Contest Since 2007, the Company-friendly city has been running the Institute of European Business. From 2017, its partner is the Industrial and Commercial Congregation of the National Chamber of Economic.

Na 12th edition of the competition in 2019. analysed the financial data of 50,593 companies in 5,416 localities.

In The 12th edition of the competition is the market value of companies established in the city per thousand inhabitants of this city.

To detailed analysis, the Institute of European Business has chosen cities and villages, in particular, which there are at least 10 companies in its database. He found 435 such towns and 80 villages. He counted the market value of companies in these towns with a simplified method. In contrast, in cities he also counted the value of companies per thousand inhabitants, data of the Central Statistical Office on the number of inhabitants. Distinguished cities awarded the title city friendly to companies 2018.