Hai'an simplifies start-up process for businesses
An official (right) teaches a businesswoman how to fill in business start-up information on the internet platform in Hai'an, Nantong, in eastern Jiangsu province on Sept 23. Hai'an's authorities are promoting electronic services for company registration. A special district has been set up to integrate the examination and approval of such items as public security, banking and taxation. Officials said as a result company founders can complete the application for business licenses in the special zone faster and easier. At the same time, consultation desks have been set up to provide guidance and full-time personnel have been arranged to accept and examine a business's documentation. Officials said the issuance rate of electronic business licenses for newly established enterprises has reached 100 percent. [Photo/IC]