Features of the development of small and medium business structures in the process of the digital economy in difficult economic conditions

The article discusses the features of the strategic development of small andmedium-sized business structures. The necessity of organizing new mechanismsfor infrastructural support of entrepreneurial structures in difficult economicconditions is substantiated. The authors proposed new tools for the functioningof small and medium-sized businesses, substantiated the organizational andmobilization prerequisites for the formation of a new stage of strategic developmentin the format of remote functioning on a digital technology platform. New elementsof the small business development mechanism in a virtual format are consideredin the development of the infrastructure for servicing the remote functioning ofentities in the regions.