Entrepreneurship support as a measure of economic stimulus during the pandemic
The relevance and novelty of the work. The article is devoted to the issues of supporting entrepreneurship during a pandemic as a measure of economic stimulation. The fall in export earnings, as well as a sharp contraction in trade (especially retail), services and a number of other sectors affected the incomes of the general population, which posed a threat not only to economic dynamics, but also to social stability. At the same time, the lack of domestic demand and available financial resources, as well as uncertainty about the development of the pandemic and other external factors, limit the possibilities for the restoration of entrepreneurial and investment activity. Many business entities have suffered from the quarantine measures introduced as part of the fight against the pandemic, and therefore they began to need help - often not even in order to minimize losses, but simply to «stay afloat». It is necessary to develop the innovative economy of the Russian Federation, create a balanced market, create entrepreneurial activity, accessibility, functioning, create a competitive basis, open the economy, modernize and improve efficiency, and all this is impossible without entrepreneurial activity, the presence, functioning and strengthening of incentives to form a base of competition, openness economy, modernization and increasing its efficiency. Thus, the issues of maintaining and developing the business sector are currently very topical.