a) Implementation order:

- Small and medium-sized enterprises access the consultant network on the national portal on support for small- and medium-sized enterprises, portals of the Ministries, inter-ministerial agencies to select consultant or the consultancy organization and consultancy service which is suitable to enterprises.

- Small and medium-sized enterprises submit dossier to request support for consultancy at the small and medium-sized enterprises support unit.

b) Method of execution: Sending dossier requesting for consultancy according to instructions of the small and medium-sized enterprises support unit under the provincial People’s Committee.

c) Components of dossier:

* Dossier including:

a) Declaration on determination of microenterprise, small and medium-sized enterprises according to form stipulated under the Appendix issued following the Decree No.39/2018/NĐ-CP;

b) Copy of the Business Registration Certificate;

c) Written agreement on consultancy service between enterprise and consultant or the consultancy group of the consultant network.

* Quantity of dossier: 01 dossier.

d) Settlement time limit: Not regulated.

đ) Objects implementing administrative procedures: Individuals, organizations.

e) Organizations implementing administrative procedures: 

- Competent authority: Business Registration Office - Department of Planning and Investment.

- Organization directly implements: Business Registration Office - Department of Planning and Investment.

g) Results of implementing administrative procedures:

- Small enterprises are maximum reduced 30% value of consultancy contract, but not exceeding 05 million dong a year;

- Medium enterprises are maximum reduced 10% value of consultancy contract, but not exceeding 10 million dong a year;

h) Fees: No.

i) Name of form, declaration form: Declaration on determination of microenterprise, small and medium-sized enterprises according to form stipulated under the Appendix issued following the Decree No.39/2018/NĐ-CP.

k) Requirement, conditions implementing administrative procedures: No.

l) Legal basis of the administrative procedures:

+ Law on Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises No. 4/2017/QH14 dated 12th June 2017;

+ Decree No.39/2018/NĐ-CP dated 11th March 2018 by the Government providing details about some articles of the Law on Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

+ Circular No. 06/2019/TT-BKH dated 29th March 2019 guiding regulations and organizational activities of the consultant network, support consultancy for small and medium-sized enterprises through a network of consultants