30.08.2024
The functioning of the small and medium-sized enterprise support infrastructure in the region was discussed at a planning meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Adygea, held by the Head of Adygea, Murat Kumpilov.
The main report was presented by the Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Adygea, Zaur Sheudzhen. According to the speaker, as of today, 17.2 thousand small and medium-sized business entities operate in the Republic of Adygea, and their number has increased by 1.5 thousand over the past 2.5 years. The SME sector provides employment for 43% of the total number of employed in the region's economy. The contribution of SMEs to the GRP according to the 2022 data amounts to 54.4 billion rubles, or 27.6% of the total volume of 197.1 billion rubles.
State support for business in Adygea grows annually. If in 2022 its volume amounted to 150 million rubles, in 2023 it already totaled 318 million rubles. The main tool for promoting the development of the small and medium-sized business sector in the region remains the implementation of the national project "Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship and Support for Entrepreneurial Initiative."
The republic has the full set of nationwide business support measures, as well as a number of regional benefits. The SME support infrastructure includes the "My Business" Center, the Export Support Center, the Microcredit Company, the Guarantee Fund, and the Business Incubator. In total, in 2023, these organizations provided 3.3 thousand services, and in the first half of 2024, about 1.5 thousand services ranging from developing business plans to granting preferential loans and assisting in product promotion.
The Head of Adygea, Murat Kumpilov, emphasized that the entire range of state support should work smoothly as a single mechanism.
