Business Support Centre increases types of assistance to small businesses in Bashkiria

UFA, 1 February 2017. /Bashinform News Agency, Olga Murtazina/. In Bashkortostan the Business Support Centre increases the types of assistance to small businesses. In 2017 it is planned to provide entrepreneurs assistance in promoting and popularizing their products, as well as in matters of standardization, certification, patenting.

Specialists of the Centre are ready to advise entrepreneurs on patents and licenses, recruiting, the Labour Code issues (including registration of migrants). The program also includes educational programs for potential, beginners and existing entrepreneurs.

The Business Support Centre was established in 2015 on the basis of Small Business Development and Support Fund RB to help entrepreneurs in the regions. Already 100 businesses use the services of the Centre for their business projects. Another 70 expressed their intention to work on standard business projects.

The Centre analyzes the status of municipalities in terms of favourable environment for entrepreneurship and prepares marketing maps for municipalities to identify niches for start-up businesses.

In the current year it is expected to finance the Centre in the amount of 36 million rubles. Total, the State Committee RB for Entrepreneurship and Tourism as a result of successful participation in tenders achieved 225 million rubles allocation from the federal budget, the ministry reports.