Босых И.В.

Purpose. The article attempts to identify the main factors hampering the development of small and medium-sized business in the Russian Federation. Methods. The main conclusions were formulated by the authors in the analysis of the materials of the official survey of owners of medium and small companies published in the annex to the report to the President of the Russian Federation by the commissioner for the protection of entrepreneurs' rights, as well as data of a sociological survey of owners of small business enterprises in Naberezhnye Chelny conducted by the administration of the municipality. Results and scientific novelty. The authors identified the main problems of administrative, organizational and regulatory nature of the development of small and medium-sized businesses, identified dysfunctions of interaction between small and medium-sized businesses with authorities. Recommendations on the leveling of these factors at the expense of the existing infrastructure are presented.