Anti-Crisis Management Tools for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Abstract

The subject of the study is to identify trends in the use of anti — crisis management tools for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). The purpose of the work is to establish ways to improve the tools of anti — crisis management of SMEs. The relevance of this study is due to the fact that in the current macroeconomic conditions it is necessary to develop the conceptual foundations of anti-crisis management of entrepreneurship, corresponding to the peculiarities of state regulation, the tasks of strategic development of the country’s economy. Despite the importance of entrepreneurship in the socio-economic development of regions, instruments for their support and regulation are in the process of formation, since existing institutions are limited by financial and economic potential, legislation, and the specifics of the activities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) due to insufficient transparency and the availability of their own assets. The paper identifies the potential for the development of anti-crisis management tools for SMEs, based on the analysis of key indicators of resource efficiency and the capabilities of the external institutional environment. The research methods are systematic, situational and comparative analysis, a method of modeling socio-economic and managerial processes. A system of anti-crisis management tools for SMEs has been developed, combining the continuity of goals and objectives of the state strategy for socio-economic development of the Russian Federation with the internal resources of business entities. Conclusions are drawn that the effectiveness of anti-crisis management tools for entrepreneurship should be provided by the institutional environment and the internal resource potential of the business unit, which should adapt and adapt to changes depending on the management, production, financial and other capabilities of SMEs.