and consulting projects as a leader, partner and subcontractor — including projects for employees, young people and people with disabilities.
Projects from the 2007–2013 funding period
- Measure 9.2 “Academy of Key Competences” — Marshal's Office in Katowice, PLN 2 million.
- Measure 9.6.2 “Computer without Secrets” — WUP Kraków, PLN 0.7 million.
- Measure 9.6.2 “ECDL Training” — WUP Zielona Góra, PLN 0.7 million.
- Measure 6.1.1 “Category C Driving Licence — a Valuable Asset” — WUP Katowice, PLN 1 million.
- Measure 6.1.1 “Expert in Energy Efficiency and Construction Financing — a Chance for a New Profession” — WUP Łódź, PLN 1.2 million.
- Measure 8.1.2 “Career Change” — WUP Katowice, PLN 0.7 million.
Selected projects since 2014
- Measure 10.3 “New Opportunities” — PLN 2 million, DWUP Wrocław, leader.
- Measure 8.2 “New Job” — PLN 1 million, DWUP Wrocław, leader.
- Measure 11.4.1 “Qualifications of the Future” — PLN 1 million, WUP Katowice.
- Measure 7.3.3 “I Have an Idea — I Have a Business!” — PLN 2 million, WUP Katowice.
- Measure 7.1.3 “New Qualifications” — PLN 1.5 million, WUP Katowice, partner.
- Measure 2.2 “Public Procurement” — PLN 3.5 million, PARP, partner.
- Measure 11.3 “Programmer, Graphic Designer, Administrator — Qualifications of the Future” — PLN 0.5 million, WUP Katowice, partner.
- Measure 11.4.1 “ICT and Languages — Your Opportunity for Development” — PLN 0.5 million, WUP Katowice, leader.
- Measure 1.02.01 “Young People Closer to the Labour Market” — PLN 0.9 million, WUP Katowice, leader.
- Measure 11.4.3 “No B@rriers, No Borders” — language and computer training, PLN 11.7 million, partner; led by the Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Gliwice.
- Measure 11.4.3 “Silesian Academy of Computer and Language Competences” — PLN 5.2 million, partner; led by the District Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tychy.
- Measure 11.4.3 “Invest in Yourself — Free Language and Computer Training” — PLN 4.2 million, WUP Katowice, leader.
- Measure 11.4.1 “Academy of Competences — Language and Computer Training” — PLN 1 million, WUP Katowice, leader.
- Measure 11.3 “Choose Qualifications!” — PLN 1 million, WUP Katowice, leader.
- Measure 7.4.2 “Be Active! Grants and Qualifications as an Opportunity on the Labour Market” — PLN 1.8 million, partner; led by the District Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tychy.
- Measure 7.4.2 “Youth to START! 2021” — PLN 2.5 million, leader; partner: District Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tychy.
- Measure 9.1.5 “Metamorphoses — Central Subregion. Project for People with Disabilities” — individual career counselling with job coaching, subcontractor for Pro-Inwest S.C.
- Measure 9.1.5 “Direction: Work 4.0 — Central Subregion” — individual career counselling with job coaching, subcontractor for Pro-Inwest S.C.
The company has also delivered several hundred other subcontracted and tender-awarded projects.
Management
Anna Kępka
President of a consulting company and international business advisor. She specialises in cooperation between the European Union and Arab markets.
Experience and education
Graduate of the University of Silesia in Katowice, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, Warsaw University of Technology, European Business School and the Higher School of Journalism and Political Science in Warsaw. MBA, University of Tokyo — Japan. President of the Management Board of Business Center 1 sp. z o.o. since 2002.
Transnational cooperation: Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, the UAE and other countries. Management of dozens of projects co-financed by the European Union (PHARE, ESF, ROP, SOP HRD), with a total value of PLN 60 million.
Project areas include human-capital development and investment, advanced information technology, grants for starting businesses, vocational, IT, language and sales training, medical and HR staff, support for socially excluded and unemployed people, career counselling and job placement.
Expert and social roles
Expert on EU funds at the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship since 2023. From 2009 to 2014, expert in the Monitoring Subcommittee of the Marshal's Office of the Silesian Voivodeship, helping set directions for the use of EU funds.
She has completed dozens of courses and training programmes in personal development, process and change management, business analytics, law, accounting, economics, copyright law and many other fields.
- Polish Chamber of Training Companies — Vice-President
- Business Centre Club, Warsaw
- Regional Chamber of Commerce, Katowice
- Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Częstochowa
- District Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Tychy
- Apsley University London — Director
Author of numerous publications and trade articles on EU projects, social security law, copyright law and innovative technologies. As an Equal Opportunities Ambassador on World Champion Justyna Franieczek's team, she supports Polish sport.
Anna Kępka is a member of a group of international business advisors. She works in internationalisation between Polish and Arab markets, especially Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
Contact
Let's discuss working together.
Send us a message. We will answer your questions about training, consulting and opportunities for joint project delivery.
- CompanyBusiness Center 1 sp. z o.o.
- AddressAl. Roździeńskiego 188/115
40-203 Katowice, Poland - Tax ID9542556891
- Emailbc1@bc1.pl
- Websitewww.bc1.pl