State support of small business in the Jewish autonomous region: opinion of authorities and entrepreneurs

The article provides the analysis of support of the existing small business systems in Russia. The authors show current results of the support programs implementation in both Russia and in the Jewish Autonomous Region. Based on expert interviews with the authorities and representatives of small businesses in the Jewish Autonomous Region, they have revealed main problems of the small business in the region and highlighted the types of state support that play a significant role in the development of small business in the autonomy.