Strategies of the Development of Entrepreneurship and SME

13.Cabinet Provision on “Distribution and usage of budgetary funds under article ofinvestment support for small entrepreneurship” (1997)14.Presidential Provision on “National Fund of Support for Entrepreneurship” (2002)15.Presidential Provision on “Council of Entrepreneurs under the President of Republic”(2003)16.State Program on “Development of Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurship in theAzerbaijan Republic” (2002-2005)17.Presidential Provision on “Establishment of Special Economic Zones” (2007)18.Presidential Provision on “Several Measures for Entrepreneurship Development” (2007)19.Presidential Provision on “Measures for provision of organizational issues ofentrepreneurial subjects on principles of “One window” (2007)20.Draft State Program on “Development of Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurship inthe Azerbaijan Republic” (2008-2012)21.State Program on “Social-economic Development of the Regions” (2004-2008)22.State Program on “Development of Communication and Information Technologies”(2005-2008)23.State Program on “Tourism Development” (2004-2005)24.State Program on “Improvement of Official Statistics” (2003-2007)25.State Program on “Combating the Corruption” (2004-2006)26.State Program on “Youth” (2005-2009)27.State Program on “Improvement of Tax Administration” (2005-2007)28.State Program on “Development of Custom System” (2007-2011)In accordance with the legislation of Azerbaijan Republic small entrepreneurshipsubjects are defined with their average quantity of employees and annual trade turnover andthe following legal persons are subject of small entrepreneurship:- To be engaged with entrepreneurial activity without establishment of legal persons;- The average quantity of employees;Up to 50 persons –in sphere of industry, transport, construction;Up to 30 persons – in agriculture, scientific sphere;Up to 25 persons - in trade and service sphere.Registration of individuals:- record of individuals involved in entrepreneurship without setting up of legal entity is carriedout by tax authorities on place of their living and activity;- record of legal entities involved into entrepreneurship by setting up legal entity is carried outby organs indicated in the legislation of AR on “Enterprises”.About 50 entrepreneurship types are carried out only on the basis of a specialpermission and the list of these activities is determined by the President of AR.The national policy in the field of entrepreneurship, especially small and mediumentrepreneurship development in Azerbaijan Republic covers all regions of the country and allsectors of the national economy. This policy is directed to increase the effectiveness of businessenvironment, also improve normative – legal, institutional and economic mechanism in thecountry.The State Program of Azerbaijan Republic on “Social-economic development of theregions of Azerbaijan Republic” (2004-2008) is being implemented at the moment.About 73% of all entrepreneurial subjects were situated in Baki in 2000. But now, a lotof new private enterprises have been established in the regions and at the result of this process52.8% of all enterprises, 57.2% of SMEs, 59.3% of newly established enterprises, 34.2% ofindividual entrepreneurs are situated in Baku.104