Andrey Zheleznyakov: small and medium-sized businesses of the Republic of Tatarstan received financial support in the amount of more than 58.3 billion rubles at the expense of the national project

In 2023, entrepreneurs of the Republic of Tatarstan received financial support totaling more than 58.3 billion rubles at the expense of the national project "Small and Medium-sized Enterprises". Financing with the help of guarantees and sureties of participants of the National Guarantee System (NGS), including the "umbrella" sureties of the SME Corporation, as well as under the preferential lending program "1764" attracted almost 2.2 thousand companies in the region. 

The "umbrella" guarantees of the SME Corporation are available for all lending programs, including preferential ones. If the entrepreneur does not have enough collateral, then the SME Corporation is ready to take on 50% of the risk. This is all done in a single window mode, in a bank. The entrepreneur does not pay anything for this," Andrei Zheleznyakov, Deputy General Director of the SME Corporation, said during a speech at the board of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan. 

Thanks to the "umbrella" guarantees, entrepreneurs of the republic were able to attract almost 8.5 billion rubles of additional financing in 2023.

Andrey Zheleznyakov also held a meeting with entrepreneurs, where they discussed issues on new investment projects. 

In 2023, 28 companies of the Republic of Tatarstan received long-term financing totaling almost 6 billion rubles under the combined program of preferential investment loans (PSK+1764). The operator of the program is the SME Corporation.

Measures to support entrepreneurs are being implemented within the framework of the national project "Small and medium-sized enterprises". It was initiated by Russian President Vladimir Putin and overseen by First Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov.

SME Corporation is an institute for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. It provides guarantees and sureties for business loans, provides access to purchases from the largest customers and helps to get on the shelves of retailers. The Corporation is also a federal institute for innovative development, providing support to high-tech innovative SMEs. The SME Corporation also provides financial support through the SME Bank and crowd investing platforms, provides training in entrepreneurial competencies and implements business acceleration programs. Through the Management Company MIR, it finances companies at the stage of growth and development. With the help of SME Leasing, a subsidiary of the SME Corporation, entrepreneurs gain access to leasing financing.