Keyword: «individual entrepreneurs»

The relevance of the topic under study is due to the need to assess the impact of the activities of small and medium-sized businesses, self-employed citizens on the socio-economic development of the region. The purpose of the study is to analyze the level of small and medium-sized businesses development in the Sverdlovsk region. To achieve this goal, the article uses the method of statistical analysis and the method of theoretical analysis. In the course of the work, the author considered the main statistical indicators of the activities of small and medium-sized businesses in the Urals Federal District. The main performance indicators and the structure of small and medium-sized businesses in the Sverdlovsk region for the period 2018–2021 are analyzed in more detail. Based on the results of the study, the author defined the level of small and medium-sized businesses development in the Sverdlovsk region, formulated recommendations for increasing this level and achieving the targets provided for by national and regional projects for the development of entrepreneurship.