), ▁and ▁laid ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁non - select ive ▁( function al ) ▁industrial ▁policies ▁to ▁promote ▁S ME s ." ▁ ▁Poland ▁ ▁The ▁S ME ▁sector ▁in ▁Poland ▁generates ▁almost ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁G DP , ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁that , ▁for ▁instance , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁micro ▁companies ▁generated ▁ 2 9 . 6 %, ▁small ▁companies ▁ 7 . 7 %, ▁and ▁medium ▁companies ▁ 1 0 . 4 % ▁( big ▁companies ▁ 2 4 . 0 %; ▁other ▁entities ▁ 1 6 . 5 %, ▁and ▁reven ues ▁from ▁custom s ▁duties ▁and ▁tax es ▁generated ▁ 1 1 . 9 %). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 7 8 4 , 6 0 3 ▁entities ▁operating ▁in ▁Poland , ▁merely ▁ 3 , 1 8 9 ▁were ▁class ified ▁as ▁" large ", ▁so ▁ 1 , 7 8 1 , 4 1 4 ▁were ▁micro , ▁small , ▁or ▁medium . ▁S ME s ▁employed ▁ 6 . 3 ▁million ▁people ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁ 9 . 0 ▁million ▁of ▁labour ▁employed ▁in ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁In ▁Poland ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁was ▁ 3 6 . 2 ▁S ME s ▁per ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁inhabitants . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁a ▁company ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁S ME ▁if ▁it ▁meets ▁two