In Poznan, there are more than 100 thousand economy entities, and the number of companies with foreign capital (3.0 thousand) is one of the largest in Poland. Entrepreneurship in Poznań is based primarily on the activity of small and medium-sized enterprises, which account for 99% of economy entities registered in the city. Their advantage is the high mobility and flexibility in adapting to the market rules.

The high economic activity of the residents of Poznan and good conditions for investments are proven by: a growing number of actors and a high rate of newly registered companies per 10 thousand inhabitants (181). Economy entities conduct activities mostly in the service sector (81.1 thousand), including the most numerous in the sections of "Trade; repair of motor vehicles" (25.7 thousand) and "Professional, scientific and technical activities" (14.1 thousand). The sector "Industry and construction" encompassed 18.3 thousand companies. The most common forms of business activity in Poznan are self-employment (68%) and commercial companies (15%).