Increasing the level of economic security of economic subjects in the sphere of small entrepreneurship

This article discusses the conditions for the development of small businesses in the Krasnodar Territory. The environment for the functioning of small business is determined. A comparative assessment of the scale of activity of small enterprises, peasant (farmer) households and individual entrepreneurs was carried out, which made it possible to identify negative trends in the development of small businesses, which consist in a decrease in their numbers as a result of bankruptcy of enterprises and individual entrepreneurs leaving the business. The factors hindering the development of small business in the region are identified, which consist of a high tax burden and unstable demand for products, goods and services. The level of their development is influenced by external threats and systemic problems that should be solved to ensure a higher level of economic security, among which there should be noted an increase in the number of informally employed in the region’s economy, a decrease in investment activity due to a shortage of investment resources, increased competition from the middle and big business. In order to increase the level of economic security, measures are proposed to increase employment through employment in the field of small business of informally employed people. In terms of stimulating investment activity, a system of affordable lending to small businesses for investment and operational purposes is proposed.