A non-profit organization of the regional small and medium-sized business support infrastructure, established on August 12, 2015.
The Foundation provides state support measures to small and medium-sized businesses, the self-employed, and those wishing to start a business in
Saint Petersburg.
The Founder of the Fund is the constituent entity of the Russian Federation — the federal city of Saint Petersburg, represented by the Saint Petersburg Committee for Property Relations. The supervising executive authority is the Saint Petersburg Committee for Industrial Policy, Innovation and Trade.
"My Business" Center in Saint PetersburgOn November 22, 2019, as part of the National Project "Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiative," the "My Business" Center in Saint Petersburg was opened on the basis of the Non-Profit Organization "Fund for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Saint Petersburg."
Today, the "My Business" Center is a unique "front-office platform" where small and medium-sized enterprises, self-employed citizens, and those wishing to start a business are provided with a wide range of support tools for running and opening a business in a "one-stop shop" mode.
Since 2024, the Fund has acted as a support institution for creative industries in St. Petersburg.
Fund divisions
Project Implementation Center Support for the self-employed and individual entrepreneurs on professional income tax, as well as "seamless" transition to individual entrepreneurship on the simplified tax system and legal entity registration
Creative Industries Development CenterFormation of a sustainable development ecosystem for creative industries
Social Innovation Center Support for entrepreneurs operating or planning to open a business in the social sphere
The Fund on a regular basis:
- Conducts events in various formats for entrepreneurs and the self-employed
- Participates in leading discussion platforms with an economic agenda
- Acts as a partner for forums and conferences significant to St. Petersburg