Institutes of youth business support (the case of Yekaterinburg)

The development of small and medium-sized business and promoting youth business activity is one of the key areas of the economic development of the Russian Federation. The research is devoted to the study of institutional structures providing for youth business support and development as in the case of the city of Yekaterinburg. The aim of the research is to describe institutional support structures facilitating the development of youth business activity. There are identified strengths and weaknesses of youth business. During the study of institutional structures of business support and development social organizations were divided into three subgroups. There was also conducted the secondary analysis of analytical reports and opinion polls results. The research revealed the lack of targeted support for youth business, as well as the problem of determining the exact number of young people engaged in business activity.