Abstract
This article presents a regional analysis of the development of small businesses and private entrepreneurship in the Andijan Region. The study examines the share of small businesses in the region’s gross regional product, the dynamics of the number of operating small enterprises and microfirms during 2021–2025, and the trends in changes in these indicators. Based on the results of the analysis, the role and importance of small businesses in the regional economy are assessed, with particular attention paid to the main aspects of the decline observed in 2022–2023 and the recovery processes recorded in 2024–2025. In addition, proposals and recommendations are developed for promoting small business development in the areas of innovation, industrial cooperation, services, and the production of export-oriented products, as well as for increasing its economic activity across different territories of the region.
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