A member of staff (second, left) shows a company representative how to use the sub-center's online platform on Oct 22. [Photo/WeChat account of Optics Valley of China]

A sub-center for serving businesses, which is an extension of the Optics Valley government service center -- located in Wuhan city in Central China's Hubei province -- opened on Oct 22.

It has the capacity to handle 370 company-related matters involving the whole lifecycle of an enterprise.

The sub-center is located in Optics Valley -- also known as the East Lake High-tech Development Zone. It is the first sub-center exclusively serving enterprises in the province.

Tax, human resources and social security, business registrations, social affairs examinations and approvals, as well as other enterprise-related affairs can be handled in the one-stop facility, covering all the market entities in the zone.

The sub-center has public windows to accept applications and materials, as well as an all-in-one internet processing area.

It also features self-service government service machines, business license self-service cameras, a self-service taxation machine and computers, free copiers, among other things.

The on-site staff members can assist businesses with a variety of online and offline approval channels and the professional team can provide advice on a number of issues to enterprises, so they obtain approvals in the shortest time.