ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS IN KRASNODAR REGION
The article presents the development trends of small and medium businesses in the region in 2015. Objective assessment is given to the state of small and medium businesses in the economic development of Krasnodar region with the help of key socio-economic indicators (turnover of small and medium enterprises per capita, the number of small and medium businesses per 1,000 people, the volume of investments in fixed assets and so on). The research studies the factors impeding the development of small and medium enterprises in such spheres as industry, agriculture, wine-growing and winemaking in the Krasnodar region. The authors consider the measures of state support for agricultural producers of small farms in the agricultural sector; activities aimed at the development of the system of financial support for small and medium businesses; support for municipal programs of business development. These measures also include information, legal and consulting support and training for staff from regional and federal budgets; list of the main activities aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment of the unemployed citizens and people who have completed vocational training. Conclusion is made that the potential of small and medium enterprises in the Krasnodar region can be realized only in the case of guaranteed stability of fiscal and regulatory conditions, as well as participation of interested regional and local authorities in business development and their responsibility for the outcome.