At the present stage of economic development, one of the most essential tasks is to ensure the sustainable development of agriculture and the formation of competitive agricultural production. The formation and development of the organizational and economic mechanism for activating the innovative development of small and medium-sized businesses in agriculture is a complex system of relations that requires support from the state, so the authors proposed directions and forms of state support for activating the innovative development of small and medium-sized agribusiness, as well as the conceptual foundations for the formation of wholesale distribution centers in agriculture for the development of small and medium-sized businesses. The proposed activities will make it possible to form cooperative and integration ties between small and large enterprises of the agro-industrial complex and intensify their innovative development.

Report provides an insight into the characteristics and advantages of small and medium entrepreneurship (SME) as an innovative and progressive sector of development of social oriented market economy. The article analyzes the SME activity in Ukraine and reveals the position of our country compared to other EU countries (Poland for instance) in terms of level of SME development and business conditions for it. The results of the article represented in the innovative model of SME development, which includes the special characteristics of SMEs and factors of influence on it as well as the performance positive effect of SMEs functioning (namely economic and social impacts). The paper suggests recommendations of taking into account the innovative model and distinctive features of SMEs in order to intensify the SME development, firstly in Ukraine.

The correct organization of environmental management is essential for oil and gas enterprises provide improving the efficiency of their activity. This is vital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which are the driving force behind the economies of highly developed countries. There was a passive form of environmental policy in many developing countries, the influence to environment was not been taken into account, the existing methods in the field of environmental safety management were not been effective enough. The investigation toward the environmental management in oil and gas industry enterprises of Azerbaijan was provided and comparing the results with Ukraine. The article also includes the institutional barriers in SMEs development, which negatively affect for environmental management. The results define the main areas for improving environmental management in oil and gas industry, in particular taxation mechanism.

The article considers the conceptual foundations of the functioning of institutions for support and promotion of the development of small and medium businesses. The author defines the significance of such institutions, and the value of their product, that is, the services for small and medium entrepreneurship (SME), which allows a better understanding of the main functional and applied role and purpose of these entities. Given the lack of trust from the population of Ukraine for government agencies and organizations, the presence of a number of problems in the SME support system, and especially the inadequate legislative regulation of the status and definition of the functions of the main performers of SME development policy, the article notes that this area needs a qualitative institutional change. The study uses the methods of analysis and synthesis, comparison, generalization, and induction and tests the methodology of Canvas Business Model strategic planning of the activities of SME support entities. Guided by the principle of functionalism, the author conventionally groups the SME support institutions into five main types: business support funds, business centers, business incubators, business innovation centers, and business associations. For each type of SME support institution, the main functional purpose and, accordingly, the main type of operational activity are specified. There are proposals that allow understanding the essence, the functional and applied role and the mission of individual elements of the SME support infrastructure. In practical terms, they can be used in state purpose-oriented programs to promote the development of small and medium businesses in order to qualitatively improve the final product for SME. The author develops a model of the activity for a typical SME support entity, which is applicable, can be adapted to specific conditions and is flexible over time. Strategic planning of the entity’s activities based on the methodology of Canvas Business Model allows defining both the value of the product (services for SME), as well as the general value of the entity’s activities, which is extremely important in the SME support system. It is emphasized that each institution of the SME promotion infrastructure performs an important social function. The key values recommended following for SME support institutions are trust, partnership, and righteousness.

Ефективне формування і використання інтелектуального потенціалу є надзвичайно важливим для соціально-економічного розвитку регіону. Проаналізовано внутрішню структуру інтелектуального потенціалу на прикладі Івано-Франківської області. Подано кількісні та якісні показники інноваційно-інтелектуального потенціалу регіону та суб'єктів ринку інтелектуального продукту. Охарактеризовано діяльність інституцій підтримки підприємництва та інноваційної діяльності. Оцінено передумови та запропоновано рекомендації щодо активізації використання інтелектуального потенціалу регіону на прикладі Івано-Франківської області. Ключові слова: інфраструктура підтримки підприємництва, інтелектуальна економіка, інтелектуальний потенціал, інноваційна інфраструктура. Постановка проблеми Інноваційна інфраструктура підтримки підприємництва-гарантія та запорука прогресивного соціально-економічного розвитку відповідної території, забезпечення конкурентоспроможності вітчизняного виробництва, формування міцного середнього класу суспільства, вирішення ряду соціальних проблем та становлення інтелектуальної економіки загалом. Розвиток "економіки знань", або ж " інтелектуальної економіки", як її частіше називають, можливий за умови ефективного використання інтелектуальних ресурсів інноваційними суб'єктами соціально-економічних відносин, формування інтелектуального капіталу на основі раціонального використання відповідного потенціалу ключових інституцій економіки та суспільства.