The development of small entrepreneurship in Russia: problems and ways of their solution

The formation of small business is one of the promising areas of the country's socio-economic development. The article analyzes the current conditions and obstacles for the development of small business in Russia. The issues of small business development in Russia are considered. The analysis of the current state of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation was carried out, the statistics of changes in the number of micro-enterprises and small enterprises in 2017-2020, the structure of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation for the period from 01.01.2017 to 10.01.2020 were analyzed. It is concluded that the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Russian Federation has slowed down and it is necessary to improve the system of state support.