Information on the Headquarters’ work
“The Headquarters is an important element in the entrepreneurship support infrastructure that we’ve been energetically building in Moscow. Over a relatively short period of time, we have succeeded in simplifying the administration of many procedures.”
Sergei Sobyanin, Mayor of Moscow
2016 results of the Headquarters’ work.
Over the first nine months of 2016, a total of 266 cases where considered in the following areas:
- Real estate rent and benefits – 76;
- General consultations – 55;
- Commerce – 16;
- Land issues – 14;
- Business inspections – 15;
- Subsidies – 15;
- Demolition – 13;
- Public procurement - 11;
- Real estate buyout – 10;
- Mobile retail outlets – 8;
- Taxes – 8;
- Advertising - 8;
- Other: 17.
The Headquarters’ hotline received a total of 792 calls.
Working groups of the Business Protection Headquarters
As part of the Headquarters’ work, nine working groups, chaired by heads of Moscow’s executive authorities, were formed. Working groups meet regularly depending on the issues to be handled.
|
No. |
Working group name |
Chair |
| 1 |
Working group on developing competition |
A. I. Isaevich, Deputy Head of the Department for Competition Policy of Moscow
|
| 2 |
Working group on real estate and land and property relations |
A. V. Artyomov, Deputy Head of the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of Moscow |
| 3 |
Working group on improving the investment climate |
M. G. Reshetnikov, Minister of the Moscow City Government, Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Development of Moscow |
| 4 |
Working group for organising collaboration between the Moscow City Government and SME Corporation |
N. A. Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Land and Property Relations A. A. Braverman, Director General, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Corporation for Development of Small and Medium-sized Business JSC |
| 5 |
Working group on improving training and re-training mechanisms for professions that meet the investment strategy and needs of investors |
A. B. Rogova, Deupty Head of the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of Moscow |
| 6 |
Working group on combatting corruption and illegal takeovers and on optimising the number of inspections of small and medium-sized businesses |
A. S. Kononets, State Secretary, Deputy Head of the Department of Regional Security and Combatting Corruption |
| 7 |
Working group on connecting to the power grid and optimising the procedures for issuing construction permits |
V. G.Pleshivtsev, First Deputy Head of the Department of Fuel and Energy of Moscow |
| 8 |
Working group on developing SME foreign trade |
O. E.Bocharov, Head of the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of Moscow |
| 9 |
Working group on discussing Moscow Business Ombudsman initiatives |
N. A.Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Economic Policy and Land and Property Relations |
Business Protection Headquarters (working groups) meeting schedule until the end of 2016
Business Protection Headquarters (working groups) meeting schedule until the end of 2016
Participating in the meetings of the Headquarters’ working groups
All working group meetings and all events held with the participation of the Business Protection Headquarters are public and open. Investors and entrepreneurs that are not members of the expert council and/or working groups may participate if they sign up in advance (owing to the pass control system at the Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship of Moscow, DSIPE). An application to participate may be submitted at on the Business Protection Headquarters’ website. To afford investors and entrepreneurs the option of remote participation in the events, the meetings are broadcast online on the DSIPE’s website.