On June 29, 2021, a meeting of the Standing Commission on Investments, Small Business and Trade was held, where, chaired by Sergei Zarevsky, the deputies discussed the issue «On the work of the City Administration in organizing the interaction of small and medium-sized businesses with large industrial enterprises on the development of the innovative and industrial potential of the city's economy Rostov-on-Don».

Polina Korostieva, director of the city's Department of Economics, who made a presentation, informed the deputies that over the past year, the industrial production index for the full range of city enterprises amounted to 101.6%. The turnover of large and medium-sized companies is 1,525.9 billion rubles, goods of own production were shipped for 246.8 billion rubles.

At the end of the 1st quarter of 2021, the industrial production index for the city of Rostov-on-Don amounted to 112.7%. An increase in volumes is noted in the production of vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, the production of other non-metallic mineral products, the production of finished metal products, except for machinery and equipment.

With the support of the City Administration, a cooperation platform was organized, which is aimed at forming a potential partnership in order to place orders for large enterprises with small businesses. Large enterprises have identified 15 small businesses as potential potential contractors for themselves.

Two subcontract exchanges are planned for June and November of this year, which include direct negotiations between potential partners for the execution of production orders and two investment sessions for broad-based projects.

The first investment session this year took place on April 15, where 10 of the most promising projects were presented. Holding such sessions helps to attract investment.

In order to increase business activity among the population and the development of entrepreneurship, as well as to increase the transparency of the actions of the authorities, the Information Portal for Business (ростовбизнес.рф), which is a modern Internet resource containing all information on the forms and infrastructure of support for entrepreneurs, business - education, protection of the rights of entrepreneurs.

Summing up the results, the chairman of the standing committee Sergei Zarevsky emphasized that it is strategically important for the city to develop cooperative ties between enterprises as a factor in the development of the innovative and industrial potential of the city's economy.

The deputies-members of the profile commission recommended that the City Administration continue to work on interaction of small and medium-sized businesses with large industrial enterprises to create new cooperative ties, exchange production orders, and search for new suppliers and partners.