The course for investment, export and import substitution. Small business is actively developing, including at the expense of comfortable credit resources. The Development Bank provided financial support to this segment over 5 months of 2023 for 180 million rubles. More than 400 projects have been financed. The target level for the year is more than a thousand projects. The total amount is 300 million rubles. Financing of small and medium-sized enterprises goes through partner banks and leasing organizations. But there are main criteria for obtaining financial support. There is also now an emphasis on projects aimed at developing lagging regions in order to bring them onto a sustainable growth trajectory through new industries.