The Undersecretary of Economy and Smaller Enterprises, Karlfranz Koehler, announced on April 17 that several municipalities in the Metropolitan Region have joined the Pyme Ágil platform. The agreement aims to give these municipalities digital access to commercial license applications, allowing micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MiPymes) to formalize their businesses through a simplified process.
The initiative is intended to reduce time, costs, and entry barriers for entrepreneurs by streamlining procedures that were previously more complex. The event took place at the Municipality of Lo Barnechea, which joined along with Colina, Til-Til, Vitacura, Providencia, Ñuñoa, San José de Maipo, and San Joaquín. According to the announcement, 60 municipalities are now enabled on the platform; 17 joined in 2025 and six so far in 2026.
Koehler said: “this initiative reduces procedures and times so that micro, small and medium-sized companies can grow without unnecessary bureaucracy—with simpler processes, faster responses and focus on what really matters: making entrepreneurship in Chile easier.”
Mayor Felipe Alessandri commented: “this is very good news for entrepreneurs. Only in our commune there are more than two thousand registered [businesses] and with this implementation they will be able to carry out their procedures much more simply and quickly—without so much bureaucracy or permits.”
Currently there is significant variation between municipalities regarding requirements for obtaining a commercial license. In most cases these processes are not digitized—forcing users to handle paperwork in person—which increases costs for MiPymes.
Koehler also highlighted the importance of the recently announced National Reconstruction Project by the government. He pointed out tax credits aimed at protecting formal employment as well as a gradual reduction of corporate tax from 27% to 23% intended to make Chile more attractive for investment.
He noted that Pymes currently benefit from a reduced income tax rate of 12.5%, which would rise gradually over coming years unless made permanent: “Nevertheless,” Koehler said,“from the Undersecretariat of Economy and Smaller Enterprises—and in defense of Pymes—we will promote making this reduced tax rate permanent. That will constitute very important relief for small- and medium-sized enterprises.”
“My goal is to seek new forms of financial relief—including taxes—for pymes,” he added.
