Small and medium business of the Volgograd region in the conditions of the pandemic

This article analyzes the state of small and medium businesses of Volgograd region in the conditions of the pandemic. The aim of the research is to study the position of business entities in the crisis conditions based on analysis. The research identifies the main problems of the SME sector during the crisis period, and also presents the ways to solve these problems. The tasks are the following: to assess the current situation in modern conditions, to analyze the dynamics of the number of SMEs during the pandemic, to assess the measures to support small and medium-sized businesses in the conditions of the pandemic.