This article analyzes recent changes in support for small and medium-sized businesses, including opportunities for these entities to purchase leased movable property; the consolidation of the legal status of «small technology companies»; the codification of the concept of «social entrepreneurship» in Federal Law No. 209-FZ of July 24, 2007, «On the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Entrepreneurship in the Russian Federation»; and proposals for further improvement of current regulations.