FORMS AND METHODS OF STATE SUPPORT OF SMALL BUSINESS IN RUSSIA
The article deals with the problems of state support for small business in the Russian Federation. It is noted that there are a sufficient number of forms and methods through which state support is provided. Based on the analysis of scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists, priority areas of state support for entrepreneurship were identified: financial, tax, credit, property, antimonopoly, methodological, informational, consulting, and other types of assistance. It is concluded that one of the main methods of state support for entrepreneurship is the program-targeted approach. Based on the data of the Unified Register of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses, the most demanded forms and types of support have been established, which include financial and consulting assistance. The distribution of recipients of support in the context of the federal districts of the Russian Federation is presented.