Increasing the competitiveness of an industrial region by supporting small and medium-sized businesses on the example of the Sverdlovsk region

The relevance of the topic is due to the importance of assessing the current state and role of small and medium-sized businesses in the Sverdlovsk region as a factor contributing to increasing the competitiveness of the industrial region. The author has studied the current state of small and medium-sized businesses in the analyzed region. In the course of the work, the Strategies aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses in the Sverdlovsk region, existing organizations and associations, the portal of small and medium-sized businesses and support measures available to entrepreneurs were considered.