Small And Medium-Sized And Micro Enterprises Under The Epidemic Situation: Return To Work, Rescue, Survive And Wait For "Spring"

Kunming, March 12, Beijing (Xinhua): small and micro enterprises under the epidemic situation: return to work, rescue, survive and wait for "spring"

"In just a few days, eight companies will never ask me for workers." Tang Yanping, head of Yonghe labor service company in Kunming, Yunnan, said that with her helplessness, some small and medium-sized enterprises disappeared under the new crown pneumonia epidemic.

Recently, the reporter visited a number of small and medium-sized and micro enterprises. They are weak in their family background, difficult in transformation, lack of confidence and easy to break the cash chain Under the new crown pneumonia epidemic, small and medium-sized enterprises are facing many difficulties in their survival. However, they are trying to return to work and relieve the difficulties. They are trying to "survive" and wait for "spring" in self-help and other rescue.

Tang Yanping's company provides labor dispatch services to hundreds of small, medium and micro enterprises in China. According to her recent contact with cooperative enterprises, some small and medium-sized enterprises have difficulty in operation after returning to work and production. "There is a great pressure on hard expenditure, including rent, water and electricity, and the shortage of working capital."

"Open up with a stiff head." In Yunnan Luosiwan International Trade City, Zhang Zhenfu, who came back from her hometown in Chongqing, opened the shutter doors of the knife shop and the toy store, and then tore down the recruitment notice posted at the door last year. "This spring, because of the epidemic, business has been delayed."

Zhang Zhen and his wife have been engaged in wholesale business in Luosiwan International Trade City for six years. In 2019, they employed a total of 8 employees, including shop assistants, warehouse management and distribution. After the shop opened, the couple stayed in the two stores and resigned six employees.

The Luosiwan international trade city where they are located is the largest comprehensive commodity wholesale market in Southwest China. Last year, there were nearly 30000 enterprise merchants in the Trade City, with about 150000 employees, and the average daily passenger flow reached 200000.

Today is the fifth day of the resumption of business in the city. The overall rate of returning to work of merchants is close to 80%, but the huge market is still empty.

According to the data, the private economy dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises now contributes 60% of China's GDP, 70% of technological innovation achievements and 80% of urban labor employment. The stability of small and medium-sized enterprises is related to the stability of economy, employment and society.

Zhang Zhen said that it is gratifying that the state has recently introduced policies and measures including finance and taxation to support small and medium-sized enterprises to tide over difficulties. "The government is also increasing investment in infrastructure construction to bring the economy back on track."

"At present, we should try to 'survive' and wait for the recovery to pick up." Zhang Zhen and his wife contacted the stable old customers and put their attention back on the online shop. "The daughter-in-law wants to try to broadcast the toy evaluation live to help the toy store sell."

Most of the new stores are in Luocheng. A few years ago, the physical wholesale business is good, and the e-commerce competition is fierce, the merchants are not willing to spend too much time and capital operating online stores. Now, many business people are trying to sell goods in the city.

On the Internet where hope is pinned, small and medium-sized enterprises are also faced with different degrees of difficulties. Lu Longtao, head of Kunming Kangfa car hailing and Leasing Service Co., Ltd., said, "small and medium-sized Internet enterprises invest heavily in the early stage, and it is difficult to maintain the capital chain."

Lu Longtao's company purchased 260 new cars from bank loans, leased them to drivers, and then put them into the fast-growing online car Hailing market.

"Each car needs to repay 3500 yuan (RMB, the same below) to the bank every month. We have a fixed monthly repayment of 875000 yuan, which is under great pressure." Lu Longtao said that after the outbreak of the outbreak, 260 online car Hailing vehicles were placed in the parking lot for nearly a month.

When the capital chain was extremely difficult, Lu Longtao promised to delay the payment of car rental for one month. "It's also very difficult for drivers to pay their cars and rent. Only in this way can they get back to work quickly."

In order to maintain the capital chain, Lu Longtao raised funds from all over the world these days, and at the same time studied the knowledge of cost management. "This epidemic forced us to specialize in management. After the end of the epidemic, online car Hailing is still the most active market." (end)