The recovery in the number of small businesses is slowing. Financing opportunities are growing

By the end of 2025, the growth in the number of micro and small businesses in Ukraine may slow down significantly. This is quite bad from the point of view of the overall economic recovery. After all, this sector creates the most jobs and leads in terms of sales of goods and services in trade, industry, and agriculture.
Key challenges for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the country include logistical difficulties, shortage of personnel, security risks, insufficient innovation infrastructure, and limited access to finance.
Why is the pace of recovery in the number of micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises slowing down? How does the government support small businesses? Whose help can entrepreneurs count on after USAID programs stop? Analyzed by LIGA.net .