Statistics: results of the MB in 2009

After the global financial crisis, despite the active support of small and medium-sized businesses in Russia, the number of SMBs in 2009 decreased by 3%. Such results have brought specialists of Citibank and the Russian Microfinance Center, they conducted a study segment secured Russians who own small and medium businesses in Russia. Although their predictions and said that as early as next year (2010), the number of SMBs in Russia to increase significantly. A year later the number of SMEs may reach around 12,521 thousand people. In addition, the study revealed that among the SMB male-dominated, with a family and higher education. Quite a few women in the MB. Most often it is women aged 33 to 46 years. With such statistics, women are more confident in the success of his enterprise, although age category among women and men is significantly different. The average man - the owner of the MB is in the age of 37, while the average age for a woman - the owner of the PSC is 43 years. Further statistics indicated that more often successful small business, which employs relatives, rather than when the employees of small businesses are not relatives. Also considered to be more successful small business visitors to the city actors MB. Statistics also noted that, despite the crisis in 2009, every 5 th PSC does not believe that the crisis is somehow adversely affect its business, while noting that most owners own small businesses are grateful to government programs.