Local governments pave way for new wave of small firms

Streamlined process, financial support help startups turn their ideas into reality

Yu Xu, a migrant worker in Dongguan, Guangdong province, was able to start a business two years earlier than he expected after the local government simplified its commercial registration procedures.

Since last April, e-commerce companies in Dongguan have been allowed to register their offices at the location of Dongguan Thunion Cluster Registration Hosting Co Ltd. The change has saved local entrepreneurs, especially those running small businesses, money that would otherwise have been needed to rent an office or a brick-and-mortar store.