In July, the market regulation department in central China’s Hubei province, together with five other institutions in the province, issued a notice specifying that the four government affairs regarding the establishment of enterprises, specifically establishment registration, official seal engraving and making, invoice application and social security registration, would be compressed into two procedures, namely application (which only requires one application form) and feedback (with all materials delivered to the applicants through one service window) starting from Aug. 1.

Meanwhile, the two procedures would be completed within one working day, with no charges at all, according to the notice.

So far, Hubei province has basically achieved the goal of going through the procedures related to the establishment of enterprises at all levels within one working day.

By the end of October, the province had helped cut fees of over 14.77 million yuan ($2.25 million) for enterprises while giving out free official seals to companies.

Recently, Jiang Sha, who came to Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, to start a business, was attracted by a science and technology project about environmental protection and was also satisfied with the consultations with the project owner.

However, Jiang was asked to provide the paperwork, including her business license, within one week for their cooperation, which caused quite a problem.

“This is the first time that I have started a business and I need to prepare a lot of materials and go through a complicated process to apply for a license,” she said, who thought that there was no way that she could manage it in one week.

Jiang had no choice but to take her chances at the government affairs service center in Qingshan district, Wuhan.

To her surprise, the application process was particularly fast.

In the service area for the establishment of companies, the staff workers taught her to fill in relevant information online. Her application was reviewed and approved in less than an hour.