Problems and opportunities for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the baking industry of Russia and its regions

The article considers the great importance of the creation and development of small and medium-sized enterprises of the baking industry of the Russian Federation; draws attention to the fact that the products of these enterprises should be of high quality and be accessible to the population of the country; proves the availability of opportunities for full provision of the main type of raw materials – high-quality flour; reveals the historical aspect of the creation and functioning of small and medium-sized enterprises the business of the baking industry of the Russian Federation; an assessment of the structure of bakery products production in the federal districts of the country is given; attention is paid to the restrictions on the access of these enterprises to borrowed financial resources; the need for continued support of small and medium-sized businesses at the macro level, implemented within the framework of the national project «Small and medium-sized enterprises and support for individual entrepreneurial initiative» is justified. 

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