As of the beginning of 2025, there are 383,019 self-employed individuals registered in the republic. The total number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) registered in the region amounts to 60,244, representing an increase of 9.1% compared to the previous year. Additionally, there are 47,848 individual entrepreneurs, with a growth rate of 17.3%, Guseyn Guseynov, the head of the Committee for the Development of Small and Medium Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Dagestan reports.