How cities can save time for startups

Governments across the region are vying for startups and businesses to set up in their cities. But time-consuming government procedures could discourage the private sector.

Businesses setting up in Buenos Aires in Argentina now spend 65% less time on government tasks with a new city system. And officials are able to monitor and analyse returns from new investments in the capital city.

“Performing an analysis on the cost-benefit impact of a completed project could take up to a full day before, and now we have that data immediately,” says Damian Specter, General Director of the city’s Investor Service Centre. To know how your city can help businesses set up, download the full case study: