The Analysis of Financial Liquidity Management in Small Transport Enterprises During the COVID 19 Pandemic - Case Study of Poland

Abstract

The crisis associated with the COVID-19 pandemic hit all industries in Poland. It is mostnoticeable for small and micro enterprises, which are particularly exposed to the risk of losingfinancial liquidity. Small payment bottlenecks, interruptions in production, sales or services,immediately affect the financial security of these entities. The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken thefinancial condition of virtually all service enterprises in Poland. Closing borders and quarantineforced on many entities hindered the flow of products in integrated supply chains, which significantlyimpacted the functionality of enterprises providing transport services. The purpose of this article is anattempt to present a strategy for managing liquidity in transport enterprises during the COVID-19pandemic. The article presents strategies for managing liquidity in the period before the pandemicand during its first three months. The article presents selected mechanisms that were used bymanagers of small enterprises at the time of the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic. The periodof three months is too short a time to assess whether the tools used were effective and have broughtmeasurable benefits, which is why this article is an introduction to the wider research that will becarried out in the future.