The innovative activity of small and medium business in Ukraine

In the article the small and medium business as the main initiators of technological innovation. From small businesses provide most of the innovations. Grounded on the analysis of small and medium-sized businesses need to develop further innovative potential and the main directions of state support. The structure of small enterprises by the criterion of regularity innovation and introduction of innovative cost small industrial enterprises of Ukraine. The main reasons for the low innovation activity of small businesses and ways to implement their future survival. The organizational-economic measures to solve innovative activity problem are proposed.