Entrepreneurship Policy and SME Development during Pandemic Crisis in Russia
Journal: Regional Research of Russia
Year: 2022

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) suffered from government restrictions and a drop in consumer demand in 2020–2021 and therefore became one of the main targets of anti-crisis support worldwide. We aimed to identify trends and factors influencing the SMEs’ dynamics in the Russian regions during the coronacrisis, including the impact of entrepreneurship policy. We have verified with the econometric analysis that the SMEs’ number reduction was more serious in regions with a large SME sector