DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORTHERN SEA ROUTE AS A FACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE IN THE ARCTIC ZONE

Abstract

This work continues the series of articles on the prospects for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Arctic zone. The emergence of a sustainable transport corridor between European territories and the countries of the Asia-Pacific region not only increases the level of national security of the Russian Federation, significantly changes the economic indicators of adjacent regions, improves the quality of life of the population, and, in the future, will change the structure of society and the principle of settlement of territories. As part of the study, the dynamics of the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the regions adjacent to the Northern Sea Route were analyzed. An assessment of the factors determining the development of small and medium-sized businesses in the Arctic regions was carried out. The contribution of institutional structures designed to promote the development of entrepreneurship has been identified. The directions for further development of small and medium-sized business structures in the Arctic zone have been identified.