SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN THE OMSK REGION: STATE AND FORMS OF SUPPORT

Abstract

In the economic development of Russia, the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is one of the most significant. In this regard, the state policy of the Department supports small and medium-sized businesses, as a result of which it is planned to increase the share of employees in this sector to 35% by 2030. The government's close attention to the SME sector and the impressive amount of funds allocated to support it leave no doubt that this area is a priority for the Russian economy. Currently, Federal law no. -209 FZ defines the criteria for SMEs and provides for such forms of support as financial, property, consulting, educational, informational, etc. Providing support to the SME sector is carried out within the framework of the National project "Small and medium-sized entrepreneurship and support for individual entrepreneurial initiative", with the assistance of the existing regional infrastructure for supporting entrepreneurship. Based on data from the Federal state statistics service and the Unified register of small and medium-sized businesses, the author assessed the state of the SME sector in the Omsk region, identified its characteristic trends, systematized the forms of its support and identified the organizations that provide them. The article also presents data on financial support for the sector in question for a number of years, describes the existing experience of image support for business activities. The author emphasizes that support measures should be implemented in constant interaction with each other, as well as monitor the effectiveness and demand for certain forms of support among entrepreneurs.