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Introduction: In recent years, the world practices have developed various models for solving problems such as industrialization 4.0, import substitution, national security, and the transition to a low-carbon economy. Objectives: to assess the involvement of small medium-sized businesses in the implementation of the main strategic imperatives of Russia. Methods: modified GAP analysis, qualitative, statistical, structural, tabular analysis. Results: the database of small and medium-sized businesses in the regions of Southern Russia for April 2022 has been formed according to the indicators of Rosstat, the digital platform for small and medium-sized businesses, the Federal Tax Service, and Yandex. The participation of small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian models of industrialization 4.0, import substitution, national security and decarbonization has been studied. Conclusions: the existing information bases in Russia do not make it possible to assess the small and medium-sized businesses contribution to the implementation of the main strategic imperatives. Government incentives to development of small and medium-sized businesses are aimed at its general expansion and import substitution, but basically they enter the business areas with a fast payback period and not related to industrial production. It is necessary to intensify work on the development of a production franchise system to strengthen the involvement of small enterprises in the production chains of large businesses, thereby expanding the possibilities for implementing the country’s main strategic imperatives.
Митрофанова et al. (Sat,) studied this question.