Support of small and medium-sized enterprises at the level of territorial communities in the conditions of marital state

Smentyna Nataliia
Dr. of Sc. (Economics), Professor of Economics, Law and Business Management Department, Odessa National Economic University, Ukraine, e-mail: smentn@ukr.net, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3205-1377

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Smentyna, N. (2022). Support of small and medium-sized enterprises at the level of territorial communities in the conditions of marital state [Pidtrymka maloho ta serednoho pidpryiemnytstva na rivni terytorialnykh hromad v umovakh voiennoho stanu], Socio-economic research bulletin, Vìsnik socìal’no-ekonomìčnih doslìdžen’ (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economic University, Odessa, No. 3-4 (82-83), pp. 81-94.

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to identify the role of local self-government bodies and communities in stimulating the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the conditions of decentralization and military aggression. To achieve the goal, the following general scientific methods were used: systematization, analysis, synthesis, theoretical generalization, statistical analysis. The sequence of actions regarding stimulation of small and medium entrepreneurship by local self-government bodies under the conditions of decentralization has been summarized. The contribution of small and medium-sized enterprises to the economy of Ukraine in comparison with other countries of the world has been analyzed. A generalization of possible measures of stimulatoin development of small and medium-sized businesses by the public sector at the local level has been carried out. Successful examples of the development of local communities which is ensured by their focus on the use of available competitive opportunities and resources have been presented. The problems faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in communities during the coronavirus pandemic have been identified and the consequences of reduced work and orders have been argued, which led to a reduction in the ability to pay taxes and fill the local budget. The size of the total direct losses of small and medium-sized businesses from the beginning of the war to the beginning of August and the average expected result of business sales by the end of 2022 have been estimated. The share of enterprises that completely or partially stopped their activities during the five months of the war has been revealed. The experience of interaction of representatives of the public sector at various levels in the direction of activation of entrepreneurship development has been summarized. Proposals regarding participatory planning of events and selection of tools for supporting small and early entrepreneurship in communities have been provided. The theoretical value of the work lies in the development of the issue of determining the functions of territorial communities to support small and medium-sized enterprises. It was concluded that liberalization measures indicate that the government is aware of the relationship between the degree of economic freedom and the pace of post-war economic recovery of Ukraine. The practical value lies in the formation of proposals regarding the directions of support of small and medium-sized businesses by local self-government in the period of post-war economic development.

Keywords

small and medium-sized business; entrepreneurship; military aggression; communities; local self-government bodies; small and medium-sized business support tools; relocation.

JEL classification:M210; DOI: https://doi.org/10.33987/vsed.3-4(82-83).2022.81-94

UD classification: 338.2:332.02

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