REVENUE ANALYSIS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES IN RUSSIA: MANAGEMENT ASPECT

Abstract

Purpose. To identify the patterns typical for the standard production volumes of small and medium businesses in Russia and to reveal sectoral and dimensional structure. Methods. Methods of economic-statistical analysis have been used for calculations. Structural shifts have been estimated through Ryabtsev index. The revenue modeling of the SME aggregates has been based on the normal distribution density functions development. Results and practical importance. The current size and sector structure of revenues in business sector and also changes in the structure over five years have been analyzed; the specific revenue figures per enterprise and per employee are identified; the differentiation of specific revenues by SME aggregates in the Russian regions is estimated. The practical importance of the research results refers to the possibility of their application directly by entrepreneurs when calculating the prospective revenue. In addition, the results obtained can be applied by of regional and municipal authorities when monitoring the business sector activities. Scientific novelty. The research reveals revenue patterns typical for 2015 SMEs aggregates relating to the three dimensional categories and 14 types of economic activity. The dimensional and sectoral structural shifts over the period from 2010 to 2015 are estimated. The possibility to analyze the differentiation of revenue values for SMEs aggregates through the density functions of normal distribution has been justified. The average revenue per enterprise and per employee for every dimensional category and industry has been determined.