Russian Economic and Financial Forum in Switzerland Sergey Borisov, President of All-Russian public organization of small and medium business OPORA RUSSIA Zurich, March 2005

2 Small entrepreneurship in Russia today: 951,000 small enterprises & about 3 million Private Entrepreneurs 6,6 enterprises per 1000 inhabitants 11-13% of Gross Domestic Product 17-19% of economically active population is occupied in small and medium business

3 S tructure of small entrepreneurship Small Enterprises (SE)*SE +Private Entrepreneurs *Number of small enterprises (legal persons) on branches of economy according to the Federal service of the State statistics 50% 13% 3% 2%

4 The program of small business support Directions of support: Creation of business-incubators; Development of micro financing; Support of export; Creation of venture founds. Financing volumes: From resources of Federal budgetResources «accumulated» by regional budgets 2005 year$50 millionMore than $50 million 2006 year$100 million More than $100 million 2007 year$200 millionMore than $200 million

5 Examples of potential clusters in Russia Permskaya area Machinery; Chemical industry, Wood processing Samarskaya area/Toliatty Automotive industry Arhanghelskaya area Wood processing Republic of Tatarstan /Naberejnie Chelny Automotive industry; /Nijnecamsk Petrochemistry Tverskaya area Recreation and tourism Krasnodarskyi krai Recreation and tourism Irkutskaya area and Republic of Buriatia Recreation and tourism Leningradskaya area Transport and logistic Astrahanskay aarea Recreation and tourism Moscow and Moscow area Biotechnologies; Informational and communicational technologies

6 Potential niches for small enterprises

7 OPORA RUSSIA All-Russian public organization of small and medium business (founded in September, 2002) OPORA All-Russian Union of business organizations (Founded in September, 2001) Committees and commissions Regional coordinators (7 RF federal districts) Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial regional Unions and Associations Entrepreneurial branch associations, unions (93) Entrepreneurs More than Regional departments in 78 RF regions About 3,5 million job places

8 The Ministry of economic development and trade President’s Administration The Federal antimonopoly service State Duma Council on assistant to the development of civil society institutes and human rights at the Russian President Institutes of civil society Coordination Councilof Russian business unions Coordination Council of Russian business unions Federation Council OPORA RUSSIA Vectors of influence at a federal level Public Chamber The Federal Government Council on competitiveness and entrepreneurship

9 WELCOME TO RUSSIA!