Financial Opportunities for Small Businesses: Challenges, Ways to Overcome Them, and Development Prospects
Keywords:
microenterprises, individual entrepreneurial activity, barriers to economic development, access to financial resources, public-private partnership, principles of sustainable growthAbstract
This paper analyzes the challenges faced by small businesses in securing financing for their operations. The authors examine in detail the factors limiting access to financial resources for small enterprises and propose ways to overcome these barriers. In addition, the results of implementing these recommendations in Uzbekistan’s economy are reviewed and assessed.
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