Assessment of the current state of the business environment of Barnaul: small and medium enterprises

The article presents the results of a sociological survey of small and medium-sized enterprises in the city of Barnaul, conducted by the author in 2020, as part of the implementation of a municipal contract concluded with the Administration of the city of Barnaul, for the provision of services for organizing and conducting research in the city of Barnaul to assess potential and prospects for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The research aspect of the presented article concerns the problems of intra- and inter-regional sales of products of small and medium-sized enterprises. The main results of the questionnaire survey and conclusions on the research are given.