Guizhou conference focuses on services for SMEs

A conference on the innovative integration and development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Southwest China's Guizhou province was held on Sept 30 in Guiyang, capital of the province.

Guided by the needs of SMEs in the province, the conference focused on building a voluntary expert service team, which will help with the transformation and upgrading of SMEs in Guizhou and their high-quality development.

The Economy Radio of Guizhou Radio & Television Station and the Guizhou Provincial Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Promotion Association reached a strategic cooperation agreement at the conference, aimed at further developing voluntary services for SMEs.

The signing ceremony between the Economy Radio of Guizhou Radio & Television Station and the Guizhou Provincial Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Development Promotion Association takes place on Sept 30. [Photo/guiyang.gov.cn]

The awards ceremony for the Guizhou Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Volunteer Service Workstation was also held and certificates were issued to the representatives of Guizhou's SME volunteer service.

As of September this year, the province has carried out more than 20 SMEs voluntary service activities in various forms.

They included conferences, training sessions and research, and it organized a special agency for SME voluntary services and established a voluntary online service for SMEs.

The province has also identified more than 70 volunteer service experts who provide personalized policy, law, finance, management, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship services for SMEs in the province.

During the COVID-19 epidemic period, business-benefit policies, corporate tax planning advice, advice for high-tech enterprises and other content were edited and recorded, which was then promoted and distributed through the Guizhou SME Voluntary Online Service Center.