• A total of 183,000 commercial establishments were renewed.

• These entrepreneurs will be able to access more than 500 free services provided by the Bogota Chamber of Commerce to consolidate their reactivation in 2022.

Despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, businessmen in Bogota and the region continue to move forward. As of March 31, more than 488,000 business registration renewals were carried out with their commercial establishments. The total number of renewed productive units registered an increase of approximately 4% with respect to the same renewal period of 2021 and a slight decrease of 1% compared to 2019, the comparable year prior to the pandemic.

There was a significant increase in the use of virtual services. Of the total number of renewals, we managed to maintain 95% of the forms filled out virtually, as was recorded during 2021. Of these entrepreneurs who renewed virtually, 69% made the payment through the entity's portal or in a bank, which represented a similar behavior to 2021.

It is worth highlighting the efforts of some 24,869 entrepreneurs who, despite not having had any activity in 2021, have caught up with the renewal of their companies for the years 2021 and 2022.

Entrepreneurs who renewed their commercial registration will be able to access more than 1,000 services, most of which are free, to strengthen and transform their businesses, increase sales, access platforms such as Bazzarbog to enter e-commerce, or access the Business Financing Program, where we provide training and support to access credit available with one of the best market conditions for MSMEs".

The CCB will continue accompanying entrepreneurs until December 31 to consolidate their reactivation process.