Background: One of the goals of Russia economy is to increase SMEs specific weight in GDP per 100% by 2030. Objectives: The purpose of this work is the assessment of the investments into fixed capital of SMEs and influence of factors such as size categories, types of economic activity and territorial placement, needed for the fulfillment of this goal. Methods/Approach: The comparative analysis of SMEs investments is based on relative indicators, which are calculated per enterprise and per worker. The research was conducted with the usage of the official statistical information obtained in the course of total observation of activity of the enterprises in 2015. Modelling of empirical data was based on functions of normal distribution. Results: We defined the values investments in SMEs which are located in 82 regions and related to three categories and six types of activity. We revealed regularities of distribution of investments calculated per enterprise and per worker, and identified the regions with the lowest investments in SMEs. Conclusions: New knowledge of the investment in the fixed capital in the Russian SMEs was achieved. Proposed information and tools are applicable for justification of the investments needed for the SMEs development. The methodical approach can be used in the future studies, as well in entrepreneurship and public management education.

Recent decades have shown an increasing role of entrepreneurship in both economically developed and developing national economies. The purpose of the research is the estimation of the indicators that describe the proportion of voluntary, demanding and forced entrepreneurs in the total number of early entrepreneurs. The existing ratio of entrepreneurs with different motivation was also evaluated. The study used empirical data obtained in 2018 and presented in the Global entrepreneurship monitoring report. The normal distribution functions were used to develop economic and mathematical models for approximating initial data and evaluating four indicators of early entrepreneurs motivation in different countries.

The purpose of the article is to study the reasons for the termination of entrepreneurial activity, as well as the accumulated experience of entrepreneurs leaving their business. Research on the principles and concepts of business termination became widespread in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. At first, only Western European and American scientists were interested in this problem. Since 2005, the geography of researchers has expanded significantly. Our analysis is based on the consideration of monographs, articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, published working papers and research reports. The article presents the characteristics of the main reasons and ways of entrepreneurs out of business. Author proposes their classification and systematization. The results of the study can be used in scientific research of entrepreneurship. They can be used in the educational activities of higher educational institutions. The results are of interest to existing entrepreneurs, helping them to properly build business exit programs.

The social values ​​of entrepreneurship that have developed in several countries are largely determined by the way in which the population perceives how favorable the external environment is to start its own business and whether it stimulates entrepreneurial activity. The objective of the study was to assess the social values ​​of entrepreneurship that have developed in some countries, according to adults. At the same time, based on the results of a sociological survey, people's level of agreement was evaluated with the following four statements: entrepreneurship is a good professional option, successful entrepreneurs have a high social status, the mass media (Mass media, СМИ) give a positive attitude to entrepreneurship, it is easy to create your own in the country business The study used information from the Global EntrepreneurshipMonitoring conducted in 2018 in 48 countries.

In recent years women entrepreneurs have made a significant contribution to the economic growth of most countries. Therefore, at the present stage of the entrepreneurship study, it is relevant to analyze the patterns that characterize the current level of women's entrepreneurial activity as well as determine the sectoral structure of women's entrepreneurship. The purpose of the study is a comprehensive assessment of women's early entrepreneurial activity and their sectoral preferences in creating their own business. In the course of the study, the results of the report on the global monitoring project for female entrepreneurship for the years 2016-2017 as to 74 countries is used. The levels of entrepreneurial activity of women in these countries also reviewed. The sectoral structure of women's entrepreneurship was assessed in five groups including typical types of economic activity by using normal density distribution functions. According to the results of the researches, conclusions were drawn on the predominance of such types of economic activity as trade (46.54%), health care, education and social services (19.22%), management and personal services as (15.70%). The obtained results can be used by entrepreneurs as well as by government bodies related to the business activities regulation. In the article, the original tools for assessing the sectoral structure of women's entrepreneurship is proposed.