"The feeling of being poor is truly unbearable; ignorance leads to backwardness, waiting only brings poverty, and striving offers hope. If you want to start a business, you must go all out." — Zhang Guifang, an entrepreneur farmer from Jilin Province;
"The special section on entrepreneurship in the 'Jilin Daily' I haven't missed a single day." Zhou Shengli, who started his career by selling newspapers at a stand after being laid off, has now become the CEO of a mobile communications company. He said: "It was cold in winter, so I jumped rope while selling newspapers to keep warm. Aren't the entrepreneurial role models on TV and in newspapers suffering more than me? If they can make it, why can't I?"
In 2008,
"Those who dare to do things, are capable of doing things, and know how to do things should be featured in the media. Whether it's selling goldfish at a stall or steaming large buns, whether it's making pancakes early in the morning or roasting sweet potatoes, as long as it's about starting a business and getting rich, their exemplary power will ignite the passion for entrepreneurship and enhance people's courage to face difficulties and confidence in succeeding in entrepreneurship." Feng Chen, Director of the Jilin Provincial Radio, Film, and Television Bureau, said.
"The biggest obstacle to the development of Northeast China's old industrial base is the lack of an entrepreneurial culture. The lifestyle of 'three acres of land, one ox, a wife, children, and a warm bed,' the small farmer mentality of 'contentment with modest wealth and reliance on the government,' and the business philosophy of 'valuing maintaining a business over starting one' once made our reforms and developments proceed with great difficulty." — Bǐng Zhèng, President of the Jilin Provincial Academy of Social Sciences.
[Highlight] "Non-prohibited means entry" system — All industries and fields not prohibited by laws, regulations, and policies, and open to foreign investment, are also open to private capital, following the principle of "develop first, standardize later; establish first, improve later" to minimize the market entry threshold for entrepreneurship;
These heartfelt words come from Jilin Television's 'Success' program. In recent years, major media outlets in Jilin Province, including radio, television, newspapers, and networks, have specially opened dozens of entrepreneurial columns similar to 'Success.' During prime time and important sections, these programs extensively and densely broadcast discussions from over a thousand business elites and ordinary entrepreneurs about their thoughts on gains and losses, and the various experiences of success and failure. The strong entrepreneurial public opinion has activated the entrepreneurial thinking of the masses, stirred up their desire to start businesses, and unleashed their entrepreneurial potential.
"To fundamentally change the past situation where there were many ways to control but few ways to activate, many approval stamps but few support policies, many inspections and fines but few service methods, the government must transform from 'official-centered' to 'business-centered,' from 'tax-eaters' to 'tax-creators,' from 'athletes' to 'coaches.' In terms of project initiation, approval, loans, taxation, charges, and other institutional constructions, we need to pave the way, turn on the green light, offer more support, and interfere less, creating a harmonious entrepreneurial environment." — Sociologist Zhou Xiaozheng, Wealth Creation Q&A.
Entrepreneurial Jilin Enlightenment — Three Acts of Jilin Province's Strong Push to Create Entrepreneurial Culture for Development
[Story] "Who knows the hardships of starting a business? Every time I pushed my bicycle loaded with goods out of the door, I was chased away by a pack of dogs." — Private entrepreneur Liu Yonghao;
[Highlight] Jilin Province promotes the 'Ten Changes' teaching model in higher vocational colleges: Principals become factory managers, schools become markets, classrooms become workshops, teachers become masters, students become apprentices, desks become platforms, textbooks become tools, blackboards become drawings, recruitment becomes hiring, diplomas become skills, enabling students to start earning money as soon as they enter society.
According to Jilin Province's requirements for a series of entrepreneurial institutional constructions, non-profit returnee entrepreneurial service institutions have sprung up like mushrooms after rain. These institutions help overseas talents discover entrepreneurial project resources and conduct financing services, attracting nearly 300 returnees from 23 countries and regions, incubating over 1,200 projects, and generating billions of yuan in taxes and profits.
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Act Three: Entrepreneurial Education Transforms 'Survival-Oriented Entrepreneurship' into 'Culture-Oriented Entrepreneurship'
[Highlight] All 'entrepreneurship-related' columns adopt a cluster broadcasting method combining points, lines, surfaces, and segments. Through various forms such as special columns, information release, website exchanges, video sharing, and large-scale events, the representative 'entrepreneurial pioneers' who started from scratch and endured hardships are widely promoted.
Institutional construction for entrepreneurship has driven the rapid advancement of the private economy. In 2008, Jilin Province's private economy paid 25.6 billion yuan in taxes, increasing by 42% year-on-year, driving urban employment growth of 530,000 people, reaching the best historical level.
— GDP year-on-year growth rate: National average 9%, Jilin Province 16%; Wealth Creation Information
"In the process of revitalizing Jilin, introducing concepts is more realistic and effective than injecting funds. Transforming from 'small farmer consciousness' to 'entrepreneurial passion,' first requires creating a public opinion environment for universal entrepreneurship, integrating the 'Chuang Guandong' entrepreneurial spirit into the souls of the people, making it a value orientation and social trend." — Member of the Standing Committee of the Jilin Provincial Party Committee, Minister of Publicity, Xun Fengqi.
— Year-on-year growth rate of private economy tax revenue: National average 25%, Jilin Province 33%;
[Enlightenment] Why start with entrepreneurial publicity to build an entrepreneurial culture?
"Green Channel" system — For enterprises included in the 'Jilin Entrepreneurial Project,' simplify the approval procedures and exempt administrative charges during the initial entrepreneurial phase. The government establishes a guarantee company, injecting no less than 10 million yuan annually, and sets up special interest-free, subsidized-interest, and low-interest micro-loans.
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Act One: Entrepreneurial Publicity Transforms 'Small Farmer Consciousness' into 'Entrepreneurial Passion'
— Urban registered unemployment rate: National average 4.2%, Jilin Province 3.98%;
"I was originally extremely introverted and self-conscious, and every attempt at entrepreneurship was accompanied by inner struggles." — Founder of 'Crazy English' Li Yang;
[Story] "Awarded a 250,000 yuan entrepreneurial fund - founded a company - two international patents - annual revenue of millions of yuan." While drawing his wealth map, returning American doctor Sun Degui said, "I returned to China last year with my 'Waveguide Type Optical Attenuator' for entrepreneurship and found that Changchun Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Service Center offered the most attractive policies. They not only provided a 250,000 yuan entrepreneurial fund but also helped me establish a company. Now I focus solely on product research and development without worrying about other procedures."
[Enlightenment] How significant is the role of entrepreneurial education in building an entrepreneurial culture?
[Enlightenment] Why is the reform of entrepreneurial systems fundamental to building an entrepreneurial culture?
"Entrepreneurial education is the best way to create an entrepreneurial cultural atmosphere. It transforms courage-based entrepreneurship into knowledge-based entrepreneurship, passive entrepreneurship into active entrepreneurship, blind entrepreneurship into planned entrepreneurship, and survival-oriented entrepreneurship into culture-oriented entrepreneurship, reducing entrepreneurial risks and increasing returns." — Deputy Inspector of the Jilin Provincial Department of Education, Sun Weijie, Business Agency Franchise.
Carrying out "order-based training." Communities in Siping and Erdao areas of Jilin Province have established long-term cooperative relationships with surrounding supermarkets, restaurants, security companies, cleaning companies, schools, etc., providing free定点training, specialized training, and networked training in computers, cooking, security, cleaning, etiquette, etc., for local laid-off workers and migrant farmers. In 2008, Jilin Province's re-employment rate for laid-off personnel reached as high as 97%, truly making communities the refueling stations for people to acquire employment skills.
[Story] The "general managers" of "Dingwo Hat Co., Ltd.", "Shikou Ice Cream Franchise Chain," and "Letong Toy Group" took turns on stage to explain their respective corporate operation models: bank loans, cost procurement, product manufacturing, sales plans, corporate expansion... Afterward, the "judges" scored them on the spot. — This was neither a corporate exchange nor a startup competition, but rather an ordinary KAB (Know About Business) entrepreneurship education basic course at Changchun University of Technology.
At the same time, this school has independently developed a university student entrepreneurship practice education platform — the "Business War City" simulation system. "After registering and logging in, I became a 'businessman' and engaged in a series of commercial competitions on the platform, including intelligence exchange, information release, loan financing, promotion, and online sales. My annual profit will serve as an important reference for my KAB course grade." Said sophomore student Liu Liguang.
KAB ("Know About Business" course) is a newly introduced entrepreneurship education training project at Changchun University of Technology. Its unique open teaching mode and innovative teaching methods are deeply loved by college students.
Meanwhile, the school has also independently developed a college student entrepreneurship practice education platform — the "Business War City" simulation system. "After registering and logging in, I turned into a 'businessman,' engaging in intelligence exchange, information release, loan financing, promotion, and online sales on the platform. The annual profit will serve as an important reference for my KAB course score," said sophomore student Liu Liguang.
Act Two: Entrepreneurial System Changes "Official-Centered" to "Business-Centered"
"These start-up companies have the characteristics of high growth, high risk, and high returns. Starting a business is difficult and requires a good policy environment. Serving them well is our unchanging promise." Said Li Yuancai, Deputy Director of the Jilin Provincial Industry and Information Technology Department.
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