The Government has declared 2012 a year of supporting households, and, in line with that, the Ulaanbaatar Administration has prepared a program called “Citizen Participation and the Year of Supporting Households.”

The program will officially kick off at the Ulaanbaatar Business Development Center on Wednesday. The Mayor’s Office and Ulaanbaatar Administration are holding a “Labor United Fair” of products made by small- and medium-sized businesses. Many of the businesses have received loans through the Small and Medium Production Support Fund and the Welfare and Service Fund.

The Ulaanbaatar Labor Exchange and the Household Business Development Service will be on hand to give free advice on how to prepare a business plan and how to run a business. Officials from Khas Bank will also be there to advise small- and medium-sized businesses about the loan process.