Strategic session of the Corporation of SMEs in Smolensk

   March 27, 2019 in the hotel complex "arena" of the city of Smolensk , with the support of the regional administration held a strategic session of JSC "Federal Corporation for development of small and medium enterprises" (SME Corporation). The event was attended by the Head of the region Alexey Ostrovskiy, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sergey Neverov, the managing Director of "SME Corporation" Alexander Braverman. From Smolensk regional Association of employers the session was attended by the Executive Director Oleg Kletno, member of the Board of the Association Tatiana Gapeeva, heads of enterprises and organization TROR "PS".

During the session hosted a trilateral meeting with the participation of the Governor of the Smolensk region, the Deputy Chairman of the state Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Neverov, General Director of JSC "Corporation of SMEs" Alexander Braverman.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the investment experience of the Smolensk region, the activities of the Corporation SMEs in the region, as well as the development of small and medium business in Smolensk region.

Over the past year in the summary rating of the quality of investment policy of the Smolensk region was in tenth place out of all the 85 regions of the country.

   Alexei Ostrovsky, said that the collaboration with SME Corporation and SME Bank is a significant part of the work of the regional administration.

According to the Agency for strategic initiatives Smolenshina among the five best actors of the country for development of small business in the past year.

  Alexander Braverman , in turn, said that cooperation with the leadership of the region, in General, gives excellent results: 270 projects implemented in the region by subjects of small and average business under guarantees with a volume of 4.8 billion rubles – this allowed the business to obtain loans more than ten billion rubles at a rate 2-3 percent below market. The participation of small and medium businesses in Smolensk region in purchases by major customers, the dynamics abruptly positive. There is a growth of almost 200 percent. This figure is now of 21.7 billion rubles. In this direction SMEs, the Corporation intends to strengthen the cooperation with the Smolensk region.

In turn, Sergey Neverov, said that today it is especially important to attract investors to the region could get more jobs and, consequently, in the future additional taxes.

And the region is one of leaders on attraction of investments. This is explained by the favorable geographical location of the region and, naturally, interest in the first place, the regional administration in the support and development of small and medium-sized businesses. Today this area is the main part of the implementation of reciprocal, which Russian President Vladimir Putin pays special attention.

The session was also attended by representatives of bodies of state and municipal authorities, leading business community and the small and medium entrepreneurship in the region.

The program included thematic round tables which will be devoted to the issues of property support of business participation in procurement in accordance with Federal legislation, the development of agricultural cooperation and other things.

Leading experts of SME Corporation informed the participants about the latest news in the sphere of support of entrepreneurs, shared their experience in the market of the country and commented on topics of interest to participants. In addition, the event was the presentation of "Business-Navigator SMEs" – a free resource designed to provide marketing and informpolitiki subjects of small and average business.