Characteristics and importance of small business in Russia

The development and strengthening of small businesses in the state is a key direction of the state's economic policy, due to its impact on the stabilization of economic development. The development of small business contributes to the sustainable development of the economy, ensuring the well-being of the population by ensuring employment of the population. This article provides criteria for classifying enterprises as small businesses, the total number and ratio of legal entities and individual entrepreneurs. At the present stage, one of the priority areas of state policy in the field of small business is to bring measures and tools to support small businesses to a high-quality level.