State support for SMEs

Support for export-oriented SMEs

The Export Support Center of the Astrakhan Fund for the Support of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises provides the following services to exporters and export-oriented SMEs in the region:

search for a foreign buyer in foreign countries;
organization of participation in international exhibitions in Russia and abroad;
reverse business missions;
assistance in the transportation of products for export through the territory of the Russian Federation;
export contract support;
assistance in bringing products and (or) the production process in line with the requirements of foreign markets (standardization, certification, necessary permits);
export advice;
training events (seminars, webinars on export activities).

These support measures are provided in accordance with the Law of the Astrakhan Region dated 02/20/2009 No. 4/2009-OZ "On the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Astrakhan region".

Property support for SMEs
As part of the property support, entrepreneurs are provided with state and municipal property, free from the rights of third parties, for possession and (or) use.

In addition, entrepreneurs are provided with office and production facilities on preferential terms in existing business incubators and coworking of the autonomous institution of the Astrakhan region "Astrakhan Regional Innovation Center".

These support measures are provided in accordance with the Law of the Astrakhan Region dated 02/20/2009 No. 4/2009-OZ "On the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Astrakhan region".

Consulting support of the My Business Center

Financial support for SMEs

Preferential lending. As part of the financial support for business, the Astrakhan Fund for the Support of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (micro-credit company) (hereinafter referred to as the Fund) provides microloans at preferential interest rates.

A microloan is provided for a period of 3 to 36 months inclusive. The amount of the microloan provided for each SME is determined by the Fund in accordance with the methodology for assessing the creditworthiness of SMEs approved by the Fund's board. The maximum amount of a microloan is determined depending on the chosen microfinance program, but cannot exceed 5 million rubles, the minimum amount of a microloan cannot be less than 100 thousand rubles.

Interest rates on microloans range from 2% to the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (as of 01/16/2024 - 16%).
The provision of a microloan is carried out by a one-time non-cash transfer of funds to a current account opened by an SME in a credit institution in the Astrakhan region.

An SME has the right to re- (repeatedly) receive a microloan if the conditions of microfinance are met.
These support measures are provided in accordance with the Law of the Astrakhan Region dated 02/20/2009 No. 4/2009-OZ "On the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Astrakhan region".

Preferential lending

As part of the financial support for business, the Astrakhan Fund for the Support of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (a micro-credit company) provides microloans at preferential interest rates.

A microloan is provided for a period of 3 to 36 months inclusive.
The maximum amount of a microloan is determined depending on the chosen microfinance program, but cannot exceed 5 million rubles, the minimum amount of a microloan cannot be less than 100 thousand rubles.

The amount of the microloan provided for each SME is determined by the Fund in accordance with the methodology for assessing the creditworthiness of SMEs approved by the Fund's board.
Interest rates on microloans range from 2% to the key rate of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.

The provision of a microloan is carried out by a one-time non-cash transfer of funds to a current account opened by an SME in a credit institution in the Astrakhan region.

An SME has the right to re- (repeatedly) receive a microloan if the conditions of microfinance are met.