FEATURES OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN THE ARCTIC ZONE
This paper examines the current state of the development of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in certain regions of the Arctic zone of the RussianFede ration. It e mphasiz es the impor tance of par ticipation for small andmedium-sized entrepreneurship in the implementation of Arctic developmentprograms considering the direction of modern trends in the formation of Arcticentrepreneurship (features of the development of small oil and gas fields, therelevance of the implementation of environmental projects, as well as the creationof new jobs, etc.). The paper highlights general issues and shows development trendsof both small and medium-sized businesses and the system of its state support incertain regions of the Arctic zone. The basis for the Arctic development should beintellectual investment in the information projects implementation. It analyzes aset of federal and regional measures designed to alleviate the economic losses ofentrepreneurs most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.