Abstract: The object of the study is digital programs used by small enterprises for business management.
At the beginning of the article, the authors dwell in detail on the very concept of small and medium-sized entrepreneurship, present existing approaches to the analysis of entrepreneurship and list the generally accepted criteria of a small enterprise in the Russian Federation. Further, the authors give arguments about the need to use digital technologies in doing business and give a brief overview of common small business management software. For small businesses, there are many such approaches and tools based on effective management of the company.
Special attention is paid to the advantages of the programs under consideration, as well as possible ways of their application.
The novelty of the research lies in highlighting the key advantages of the digital popular small business management programs presented in the article.
Small business programs ensure that the entire organization of the company is synchronized, and the company's activities as a whole are effectively optimized.
A special contribution of the authors to the study of the topic is an attempt to divide small business management tools into thematic groups in the following areas: customer relations, cloud collaboration, electronic billing, social networks, marketing, accounting, project management.
The main conclusion of the study is the fact that small businesses are not lagging behind large ones in the application of innovative technologies for business process management.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the intellectual assets viewed in the context of the problems of economic development of the region and ensuring national security of the Russian Federation. The object of this research is estimate of the efficiency of measures taken by the government to support young researchers and their contribution to the development of high-tech economic sectors. The goal of this article lies in examination of the processes of formation and implementation of measures aimed at supporting young scientists within the framework of regional, intramural, and corporate programs oriented towards the new level of economic development. The article employs systemic approach, content analysis, and hypothetical-deductive method for assessing the state and dynamics of research activity in the Republic of Tatarstan as a whole, and individual scientific institutions. Analysis is conducted on the normative legal framework that lays the groundwork for scientific and technological development of the Russian Federation and regional policy documents. An overview is given on the successful foreign practices for the support of young researchers. This study complements the author's previous works on evaluation of intellectual assets of the territories in the regional aspect, and involves into the theoretical elaboration the directly related legislative initiatives on ensuring national security, which were adopted in July 2021. The author substantiates the strategically important role of human potential of the Russian Federation as the key driver of further economic growth; examines the state support measures on ensuring its effective capitalization within the country; underlines the leading role of the state research and development policy oriented towards increasing the competitiveness of the Russian economy and its resilience to external and internal threats. Special attention is given to the current level of scientific, technological and innovative development of the Republic of Tatarstan. The acquired results are valuable from the perspective of actualization of the problems of achieving leadership in research and development sector, which pose a threat to the strategically important priorities of national security.