The document provides information about small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Russia. It defines SMEs based on employee count and turnover. Wholesale and retail trade makes up 40.9% of SME structures. Currently there are over 18,000 medium enterprises in Russia, employing over 17 million people and contributing 21% to GDP. Opora Russia is an organization that advocates for and supports SMEs. It has regional divisions across Russia and cooperates with government agencies to develop policies and programs benefiting SMEs.

1. OPORA RUSSIA
ALL-RUSSIAN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINESS

2. WHAT IS SME IN RUSSIA?*
Individual entrepreneur - up to 5 employees
Micro – up to 15 employees
Number
of employees Small – up to 100 employees
Medium – up to 250 employees
Micro – no more than 60 mil. rubles (~ 2 mil.$)
Turnover Small – no more than 400 mil. rubles (~ 13,3
mil.$)
Medium – no more than 1 billion rubles (~ 33,3
mil.$)
* Criteria are set by the Federal law related to small and medium-sized business
development

3. STRUCTURE OF SMALL ENTREPRENEURSHIP*
Scientific research
Transport and
and development
communication Public health
0,8%
5,9% and social services
1,5%
Manufacturing
activities
Wholesale
10,5% and retail trade
40,9%
Construction
12,1%
Other 28,4%
*The data does not include the information about individual entrepreneurs

4. DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A
MARKET ECONOMY

5. THE LATEST DYNAMICS OF SMALL
ENTREPRENEURSHIP’s DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA
Small and micro enterprises
(at the end of year), thou.
Individual entrepreneurs, thou.
Total, thou.
Nowadays in Russia:
Number of medium
enterprises - 18 thou.
Number of employees
in SME – 17 million people
21 % contribution of SME in GDP
22,5 % of working-age population
is employed in SME

6. OUR TARGET
Employment rate in SME Contribution of SME to GDP

7. TRENDS OF SME DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA
The SME development law was established (January 1st, 2008).
All federal executive bodies were obliged to found consultative
agencies for small and medium business
(RF Presidential Decree No.797 of May 15, 2008).
The Governmental Commission on Small and Medium-Sized Business
was launched (2008).

8. FEDERAL PROGRAM OF SME SUPPORT
Funding dynamics according to Federal Program of SME Support

9. OPORA RUSSIA GROUP
OPORA OPORA RUSSIA OPORA SME
Non-Profit Partnership All-Russian The All-Russian Association of
“All Russian Union of Business Non-Governmental Organization of Employers «Union of SME
Associations” Small and Medium-Sized Business Employers’ Organizations»
(established in September 2001) (established in September 2002) (established in December 2009)
Entrepreneurial sectoral associations 81 regional 42 regional
and unions (125) divisions associations
About 370 000 entrepreneurs
Approx. 5 million jobs

10. NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP “ALL RUSSIAN UNION OF BUSINESS
ASSOCIATIONS “OPORА”
OPORA cooperates with different industries, accumulating positions of
entreprneurial sectoral associations and unions.
OPORA is comprised of 125 entrepreneurial associations nowadays.

11. ALL-RUSSIAN ASSOCIATION OF EMPLOYERS «UNION OF
SME EMPLOYERS’ ORGANIZATIONS» (OPORA SME)
Protection of OPORA SME members’ rights and
interests.
Negotiation with the Government and trade unions
concerning labor and economic relations .
OPORA SME is comprised of 42 regional
associations nowadays.

12. MAIN ACTIVITIES OF OPORA RUSSIA
Consultations with governmental agencies,
expertise of draft laws
Regional development
Analytical research
Protection of SME rights
International activity

13. COOPERATION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL
Presidential
Administration
Government of the RF Prosecutor General's Office
Council on Competitiveness and Research Advisory Council
Entrepreneurship
Governmental commissions:
on Small and Medium-Sized Business Council of the Federation
on Administrative Reform
on Transport and Communications Council on SME Development
on High Technologies and Innovations under the Chairman of the Council
of the Federation
State Duma Expert Boards under Committees
Expert Boards under Committees Political parties
Council on SME Development
under the Chairman Consultations with the leading
of the State Duma Supreme Commercial Court political parties of the RF
Right of presence at the Meetings of the Presidium

14. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OPORA RUSSIA has its departments in 81 regions of
the country including 251 local departments
Regions where OPORA RUSSIA has its departments

16. ANALYTICAL RESEARCH OF OPORA RUSSIA
«SME development in the regions of the RF «Index of
OPORA» (2008)
«SMEs in industrial and technological development» (2008)
Regular monitoring of SME situation in the global financial
crisis (2009 - 2010)
«Competing for the future today: the innovative policy of
new generation for Russia» (2010)

17. «SME DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGIONS OF THE RF «INDEX OF OPORA»
More than 5 500 respondents from 40 Russian regions.
An objective estimation of SME conditions,
entrepreneurial climate and factors in the regions.
The results of the analytical research are posted on
the Federal portal of SME.

18. PROTECTION OF SME RIGHTS
The Bureau of Protection of SME rights operates under OPORA RUSSIA
20 regional offices of the Bureau in the entities of the RF.
Over 7 500 application forms from the regional
entrepreneurs for the last 7 years.
Over 3 500 application forms to the governmental
authorities, 25 % of which - to the Prosecutor General’s
Office

19. OPORA RUSSIA IN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
President
of the Russian Federation
Consideration of law in the
Federation Council
recommitment
rejecting of law approval of law
of law
Debates in the State Duma (1 – 3)
Working on draft law
Legislative initiative

20. GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED BUSINES
Igor Shuvalov The Commission
First Deputy Prime Minister, coordinates the
Chairman of the Commission activity of agencies
of executive power
and cooperation with
Elvira Nabiullina representatives of
Minister for Economic Development, the business community
Deputy Chairman in drafting proposals
of the Commission linked with the
implementation of
the state policy in
Sergey Borisov the sphere of
President of OPORA RUSSIA, promoting SME.
Deputy Chairman
of the Commission

21. Opora russia events

22. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY OF OPORA RUSSIA
Our partners:
UNICE ASECAM (Spain)
OECD US-RUSSIA CENTER
for entrepreneurship (USA)
BUSINSSEUROPE CONFAPI (Italy)
OSEC (Switzerland) CECC (China)
FFE (Finland) FICCI (India)
CGPME (France) SBF (Singapore)
KFSB (Korea)
Russian-German Chamber
of Foreign Trade FSB (Great Britain)
SARIO (Slovakia) NFIB (USA)

23. INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES OF OPORA RUSSIA
The representatives provides the following services:
Information
Consulting
Business partner search

24. International SME
forums internationalization
INTERNATIONAL
“Missions
SCOPES Joint projects
for technologies”
OF
OPORA RUSSIA
English version Business
of OPORA’s portal meetings

25. INTERNATIONALIZATION OF SME
Exports
Imports
Foreign
SME Foreign direct investment partner
International subcontracting
International technical cooperation

26. LINK BETWEEN INTERNATIONALIZATION AND INNOVATION
Innovation +
Innovation SME internationalization
Introduce product/service and process innovations
RARELY OFTEN
Enter
LOCAL MARKETS LOCAL/FOREIGN
MARKETS
Mobilize
HOME HOME/FOREIGN
INVESTMENTS INVESTMENTS

27. Other activity

28. SPECIAL PROJECTS OF OPORA RUSSIA
OPORA-CREDIT www.opora-credit.ru
OPORA-DRUZHBA www.opora-druzhba.ru
OPORA GIE
IACE SME-OPORA
IAADE SME-OPORA
OPORA IT

29. Media-holding company OPORA-CREDIT consists
of media-portal www.opora-credit.ru , magazine
“All about finances for small business” and subdivision
responsible for the organization of regional conferences
“All about finances for small business”.
615 131 visitors of the site
10 000 copies of the magazine
about 500 participants in each regional conference

30. Goal: to form a favorable migration environment in the country
to provide SME with the required labor resources
Analyzing of international experience.
All-Russia network of the centers of assistance
and labor exchange.
International network of information centers.
Extensive support of foreign employees
and entrepreneurs in Russia.

31. GUILD OF INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEURS “OPORA GIE”
Attraction and selection of innovative projects
Consultative support of the projects Presidential
Commission on
Project’s system of mentoring Modernisation
and Technological
Intellectual property management system Development
of Russian Economy
OPORA Preparing of proposals for innovative policy
GIE development
Innovative
Making and boosting the demand from centre
large business in Skolkovo
Preparing of proposals for SME development
Training and education of innovative managers

32. To facilitate the access for SME to the construction and design
market in terms of self-regulation were created:
INTERREGIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES OF SME – OPORA.
NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP.
INTERREGIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR
ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ENTERPRISES OF SME – OPORA.
NON-PROFIT PARTNERSHIP.

33. www.opora.ru