SMALL BUSINESS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: CURRENT STATUS AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS
Using general scientific methods, the article studies the main factors that impede the active development and economic sustainability of small business in the Russian Federation. Unresolved issues of support and functioning of small business had a negative, and sometimes fatal effect on small businesses in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. This once again emphasizes the relevance and importance of research on this topic. The following were proposed as practical results of the study: 1) mechanisms for providing state guarantees to credit organizations in the issue of financing support for small business; 2) recommendations and possible solutions to small business problems.