The Economic Environment During the Covid-19 Pandemic from the Point of View of the Sustainability of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the pillar of the Slovak economy; they make up 99.9% of the total number of business entities.In the corporate economy, they provide 71.8% of job opportunities for the active workforce and 55.1% participate in the creation of added value.We conclude that they are an important pillar of the Slovak economy and therefore it is necessary to point out their sustainability not only during the pandemic but also after it.All the data with which we work are secondary quantitative data, which come mainly from the official statistics of the Slovak Business Agency and the Slovak Statistical Office.It is not a collection of data; for analysis, a combination and summary of data was required.The length of a time series or data period depends always on its availability, so the time of the selected indicator may be different (we mainly focus on the pandemic period -2020 and 2021, if available).However, previous periods were mainly used to estimate indicators' development trends.The contribution will not only evaluate the sustainability of SMEs but in the conclusions will point out possible solutions in the future.