Small business as a factor of sustainable development of rural areas of the regions of Russia on the example of social service enterprises

Don State Technical University, Gagarina Sq., 1, Rostov-on-Don, 344000, Russia

^* Corresponding author: osipova_yulia@list.ru

Abstract

The article is devoted to the analysis of the current state and prospects for the development of small business, contributing to the sustainable development of rural areas in the regions of Russia. The paper presents modern statistical data, on the basis of which we can talk about the active and dynamic growth of small business in many countries of the world, which may be one of the fundamental factors in the formation of economic systems, both in individual regions and in the states as a whole. The territorial specialization of small business has been determined as an addition to the “big” economy, which has formed a relatively holistic, complex structure of the economy of regions and municipalities, cities and rural areas. The article offers a general overview of registered small businesses in our country and is revealed. that traditionally the maximum number of them falls on the sphere of trade and public catering, which is primarily due to the relatively low start-up costs for these types of business and the relatively fast turnover of capital. Naturally, the largest number of them is concentrated in the largest regions of Russia with a relatively high level of socio-economic development. Nevertheless, global urbanization has an active influence on the development of small business in rural areas of the regions of Russia. Particular attention in the development of small business in rural areas is paid to the provision of services; the Rostov region is considered as an example of active development.