On September 23, the economic forum "Business of the Urals 2022" took place in Chelyabinsk, where representatives of LLC "UrIC" participated. The forum was organized by the Chelyabinsk regional branch of "OPORA RUSSIA" with the support of the Government of the Chelyabinsk region.
The event was attended by the President of "OPORA RUSSIA" Alexander Kalinin, Governor of the Chelyabinsk region Alexey Teksler, Vice-President of the business association, and Chairman of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of "OPORA RUSSIA" Artem Artemyev, among others. Entrepreneurs and government representatives discussed long-term business development strategies in Russia and necessary measures to support various sectors of SMEs.
UrIC representatives had the opportunity to network with colleagues from micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises in the Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, and Kurgan regions, as well as the Republic of Bashkortostan.
In the second half of the forum, discussion panels were held. Topics such as business support in the conditions of import substitution, entrepreneurship support programs, and organizing long-term, rhythmic loading of SMEs with orders for five years were raised in the "Industry" section.
As a result of the strong partnership between small businesses and science, the joint projects of LLC "UrIC" and SUSU were highly appreciated.
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