Crowdfunding is a promising field of financing high-risk innovative projects. The start-up developers raise money needed for their start-up implementation on a crowdfunding-platform by means of the Internet. The investors may also include ordinary citizens who wish to support this or that original idea and contribute to its implementation. The possibility of access to a completely new product (and before the official sales) is the main motive for financing projects.
Strategic development management currently does not fully meet the needs of the enterprise. One of the reasons is that strategic development methods are not ideal and not developed from the standpoint of their practical application. As a consequence, the results of their application are unsatisfactory. The purpose of this article is to improve approaches to the strategic development management of the enterprise. The authors examine in detail the concept of strategic development of the enterprise. In the course of the study, a scheme of the strategy formation process was developed, which allows establishing the relationship of its main structural elements. It is revealed that the organization of service activities of enterprises is still focused on service, rather than the product itself. It is established that the lack of innovation, outdated range and the inability of enterprises to respond quickly to changes in the market environment are the main reasons for the fall in demand for products.
The purpose of this research is to develop a theoretical and methodological model of the mechanism which can provide information infrastructure support for small business at the regional level. Nowadays information support of small business is relevant due to digitalization of the economy and the search for new tools for business development. The authors have chosen a comprehensive approach as a research methodology and applied methods of analysis and synthesis. Data of joint-stock company "Corporation SMB", the Portal of SMB of the Kirov region were the empirical base of research. The article is of theoretical significance, it gives the authors' interpretation of "the mechanism of information infrastructure support of small business". The article is also of practical significance as it develops a model of the mechanism which provides information infrastructure support for small business in the region (on the example of the Kirov region). Paper materials are of practical value for regional authorities and can be used to formulate strategy and programs for the development of small business and infrastructure support.
Purpose: The article aims to study the precarious employment in single-industry towns and to assess the effectiveness of government measures aimed at reducing it and ensuring the protection of economic and social rights of workers. Design/Methodology/Approach: It was revealed that the transition to an information-digital society, which continues to be formatted at the junction of changes in communication technologies and the motivation of employment behavior, has significantly changed the labor market in Russia. There was a massive introduction of non-standard forms of employment, which has not only positive effects, but also negative risks that are most acute in singleindustry towns. To minimize these risks, it is necessary to find mechanisms to increase the economic and social security of workers with flexible employment. Findings: The paper proposes to develop an employment management policy in singleindustry towns regarding the precarious employment and include measures of solving the issues related to self-employment of the population. Practical Implications: The practical results of the study can be used to develop assumptions for regional authorities to reduce precarious employment in single-industry towns. Originality / Value: The main contribution of this study is that single-industry cities should reduce inefficient "social employment" by creating highly efficient jobs and developing selfemployment.
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