THE NEED AND PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE NEW UZBEKISTAN

Аннотация

Ushbu maqolada Yangi O‘zbekiston sharoitida kichik biznes va tadbirkorlikni rivojlantirishning zaruriyati va istiqbollari tahlil qilinadi. Mamlakat iqtisodiyotida kichik biznesning o‘rni, uni qo‘llab-quvvatlashga qaratilgan islohotlar va so‘nggi yillardagi iqtisodiy ko‘rsatkichlar asosida olibborilgan o‘zgarishlar ko‘rib chiqiladi. Kalit so‘zlar: kichik biznes, tadbirkorlik, iqtisodiy rivojlanish, investitsiyalar, davlat siyosati, innovatsionbiznes. One of the main goals of building a socially oriented market economy in Uzbekistan is to develop small businesses at a priority level. Step-by-step economic reforms are being carried out to achieve this goal, large institutional frameworks have been created to increase the role of small businesses. The organization of small business activities, legal and regulatory documents guaranteeing free operation, market infrastructure supporting small business were formed. As a result, to date, small business entities operate in all aspects of the economy of our country, in the production of machinery products, in the production of consumer goods, agriculture and food products, in areas such as service services and tourism. Our experiences accumulated in our country in a short period of time have proven that small businesses are an important factor in sustainable economic growth. In particular, in the context of deep structural changes and diversification in the country's economy, small business serves as an important factor in our sustainable development of our national economy, its increased competitiveness and achieving high macroeconomic indicators. According to the 29th goal of the new Uzbekistan development strategy for 2022-2026, it is established to create conditions for the organization of entrepreneurial activity and the formation of permanent sources of income, to bring the share of the private sector in GDP to 80% and its share in exports to 60%. As important tasks, the creation of 200new industrial zones in theregions and the development of asystem of business incubators, the creation of more favorable conditions for the development of entrepreneurship in difficult-to- condition districts, the support of entrepreneurship in the regions, the improvement of the activities of existing structures for unemployment and poverty reduction, the reduction of public participation in theeconomy. In the regions of our country, it is important to reduce poverty and increase employment, further develop small business and private entrepreneurship in self-employment. The accumulated experience in the development of small businesses in our country suggests that increasing the 350 INTERNATIONAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SJIF2019:5.2222020:5.5522021:5.6372022:5.4792023:6.5632024:7,805 eISSN:2394-6334 https://www.ijmrd.in/index.php/imjrd Volume12,issue05(2025) level of competitiveness of enterprises, expanding and growing throughout their activities. But, in some cases, the quantitative limits of enterprises that allow small business entities to have the privileges and reliefs established for the purpose of state support can hinder these processes. Over the past period, as a result of the rise in the level of socio-economic development in our country, favorable conditions created for small business entities, many enterprises with increased economic potential are trying to maintain their number of employees within the established quantitative limit in order to continue using these benefits. This hinders the process of their enlargement. In 2021, a subsidy of Rs 1.2 trillion was allocated to support entrepreneurs, while in 2023 this figure reached Rs 2.8 trillion. Access to financial resources has reached 8.5 trillion soums in 2022 compared to 10.1 trillion soums in 2023. Innovative technologies and digital transformation the number of IT startups increased by 18% in 2023 the share of e-commerce reached 8.9% in 2023 from 5.4% in 2021. Improving the business environment since 2022, 15 laws and resolutionshave been adopted aimed at simplifying entrepreneurial activities. One of the main characteristics of small businesses is that it provides the main indicators necessary for the economic development of the country in a short period of time. That is, small business is the most important sector that fills the country with goods and services that are deficient in the domestic market, defining the structural basis of the economy. It also serves as the most fundamental factor and resource in increasing employment and income for the effective use oflabor resources and in theformation oftheowner's class. Theimportance ofsmall businesses in general in economic development:  ensures that the country's gross national product increases in terms of composition and quantity;  provides thebasis for theeffective useoflabor resources;  sets the stage for an increase in current income and savings of the population and a rise in thelevel of well-being;  eliminationof sec