We are Polite.

European at heart
Born and bred in Europe, we have the privilege of having lived in many countries, so we can adapt to your needs and preferences. And we speak eight languages, which never hurts.

Experienced
Our team started working with European Commision programmes in FP5. Since then we successfully helped manage over 100 innovation projects.

Problem solvers
Each project is unique, and so are the challenges they pose. We’ve seen enough to keep open minds. We are pros at solving the mind-blowing maze of EU bureaucracy.
Our story?
We met many years ago in Barcelona. The company we worked at specialised in helping SMEs get their projects funded by the European Union. Our job was to manage projects and grants. We soon became friends.
We spent over 10 years working with EU projects, overcoming countless challenges to ensure client projects ended in success. We managed all sorts of situations and learned that no two projects are the same. Issues must be dealt with case by case to solve them properly and avoid problems during the audit.
Our favourite cases are the complicated ones. We like the challenge of seeing the big picture, investigating, researching and digging to get it just right. This gives us great satisfaction.
While working together we always came up with new ideas. How to improve processes, work more efficiently, support our clients, build up the team…. In time we came to understand what the perfect project management company should be like.
One day we decided the time for talk was over. We needed to take it to the next level and go live. And that we did.
Caring about others is in our roots. That’s why we called our company Polite., as written, with a full stop. A bit of Poland (=pol), a bit of Italy (=it), and a final “e” to emphasize our positive politeness towards our clients and ourselves.
Diversity and caring are important keywords. We are lucky to have an amazing team that shares our values and incredibly creative clients who enable our steady growth.
So far, so good. We can’t wait to see what the future has in store for us.
Alicja & Silvia


The Team

Silvia Padovan
Founder

Alicja Grzegorzek Carrascosa
Founder

Anna Szathmáry
EU Project Advisor

Ewa Ciochoń
EU Project Advisor

Alicja Baryła
EU Project Advisor

Karolina Czaharynska
EU Project Advisor

Oana Ciuca
EU Project Advisor

Agata Mendrek
EU Project Advisor

Mélanie de Fays
EU Project Advisor

Aleksandra Ślepak
EU Project Advisor

Cristina Garcia
EU Project Advisor
