INWESTYCJE MIKROPRZEDSIĘBIORSTW WOJEWÓDZTWA LUBELSKIEGO Z UWZGLĘDNIENIEM ŹRÓDEŁ ICH FINANSOWANIA

Abstract

Summary
The aim of the article is to analyse the investment activity of micro-enterprises from the
Lubelskie voivodeship, and to indicate the sources of its financing, with particular emphasis
on EU funds.
During the period 2009-2013, the investment outlays of micro-enterprises from the Lubelskie
voivodeship were subject to significant fluctuations. The data analysis indicates the moderate
investment activity of micro-enterprises from the Lubelskie voivodeship in comparison with
the activity of entities from the other regions of Poland. Micro- and small enterprises from
the Lubelskie voivodeship financed their investments mainly from their own resources. The
usage of EU funds in investment financing was relatively small. For micro-entrepreneurs
from the Lubelskie voivodeship, barriers to using EU funds of particular importance were:
bureaucracy, lack of own resources, and insufficient knowledge.
Key words: investments, micro-enterprises, sources of investment financing, EU funds;