Small Business and Supporting Infrastructure

Number of active small businesses per capita (10,000) as of 1/1/2010 - 47 businesses

Number of entrepreneurs (individuals) - 56,800

Small business share of regional GDP as of 1/1/2010 – 10.5%

Number of local government organized small business support organizations – 14 (incl. subsidiaries)

• 10 centers
• Business Incubators – 4 centers (Youth Incubator, Volyn, Kivertsi and Kovel Incubators
• Leasing Centers - 6 centers (incl. 3 branches)
• Credit Unions - 51 locations (incl. 14 branches)
• Investment and innovation funds - 17 funds (incl. 2 branches)
• Insurance companies - 52 companies (incl. 2 branches)
• Support funds - 11 funds
• Exchange Markets – 27 exchanges (incl. 10 branches)
• Audit firms – 24 firms (incl. 3 branches).