# Wiedza i Praktyka (WIP)

> Wiedza i Praktyka (WIP) is one of Poland's largest providers of specialist professional information. Founded in Warsaw in 1997, it equips accountants, HR and payroll specialists, occupational-safety officers, healthcare managers, educators, lawyers and public administrators with the practical, up-to-date guidance they need to apply constantly changing regulations. WIP blends print and e-letters, industry web portals, software tools, expert helplines, and the Educado online learning platform, plus open and in-house training through Akademia Wiedza i Praktyka. Since August 2025 it has been wholly owned by Germany's VNR Group.

- **Founded:** 1997
- **Headquarters:** Warsaw, Poland
- **Founders:** Witold Konieczny (Co-founder (now Supervisory Board)), Roman Kruszewski (Co-founder (now Supervisory Board)), Norman Rentrop / VNR (Verlag Norman Rentrop) (Founding German publishing partner and current owner)
- **Team size:** Over 150 employees (2025); ~370 listed in some directories; works with roughly 700 expert authors and editors
- **Products:** Industry e-letters and print publications, Industry web portals, Educado, Akademia Wiedza i Praktyka, Expert helplines & advisory
- **Notable:** Grew from KiK (founded 1991) into one of Poland's largest specialist-information providers., Reported 63.5M PLN revenue with 18% YoY growth and 4.89M PLN net profit in 2006., Sold about 1.57 million publication copies in a single year via direct mail.

## Products & services

- **Industry e-letters and print publications** — Branched periodicals across ~17 sectors, including Aktualnosci Ksiegowe, Przeglad Placowo-Kadrowy and others, covering tax, accounting, HR/payroll, BHP/safety, construction, transport and more.
- **Industry web portals** — Specialist subscription portals such as PortalFK.pl (finance & accounting, launched 2002), PortalKadrowy.pl (HR), PortalOswiatowy.pl (education) and PortalBHP.pl (occupational safety, 2009).
- **Educado** — Online learning and professional-development platform delivering courses and certifications.
- **Akademia Wiedza i Praktyka** — Open and in-house training and conferences on taxes, accounting, HR/payroll, insurance, budgeting, law, management and finance.
- **Expert helplines & advisory** — Direct expert consultations and document templates that turn regulations into ready-to-use answers.
- **Compliance software & tools** — Digital tools and knowledge bases supporting risk assessment, data protection and regulatory compliance.

## Achievements

- Grew from KiK (founded 1991) into one of Poland's largest specialist-information providers.
- Reported 63.5M PLN revenue with 18% YoY growth and 4.89M PLN net profit in 2006.
- Sold about 1.57 million publication copies in a single year via direct mail.
- Launched PortalFK.pl (2002) and PortalBHP.pl (2009), pioneering subscription industry portals in Poland.
- Sustained a 28-year partnership with VNR Group, culminating in full acquisition in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — VNR Group acquired all remaining shares from co-founders Roman Kruszewski and Witold Konieczny, becoming the sole owner of Wiedza i Praktyka; co-founders moved to the Supervisory Board.
- **2017** — Company renamed to Wiedza i Praktyka sp. z o.o.
- **2013-10** — Michal Wlodarczyk became Chairman of the Management Board (CEO).

## Links

- Website: https://www.wip.pl
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wip
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/WiedzaiPraktyka

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Last updated: 2026-06-12