The SME sector has been attracting attention of Polish and European public authorities for many years. In 2013 Polish government implemented the guarantees and sureties programmes designated particularly for the SMEs. The primary goal of these programmes is to improve the access to external financial sources for entrepreneurs, especially those who belong to the SMEs sector. The purpose of this article is to present those recent activities and, furthermore, to provide their preliminary assessment. The article is based on literature studies as well as on the analysis of the primary documents and operational framework of the selected programmes.

The SME sector has been attracting attention of Polish and European public authorities for many years. In 2013 Polish government implemented the guarantees and sureties programmes designated particularly for the SMEs. The primary goal of these programmes is to improve the access to external financial sources for entrepreneurs, especially those who belong to the SMEs sector. The purpose of this article is to present those recent activities and, furthermore, to provide their preliminary assessment. The article is based on literature studies as well as on the analysis of the primary documents and operational framework of the selected programmes.