SME Corporation and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan will hold an open dialogue with the business community of the Republic of Tatarstan

On August 31, 2022 in Kazan, the SME Corporation, together with the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan, will hold an open dialogue with entrepreneurs in the region to discuss topical issues that businesses face in the current conditions. The event will be held with the participation of the Secretary of State - Deputy General Director of the SME Corporation Natalya Korotchenkova and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov.

The round table will become a platform for discussing the state of business in various industries, existing tools to support entrepreneurship, forecasts and prospects.

State Secretary - Deputy General Director of the SME Corporation Natalya Korotchenkova will tell entrepreneurs about business support measures, including services and government platforms, financial products, in particular, about the anti-crisis program of concessional lending to small and medium-sized businesses, the umbrella mechanism of guarantees and other financial opportunities. In addition, the actual topic of the dialogue will be the organization of sales of products, the search for new proven partners, including for enterprises in the manufacturing sector for import substitution of products.

The meeting will also become a platform for the presentation of legislative novels:

- in the areas of procurement from SMEs and reducing the administrative burden on businesses;

- on ways to protect the rights of an entrepreneur during inspections and obtaining support;

- manufacturers' access to retail chains and large buyers and other important aspects of supporting small and medium-sized businesses.

The format of the meeting involves a direct dialogue and discussion of topical issues with the speakers, which will make it possible to formulate proposals aimed at developing and supporting entrepreneurial initiatives, the opportunity to unlock the potential of enterprises of the republic.

The meeting will take place in the "House of Entrepreneur" at the address: Kazan, st. Petersburg, 28. Beginning at 10:15.

Those interested can also join the event online. The broadcast will be available in the official community of the Entrepreneurship Support Fund on VKontakte.