The exhibition-forum “Business potential of Bashkortostan” starts working in Ufa

The exhibition-forum “Business potential of Bashkortostan” is opened in Ufa, the Congress-Hall. The totals of the Republican program for development of small and medium business undertakings in the Republic in 2009 will be summed up there. The prospects and mechanisms for business support in 2010 will be discussed in parallel. The forum is organized by Government RB, the State business undertakings and trade committee RB, the Bashkir regional division of the all-Russian public organization “The Support of Russia”, the Association of business organizations RB, the Fund for development and support of small business RB and the Trade-Industry Chamber RB with the assistance of the “United Russia” Bashkortostan’s regional division.

The exhibition is organized on the first floor of the Congress-Hall and the businessmen from 25 regions of Bashkortostan, having received state support on the Republican program for development of small and medium business, are its participants. The Prime-Minister of Government RB Rail Sarbaev, his deputy – Minister of industry and external economic relations RB Uri Pustovgarov and the chairman of the business undertakings and trade Committee RB Rinat Zainullin have become acquainted with the exhibits before the official opening ceremony. The President of “The Support of Russia” Sergey Borisov has also arrived to join the forum.

One of the questions, offered for discussion is “The measures of state support for small and medium business in 2010”. Participants of the forum will discuss the prior directions in development and support of small and medium business in Russia in 2010 and the existing supporting measures in Bashkortostan.

Solemn awarding of winners of the contest “Businessman-2009” will take place within the frames of the forum.