Experience of strategic planning of development of small and medium entrepreneurship in the regions of the Russian Federation

The purpose of the article is to conduct a comparative assessment of the existing experience of strategic planning for the development of SMEs in the regions of the Russian Federation to formulate general recommendations on the development and preparation of a regional strategy. The results of the study can be used by regional and municipal authorities and administrations when developing new and updating existing programs and strategies for socio-economic development, regulatory legal acts and program-targeted documents related to the sphere of small business, in order to increase the efficiency of their activities. Also, the materials of the article will be relevant in the implementation of the educational process in the specialty «State and municipal administration».