Forty-five years ago today, on December 11, 1980 (November 5, 1980 lunar calendar), China issued its first business license for industrial and commercial self-employed individuals. On December 11, 1980, China issued its first business license for industrial and commercial self-employed individuals. On December 11, 1980, Zhang Huamei, a 19-year-old Wenzhou girl, received a special business license from the Wenzhou Administration for Industry and Commerce, the Industrial and Commercial Certificate No. 10101, which unexpectedly became China's first self-employed industrial and commercial business license. She herself became "China's first industrial and commercial self-employed individual". When Zhang Huamei was young, her family was poor and had a large population. At that time, the Zhang family still lived on Jiefang North Road in Wenzhou City. At this time, people on this road had already started to set up small businesses in a sneaky way. Her father, who used to run a cloth business, told Zhang Huamei that others could do it, so let's try it too. In this way, in front of a small table, Zhang Huamei placed small general merchandise, and her business career began at the age of 19. "From then on, I called everyone in the store to buy my towels and commemorative medals, and my voice was so bad." In November 1979, the local industry and commerce bureau was established, and the industry and commerce department found Zhang Huamei and said that she could apply for a business license, and the state allowed individuals to do business. Zhang Huamei submitted the application under the persuasion of her father. On December 11 of the following year, the "Industry and Commerce License No. 10101" business license was delivered to Zhang Huamei. She was only 20 years old that year. She didn't know that she was the "number one in China" after the reform and opening up. Although she had a business license, everyone still didn't get out of the idea of "digging the feet of socialism". Many people went to state-owned enterprises, and they still looked down on people who did business. Many of Zhang Huamei's friends thought what she had done was a shameful thing and ignored them when they met. Facing difficulties, Zhang Huamei still expanded the store area and started a button business. In 1990, Zhang Huamei started to try to do the processing and sales business of leather shoes again. Due to her lack of experience in the leather shoe business, she lost a lot that year. With the help of her siblings, she returned to the button agency business two years later, which has continued to this day. Now Zhang Huamei is the general agent of "Weixing" buttons in Wenzhou and the legal representative of Huamei Garment Accessories Co., Ltd. Her store and warehouse already have more than 200 square meters, mainly doing wholesale, and the business is very prosperous. Comments: The contribution of self-employed people to Wenzhou's economy is very huge.