SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESS AS A FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND ENSURING ITS ECONOMIC SECURITY

Abstract

In the context of rapidly growing global geopolitical and economic instability in the world and political pressure on the Russian Federation, the task of ensuring the national security of the country in general and its economic security in particular is becoming increasingly urgent. Economic security is a fairly broad concept based on a number of principles (developed socio-economic system, ensuring the sustainability of the national economy, etc.). The economic security of the state is influenced by many internal and external factors.

The purpose of the presented article is to specify the place and role played by the small and medium-sized business sector of the Russian Federation in the modern market economy. Small and medium-sized businesses today are one of the key factors in the progressive development of the national economy, neutralizing a number of threats to the country’s economic security and generally increasing its level.

The article analyzes the main results of the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Federation, its contribution to the creation of GDP and employment. A number of problems with its function have been identified.