Scaling Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises at the Macro Level in the Government Support Measures

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a key role in the economy of any country. Therefore, it is important to investigate the factors that significantly influence their scaling. The aim of this article is to identify the presence or absence of a relationship between macro-level factors, government support, and the performance of SMEs across seventeen sectors of the national economy. In this regard, the authors proposed three hypotheses about the impact of government support measures on SME scaling results. Methods: the study was conducted using up-to-date data selected from reliable sources. The influence of various factors on the performance of SMEs in different sectors of the economy was assessed by building correlation models. Scientific novelty of the research lies in the development of methodological approaches to identifying scaling factors of SMEs and the creation of an assessment matrix for managing SME scaling in sectors of the national economy, taking government support into account. Research results revealed the resilience of certain sectors to the government support measures implemented under the national project of the Russian Federation. Practical significance of the article is that the findings can help improve the evaluation of how government support measures affect the dynamics of development and scaling indicators of SMEs in strategically important sectors of the national economy.

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