The small business development acquires strategic importance for sustained social and economic development
of regions, especially for one company towns located on their territories. The composition of problems occurred in one company towns, the factors that create difficult situations in their economic
and social and cultural life are considered in the article. The possibilities of using small business for
sustainable growth of a one company towns and improving the quality of life of their people in times of crisis and during the post-crisis development are substantiated
Keywords
the vologda oblast, a one company towns, social and economic environment, diversification of a one company town economy, the role of small and medium businesses