1. The background and purpose of the specialization, refinement, and innovation determination
Specialized, refined, special and new refers to specialized, refined, specialized, and novel small and medium-sized enterprises, which are an important force for the country to promote industrial transformation and upgrading and cultivate new kinetic energy. Specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises usually have the following characteristics:
Specialization: Focus on a certain industrial chain link or product for a long time, and work hard to form core competitiveness;
Refinement: In production, management and service, we strive for excellence, and pursue the improvement of quality and efficiency
Specialization: The product or service has the characteristics of uniqueness, exclusivity and exclusive production in the industry or region to meet the personalized and diversified needs of the market
Novelty: It has advantages in independent innovation and model innovation, and can continuously introduce new products, new technologies, new formats and new models to lead the changes and development of the market.
The recognition of specialization, refinement, special and new is a policy measure formulated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to focus on market segments, improve innovation capabilities and professional levels, and build high-quality enterprises with international competitiveness. The purpose of specialization, refinement, and innovation is as follows:
Identify and cultivate a group of small and medium-sized enterprises with a leading position in the market segment and high visibility and influence in the domestic and foreign markets, and form a group of specialized, special and new "little giant" enterprises with international competitiveness
Through the identification of specialization, refinement, special innovation, etc., we will provide more accurate and effective policy support for small and medium-sized enterprises, including taxation, financing, innovation, public services, etc., so as to reduce the operating costs of small and medium-sized enterprises and improve the profitability of small and medium-sized enterprises
Through the identification of specialization, refinement, and innovation, we will stimulate the innovation vitality of small and medium-sized enterprises, promote small and medium-sized enterprises to accelerate technological transformation and digital transformation, improve the product quality and service level of small and medium-sized enterprises, and enhance the market competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises
Through the identification of specialization, refinement, and innovation, guide small and medium-sized enterprises to strengthen cooperation with large enterprises, universities, scientific research institutions, etc., create a collaborative innovation system for the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, promote the cluster and large-scale development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and improve the anti-risk ability of small and medium-sized enterprises
Through the identification of specialization, refinement, and innovation, we will cultivate a number of small and medium-sized enterprises with exemplary and leading roles, promote more small and medium-sized enterprises to embark on the development path of specialization, refinement, and innovation, form an innovative culture and development atmosphere for small and medium-sized enterprises, and contribute more to economic and social development.
2. Standards and conditions for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation
The criteria for the identification of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises include the basic conditions such as years of engagement in specific market segments, total R&D expenses, R&D intensity, operating income, etc., and 13 indicators are set up from the four aspects of specialization, refinement, specialization and new for comprehensive scoring, with a full score of 100 points, and the enterprise score of more than 60 points meets the standards of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises. The specific criteria and conditions are as follows:
Basic conditions. Engaged in a specific market segment for more than 2 years;
The total R&D expenses in 2020 shall not be less than 1 million yuan, and the proportion of total operating income shall not be less than 3%;
The total operating income in 2020 is more than 10 million yuan, or the total operating income in 2020 is less than 10 million yuan, but the total amount of new equity financing (the paid-in amount of qualified institutional investors) in 2019 and 2020 reaches more than 20 million yuan.
Specialization indicators.
As of the end of last year, the company has been engaged in a specific market segment for more than 3 years, the main business income accounts for more than 70% of the operating income, and the average growth rate of the main business income in the past two years is not less than 5%;
The leading products are in the top 3 in the province in terms of market share in the market segment, and enjoy high visibility and influence in the domestic market segment.
Granular metrics.
In the past two years, R&D expenditure accounts for no less than 3% of operating income;
In the past 2 years, the proportion of R&D personnel is not less than 10%;
The total R&D expenses in the past 2 years shall not be less than 10 million yuan;
The total R&D expenses in the past two years shall not be less than 50 million yuan.
Featured indicators.
The enterprise has 2 valid invention patents (including the exclusive right of integrated circuit layout design, the same below) or 5 or more utility model patents, design patents and software copyrights
The enterprise has 5 valid invention patents (including the exclusive right of integrated circuit layout design, the same below) or 10 or more utility model patents, design patents and software copyrights
The enterprise has 10 valid invention patents (including the exclusive right of integrated circuit layout design, the same below) or 20 or more utility model patents, design patents and software copyrights
The enterprise has 20 valid invention patents (including the exclusive right of integrated circuit layout design, the same below) or more than 40 utility model patents, design patents and software copyrights.
Novelty indicators.
Enterprises build their own or jointly establish R&D institutions with colleges and universities and scientific research institutions, and set up technology research institutes, enterprise technology centers, enterprise engineering centers, academician and expert workstations, etc
The company has won 1 or more national or provincial science and technology awards in the past 2 years
The company has won 2 or more national or provincial science and technology awards in the past 2 years
The company has won 3 or more national or provincial science and technology awards in the past 2 years
The company has won 4 or more national or provincial science and technology awards in the past 2 years.
3. The process and preferential policies for the recognition of specialization, refinement, and innovation
The identification process of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises is divided into the following steps:
Enterprise self-declaration: the enterprise through the specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprise identification management system (**Declaration, fill in relevant information, upload relevant materials, and submit applications;
Expert review: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will organize experts to review the declared enterprises, score them according to the standards for specialization, refinement, and innovation, and determine the list of eligible enterprises
Publicity announcement: The results of the expert review will be publicized in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology** (Accept social supervision, and the publicity period is 10 working days;
Issuance of certificates: For enterprises that have no objection to the publicity, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will issue a certificate of specialization, refinement, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, which is valid for 3 years, and needs to be re-declared after the expiration of the period.
After being identified, specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, they can enjoy the following preferential policies:
Taxation: enjoy preferential income tax policies, and levy corporate income tax at a rate of 15%;Enjoy the preferential VAT policy, and collect VAT at a rate of 3%;
Financing: Enjoy the national special loan interest discount policy, and can get a loan discount of up to 10 million yuan;Enjoy the national special guarantee policy, and the maximum guarantee amount of 50 million yuan can be obtained
Innovation: enjoy the priority support of national science and technology projects, and can receive up to 5 million yuan of project funding;Enjoy the priority support of national intellectual property protection, and can get a subsidy of up to 500,000 yuan for patent application fees
In terms of public services: enjoy the priority support of the national public technical service platform, and can receive a subsidy of up to 1 million yuan for technical service costsEnjoy the priority support of the national talent training plan, and get a training fee subsidy of up to 100,000 yuan.
The recognition of specialization, refinement, special and new is a policy measure formulated by the state to promote the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises, aiming to encourage small and medium-sized enterprises to focus on market segments, improve their innovation capabilities and professional level, and build high-quality enterprises with international competitiveness. The standards, conditions, processes and preferential policies for the identification of specialized, special and new enterprises have provided more accurate and effective policy support for small and medium-sized enterprises, stimulated the innovation vitality of small and medium-sized enterprises, guided small and medium-sized enterprises to strengthen cooperation and cluster development, and cultivated a number of small and medium-sized enterprises with demonstration and leading roles. As a small and medium-sized enterprise specializing in enterprise management consulting, strategic planning, market research, data analysis and other services, the consulting company has successfully applied for the identification of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, which has brought new opportunities and challenges to its development. With a professional consulting team, a refined consulting process, a characteristic consulting method and a novel consulting model, the consulting company provides customers with customized solutions to help them improve their management level, optimize business processes, expand market space and enhance their competitiveness. The consulting company will continue to accelerate technological transformation and digital transformation, improve product quality and service levels, enhance market competitiveness, enhance its market position and brand influence, and provide customers with more professional, efficient and valuable consulting services with the help of policy support for specialization, refinement, special innovation, and specialization.