Entrepreneurship Policy and SME Development during Pandemic Crisis in Russia
Tóm tắt
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, with a high proportion of industries potentially affected by the crisis, with stricter anti-pandemic measures. The latter factor had an impact not only on the domestic market, but also on SMEs in neighboring regions, which proves the existence of close ties between enterprises of different regions. However, there are some factors that influenced the SMEs development positively: relatively higher income level, more favourable business climate and larger consumer market. The previously undertaken efforts of the regional authorities to improve the business climate had a positive effect on the SMEs survival during the crisis. Business digitalization turned out to be an effective way to adapt (online services and sales), and state support policies could be more efficient (targeted and accessible) in digitally advanced regions. The agrarian regions due to continued demand for food got through the crisis more easily, while the border regions, focused on foreign trade relations, suffered more. In general, the business performance reduction was smaller in the regions that significantly intensified support. In a group of proactive regions (Tyumen, Belgorod, Ulyanovsk oblast, Crimea,1 etc.), where both general and specific support were increased above the national average, SMEs decrease rate was 1.6% lower. According to our calculations, during crises special attention should be paid to supporting business digitalization, improving regional business climate and increasing the accessibility of markets for SMEs (transport development, import substitution, etc.). These measures can become a significant factor in business development after the events of 2022.
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