The main trends in state supporting enterprises innovative activities in the regional aspect (as exemplified by the Chelyabinsk region)
Introduction. The author considers state support for innovative activity, points out the forms of supporting innovative business. The aim of the study. The article is focused on the problem of improving the methods of state regulation of innovations and supporting innovative enterprises in the Chelyabinsk region. Methods. The author used economic analytics, a statistical and economic method for collecting and processing indicators of the system of innovative regional development, a comprehensive methodological approach to studying the innovative potential of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation, and a comparative method for comparing these indicators on average in the Russian Federation, the Ural Federal District and the Chelyabinsk region. The information base for the study was the official website of the Federal State Statistics Service; innovation portal of the Ural Federal District; ratings of innovative regions of Russia developed by the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia, etc. Scientific novelty of the study. The author considers the problems of innovative enterprises development; modern mechanisms to support the innovation activities of enterprises in the Chelyabinsk region in terms of their effectiveness; the author also analyzes experience of promising innovative regions and evaluates the possibilities of applying this experience in the region. Results. The article outlines the problems that exist in the state regulation of innovation. The actions of state support and stimulation of innovative entrepreneurship are also described and considered as exemplified by the Chelyabinsk region, and the indicators of innovative development of the Chelyabinsk region's enterprises are compared with other regions of the Ural Federal District over the period of 2005-2018. Conclusions. On the basis of the analysis, the author comes to the conclusion that it is necessary to improve the organizational mechanism for regulating innovative activities at the level of the Chelyabinsk region, in the field of tax and financial support for innovative enterprises, and the development of innovative infrastructure. Relevant conclusions are presented on the basis of the facts and the study on the innovative activity development in the Chelyabinsk region.