Published on: 2026-09-16
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Entrepreneurs can realize ideas and prepare for the launch of new projects, as well as scale an existing business with the support of the State Budgetary Institution “GBU”Small Business of Moscow” (MBM). It offers free online services, expert consultations, and training that will help solve the most important tasks for starting, developing, and growing your own business.
Total on the portal MBM more than 35 online services operate to optimize their business. For example, those planning to open a new location or expand their business will find the service ” useful. Assessment of Location Potential“. It covers 47 sectors — from cafes to educational centers — and analyzes more than 30 parameters, including competition level, audience, market capacity, and traffic. As a result, the entrepreneur can determine where their business has the highest potential, as well as see on the map commercial premises available for rent or purchase.
Service “Preparation of the financial model» will help to predict the company’s development: to see the potential for growth and profitability. For example, it will allow you to understand whether it is time to scale up or open a new direction, and will guide you on what investments, payback periods, and financial results to expect.
Individual recommendations from experts in marketing, social networks, advertising setup, website optimization, and other areas in the service ” will help boost promotion Specialized consultations». Elena Smirnova, the founder of the women’s clothing brand “The Doll” (The Doll), used them. She started the business two years ago. Her collections are presented, among other places, in the “Made in Moscow” store, which unites capital city brands. Elena turned to MBM to find additional promotion tools. She received consultations on managing social media, optimizing the website, and applying AI tools. Experts gave practical recommendations on alternating content and creating it using neural networks, as well as on effective use of videos and banners on the site. Elena is already applying the knowledge in practice and continues to work on a new collection.
“Like other entrepreneurs who work with a small team, I have to perform several functions, and some aspects slip out of my attention. I received practical advice on creating a catalog, improving its visibility on social networks, and now I can delegate tasks and monitor their execution. I plan to apply other recommendations as well; for me, this is an important form of support,” said Elena Smirnova.
To comprehensively improve business efficiency by the start of the business season, entrepreneurs can take a free remote course called “Your thing: a new level“, developed jointly with the Autonomous Nonprofit Organization “Mosstrategiya.” It is dedicated to lean technologies, cost reduction, and efficiency improvement labor productivity.
Among those who completed the course is entrepreneur Yana Poroshokova, owner of the home goods online stores “Ecotextile” and “Home Textiles.” She started the business over 10 years ago, and today her clients number over one and a half million people monthly. Yana enrolled in the course to find ways to streamline operational processes. As a result of the training, she implemented AI tools for processing photos and texts, which saves time. Additionally, the entrepreneur improved the payment system through a mobile application, which in turn enhanced service quality, simplified logistics, and led to revenue growth.
“It is important for every entrepreneur to be able to reduce operational work, and the course helped achieve this. As a result, we expanded the product line by launching sales of premium blankets and plan to increase the assortment,” said the entrepreneur.
MBM offers other formats of free business training — from one-day events to full programs. You can choose a suitable one on the portal MBM.
If entrepreneurs have questions about doing business in Moscow, they can always seek free consultation on more than 400 topics — from accounting and taxation to making changes to founding documents. MBM specialists also specifically select suitable support measures provided by the city. The consultation can be received in any convenient way: by phone +7 495 225-14-14, in person at one of the business service centers or online — on the portal mbm.mos.ru, in messengers and social networks.
The State Budgetary Institution “Small Business of Moscow,” subordinate to the capital Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development, helps people start and develop their own business in the capital. In business service centers, everyone can learn about financial and non-financial measures of government support. Free educational and business events are held for entrepreneurs: forums, seminars, trainings, conferences, which help to improve professional competencies and find like-minded people.
Work is being carried out within the framework of the federal project “Small and Medium Entrepreneurship and Support for Individual Entrepreneurial Initiative,” which is part of the national project “Effective and competitive economy”, as well as the Mayor of Moscow’s strategy for supporting the city’s entrepreneurship. More about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
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