Private Capital Management in the Small and Medium-Sized Businesses of Ukraine in the Economic Crisis

• Main Authors: Avtukhov Evgeniy Yu., Meshko Nataliya P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Research Centre of Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine 2020-05-01
• Series: Bìznes Inform
• Subjects: private capital; profit; profitability; small and medium-sized busines; method of trend extrapolation; private investment; crediting
• Online Access: https://www.business-inform.net/export_pdf/business-inform-2020-5_0-pages-409_418.pdf
• ISSN: 2222-4459; 2311-116X

The article analyzes the economic activity of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). The dynamics of the number of SME enterprises is researched. The capital structure of small and medium-sized businesses is estimated. Sales volumes of products are analyzed. The indicators of efficiency of economic activity of enterprises are compared in terms of net profit and profitability. The movement of private capital in small and medium-sized businesses is evaluated. The volumes of direct investments from Ukraine and into Ukraine, the number of loans provided by financial institutions are studied in the dynamics. The forward-looking calculations are made on the basis of official statistics on the movement of private capital of small and medium-sized businesses. The authors take into consideration the programs for SMEs support in the context of spread of coronavirus. The operation of an enterprise in the crisis is provided on the example of company «Agromat». Scientific novelty consists in the determination of trends in the movement of private capital of small and medium-sized businesses in the conditions of crisis and the prospects of its dynamics.