DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESSES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PANDEMIC
The subject of the study is the state of small and medium-sized businesses in the context of an increasing pandemic of coronavirus infection. The purpose of the article is to study trends and prospects for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the context of changing demand due to the spread of the pandemic. The main measures of support to small and medium-sized businesses in the conditions of the pandemic are considered, which include: a moratorium on bankruptcy, a moratorium on business inspections, credit holidays for businesses, reduction of insurance premiums, gratuitous subsidies, non-refundable loans, support for backbone enterprises, deferred rent payments, tax holidays. Small and mediumsized businesses, especially in the provision of services, are the most affected category in the context of restrictive measures in connection with the pandemic, and its preservation and further development is largely due to the effectiveness of government support measures.