In St. Petersburg, began to accept applications from SMEs to receive subsidies

This week in the northern capital of Russia, St. Petersburg begins implementation of government development programs and support for small and medium-sized businesses. Already 24 May 2010 the Committee for Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of St. Petersburg will begin accepting applications from small businesses for which they are subsequently able to obtain subsidies. We remind you that plan to implement programs to support and develop small business in St. Petersburg was designed back in 2007. Then a program called "Open Skies 2007-2011. To date, the program "Open Skies" includes about 16 activities focusing on the successful development of small businesses in the city. From the words of Representative Committee on Economic Development, Industrial Policy and Trade of St. Petersburg: "While the implementation of measures plan" Open Skies "during 2010 is planned to spend about 635 million rubles, and it is only from the local budget, taking into account co-financing program by federal budget, the total subsidy will amount to 1 billion rubles, of which almost 300 million rubles will be granted to SMEs in grants. Another program, which boasts the administration of St. Petersburg as another arm of MB, is the "grant", in which the PSC granted microloans to 600 thousand rubles for a period of 12 months. Also under the program support and development of small business in St. Petersburg provides an increase in lending to SMEs asset for another 200 million rubles, which will allocate from the local budget, and another 200 million rubles from the state treasury. From the words of the head CEDIPT: "Today, the Foundation services are in demand even as thanks to the money fund SMEs can borrow from banks with a guarantee of up to 50% of the amount owed to the bank. Especially those services are used by businesses that do not have full collateral for the loan and wish to obtain a bank loan. " In addition, this year the city budget will be allocated 100 million rubles for the implementation of business incubators, which are today in St. Petersburg for two: "Ingria" and "Crystal". Another merit of the plan "Open Sky" is about that in 2010, will implement a program aimed at the development of innovation policy in the city. For this purpose, from local and federal budgets will be allocated to more than 1 billion rubles.