COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE BUSINESS SECTOR IN RUSSIA AND FINLAND

The presented article investigates the aspects of development of social entrepreneurship within the border territories of Russia and Finland. The aim of the study is to assess the opportunities and prospects for the development of socially oriented business. The object of the study is the consumers of the service sector in Russia and Finland. The method of research is a questionnaire survey, as a result of which the formed questions provide information about the development of the entrepreneurial sector. The study analyzes the needs and opportunities for the development of social entrepreneurship in the border areas. The evaluation of the development of social entrepreneurship is based on focus groups method. As a result of the conducted research the differences in separate directions of development of entrepreneurial sector in the Republic of Karelia and Finland were revealed. The differences in the expectations of young people in the countries under consideration and the fears of Russian and Finnish respondents were determined. The obtained results allow us to determine the differences in social and economic policy of the states.