A Council for the Development of Entrepreneurship will be established in the Vitebsk region

May 4, Vitebsk / Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. A Council for Entrepreneurship Development under the chairman of the regional executive committee will be established in the Vitebsk region, the head of the entrepreneurship department of the regional executive committee's economy committee, Valentin Tsvetkov, told a BELTA correspondent. The main tasks of the council will include the prompt resolution of issues arising in the activities of the non-state sector of the economy, the discussion of problems and prospects for the development of entrepreneurship in the region, and the maximum utilization of the initiative and potential of small businesses in the priority areas of the region's development. The council will include heads of enterprises of the non-state sector of the economy and representatives of entrepreneurial public organizations. By the order of the chairman of the regional executive committee, similar public formations are planned to be created in the districts and cities of the region. To increase business activity and the efficiency of business operations in the region, a number of other initiatives are planned to be implemented, Valentin Tsvetkov noted. Information kiosks will appear in district centers with information on the development plans of districts and cities, so that current and potential entrepreneurs can focus their activities on the needs of the regions. It is also planned to develop a list of types of activities in demand in the regions, taking into account their development strategies. In addition, a database of aggregates and components purchased by state enterprises through imports will be created to study the possibility of their production by small businesses. Regulatory authorities intend to publish a monthly information bulletin on common mistakes made by individual entrepreneurs in their activities. According to the entrepreneurship department of the regional executive committee's economy committee, there are more than 7.5 thousand commercial enterprises and over 30 thousand individual entrepreneurs in the region. Entrepreneurial structures are represented in 23 sectors of the economy: industrial production is carried out by almost 23% of non-state enterprises, the construction industry employs 10.5%, agriculture - 9%, trade and public catering - 35.4%, transport - 8.8%, and other sectors - about 10% of all entities in the non-state sector. -0-