Scaling of small and medium-sized businesses as a result of the implementation of measures to support entrepreneurship in the Sverdlovsk Oblast

Subject. This article discusses the issues related to the development of small and medium-sized businesses as an important segment of the national economy, and formation of a stable middle class. Objectives. The article aims to analyze the relationship between the implementation of the National Project – Small and Medium-Sized Businesses and Support of Individual Entrepreneurial Initiatives, and the small and medium-sized businesses scaling processes. Methods. For the study, I used the methods of statistical and comparative analyses. Results. The article offers a definition of the concept of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Scaling, and presents the results of scaling of small and medium-sized enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Oblast by type of activity. Conclusions. Factors that stimulate the scaling of business entities should be taken into account at all levels of government, which will help ensure the growth of Russia's economic development indicators.