The contribution of small business to the Russian exports

The ability to implement strategic priorities in regional development and enhance the export activity of economic agents is a necessary condition for the successful development of the country, the solution of economic problems. In countries with a high level of domestic economic potential, it is strategically important to increase the share of exports in the total volume of highly processed products and to expand the geography of supplies to foreign markets. The development of non- resource industries and the increase in their share in supplies to world markets in the face of unfavorable economic conditions are among the priorities at both the national and regional levels. The article presents the results of assessing the role of economic agents in the development of Russian exports. The purpose of the study is to determine the features of the contribution of small business to the expansion of Russian exports with the definition of the contour of their further development in the foreign economic sphere. The contribution of small business exports to the economic development of the territories was studied and justified with the analysis and statistical calculation. The article presents the trends of small business exports in the global comparison in the share of supply of manufacturing industries. The structure of institutional transformations in the development of export activity is considered. The article presents export trends by Federal districts and regions of the North-Western Federal district of the Russian Federation in the interval of 16 years. The experience of support of Russian exports with foreign countries on the functional features and procedures in the direction of foreign economic activity is clarified. The leading tools and institutions of export support and development are considered. The normative base in the sphere of financial support of export in Russia is given. The analysis of the main tools of the regional SME export support program, currently implemented with territorial localization, is presented. The list of key problems arising for economic agents with the expectation of integration into foreign trade markets and in the direction of export activity is described and detailed. In conclusion, the conclusions about the definition of the key directions of small business export development are made.