CITIES AS CENTERS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY OF THE WESTERN REGION

The issue of the need for economic development of cities in the Western region of Ukraine is revealed. The problems of formation of business structures of the Western region of Ukraine by regional centers and other large cities are determined. Due to the high concentration of economic, innovative, scientific, infrastructural, cultural and information potential of the city, they act as «poles of growth» as centers at the local, regional and interregional levels. Competitive development of different regions of the country generally depends on the level of urban development, the effectiveness of structural reforms of the economy, the development of promising and creative economic activity. Today, cities, especially large ones, are not only powerful creators of social development trends, but also powerful promoters of new ideas that implement new ideas of sustainable development and test the latest elements of local self-government). Studies of structural transformation will provide answers to questions and opportunities for the development of the city and the effective use of its domestic socio-economic and geopolitical potential, will lay a solid foundation for breakthroughs and competitiveness on a global scale.