Economic sense of small business activities in aqrarian production

Abstract

Production in enterprises with high concentration of capital is one of the characteristics of the Ukrainian economy in the past. The transition to a market economy on the basis of private ownership in the country precipitate the emergence of a large number of business entities, which for all the criteria relate to the small form of businesses. The publication examines the economic nature of business, small business and entrepreneurship. A major point is represented, which, according to many scientists, differentiates the concept of "small business" and "small enterprise". In the scientific literature is often claimed that in the economy acts a law of advantages of large scale production. The main constraints of advantages of a large business under the small in the agriculture show that in this sphere this law is not absolute. The advantages and disadvantages of small forms of management are given. We analyze the quantitative criteria for the division of enterprises to large, medium and small, which are represented in various legislative acts of Ukraine and not always coincide with each other. The classification of small structures in agriculture are given, the main criteria of which is an accordance of the size of an enterprise to legislative of the small forms of management.