ORGANIZATIONAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

Introduction. The article examines the organizational and methodological aspects of entrepreneurship development at water supply and drainage enterprises, which are, in fact, enterprises of urban life support (ULSE). It is shown that entrepreneurship is part of the innovative development strategy of these enterprises and is a connecting link between the diversification of traditional services, the formation of new business projects and the involvement of private enterprises in their implementation through the creation of an appropriate organizational and management form, which would ensure the possibility of combining organizational diversification and entrepreneurship projects within the framework of a single corporate enterprise, the core of which remains ULSE. Goal. The purpose of the article is to study the organizational and methodological aspects of the development of entrepreneurship at the life support enterprises of cities with an emphasis on identifying problems, analyzing modern practices and evaluating innovative approaches to increase their effectiveness. Materials and methods. Review of scientific articles, monographs, dissertations, publications in the field of management of life support enterprises, as well as state standards and regulations. Statistical data and reports from official sources, such as state statistical bodies, industry associations and specialized agencies, etc., were used. Economic and mathematical methods were used, namely: analysis and synthesis for the evaluation of existing organizational models and management methods through systematic analysis and synthesis of the obtained data: comparative analysis for comparing different organizational and methodical approaches in the field of life support to determine their effectiveness and prospects; graphic for constructing graphs, drawings and diagrams; modeling for the development of methodological approaches that can be implemented to improve the efficiency of enterprises. Results. The viability of the strategy of entrepreneurial development of enterprises supporting the life of cities through the diversification of services and the offer of their public-private development based on the involvement of private enterprises as partners and the creation of new specialized enterprises together with the ULSE has been proven.