Shanghai Small & Medium-sized Enterprises Website is the platform on which Shanghai government provides public service to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). As an important component in the process of informatization construction of Shanghai, this website, by its various practical functions such as information exchange, publication, storage and analysis, aims at playing a leading role on assisting over 300,000 small and medium businesses with comprehensive services through the consolidation of information resources from the government departments, service agencies and intermediate organizations of city, district and county level.
Sponsored by Shanghai Small Enterprises Development Coordination Office, Shanghai Small & Medium-sized Enterprises Website provides consultation services on relevant government policies, laws and regulations, introduces performances and experiences of successful SMEs, offers directions of geographical locations of agencies and business registration procedures, and publishes information on Commerce &trade, training, human resource, financing, management, etc.
Shanghai Small Enterprises Development Coordination Office, as an organization authorized by Shanghai Municipal Government, works chiefly on the development of government and enterprises in this city, serving as a bridge between the government and enterprises, Its major function are as follows:
1.　To research and formulate development plans for SME and relevant policies that will promote the development for SME;
2.　To coordinate and implement relevant policies and regulations for the development of SME;
3.　To ensure and properly use the funds granted by the municipal government for the development of SME;
4.　To establish and improve the socialized service system of SME;
5.　To serve and promote the development of SME and private enterprise;
6.　To direct and encourage SME in international cooperation and communication.