Evaluation of measures of state regulation of small businesses
The article analyzes the measures of state support of small business entities in the Russian Federation, emphasizes the importance of small business in ensuring economic stability and economic security of Russia. The instruments of state support of SMEs in foreign countries are reflected. The purpose of the article is to evaluate the effectiveness of government support measures for small and medium-sized businesses, since entrepreneurship in Russia is more focused on maintaining an acceptable level of income of owners than creating new jobs, market expansion and innovative development. Small businesses specialize in our country mainly on trade and provision of services to the population. The main economic indicators of the activity of small enterprises in the Russian Federation are calculated in the article, the share of small enterprises that carry out activities is revealed. The data on the financing of the federal program for supporting small and medium-sized business in the whole of Russia for 2005-2016 are presented, and the actual expenditures of the federal budget, the regional budget and extra-budgetary sources for financing the subprogram "Development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Kursk region" were calculated. The issue of effectiveness and effectiveness of small business support programs is relevant, and in which indicators the evaluation should take place. The authors assessed the basic and actual values of a number of indicators characterizing the development of small business in the Kursk region. The types of activity of small business entities that are the most important for providing government support in the region have been identified.