Specialized, special and new refers to small and medium-sized enterprises that focus on specific market segments, are proficient in core technologies, are characteristic in product (service) innovation, and are novel in business models. Specialized, refined, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises are the key objects of the gradient cultivation of high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises in the country, and enjoy a series of policy support and preferential measures, such as tax reduction, financing guarantee, scientific and technological innovation, talent training, market development, etc. The identification of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises is organized and implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the declaration and identification work is carried out once a year, and four batches of more than 2,000 specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises have been identified, covering manufacturing, service, construction and other industries.
The conditions for the application of specialization, refinement, and innovation.
According to the Interim Measures for the Administration of Gradient Cultivation of High-quality Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Enterprise 2022 No. 63) and the Implementation Rules for the Management of Gradient Cultivation of High-quality Small and Medium-sized Enterprises of Shenzhen Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology (Shen Gong Xin Gui 2022 No. 7) and other relevant regulations, the conditions for the application of specialization, refinement and innovation are divided into two parts: prerequisites and basic conditions.
Prerequisites include:
The applicant enterprise must be an innovative small and medium-sized enterprise in Shenzhen within the validity period (the "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises in Guangdong Province recognized in 2020 can directly participate in this declaration), and other "specialized, special and new" small and medium-sized enterprises and "little giant" enterprises within the validity period do not need to declare.
The applicant enterprise shall be registered for industry and commerce in Shenzhen (including the Shenzhen-Shantou Special Cooperation Zone) and have independent legal personality.
Comply with the "Provisions on the Classification Standards for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises".
The enterprise has not been included in the list of abnormal business operations or the list of seriously untrustworthy entities, the products (services) provided do not fall into the category of national prohibition, restriction or elimination, and there have been no major safety (including network security, data security), quality, environmental pollution and other accidents, as well as tax evasion and other violations of laws and regulations in the past three years.
The basic conditions include:
More than 2 years in a specific market segment.
The total R&D expenses in 2022 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 2022 is more than 10 million yuan, or the total operating income in 2022 is less than 10 million yuan, but the total amount of new equity financing (the paid-in amount of qualified institutional investors) in 2021 and 2022 reaches more than 20 million yuan.
The process of applying for specialization, refinement, and innovation.
The process of applying for specialization, refinement, and innovation is divided into several links, such as declaration, recommendation, review, publicity, and identification.
Declaration: The applicant enterprise needs to first be in the high-quality small and medium-sized enterprise gradient cultivation platform (zjtxmiit.gov.CN) to complete the digital level assessment, and then apply online on the platform, you need to fill in the "Application Form for "Specialized, Specialized and New" Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, and upload supporting materials in a package.
Recommendation: The relevant departments of each district (new area and special cooperation zone) are responsible for organizing the preliminary verification and recommendation of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises, and organizing eligible enterprises to fill in the "Fifth Batch of Specialized and Special New 'Little Giant' Enterprise Applications", and put forward recommendations after the initial review.
Review: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology organizes experts to review the recommended materials submitted by various places and conduct on-site random inspections. After the list of enterprises recommended by each city with separate planning status is summarized by province, it will be reviewed according to the standards required by the "Measures", and no upper limit will be set.
Publicity: According to the results of the review, the list of specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises to be identified will be publicized and subject to social supervision.
Identification: The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shall formally identify the specialized, special and new small and medium-sized enterprises that have no objection to the publicity or have already dealt with the objection and announce it to the public.
Materials for specialized and special applications.
The materials for the application are divided into two categories: necessary materials and optional materials.
The required materials include:
Specialized, special and new "application form for small and medium-sized enterprises". After filling in the cultivation platform, print and scan, and the relevant data must be consistent with the application system of the cultivation platform, and be signed by the legal representative and stamped with the official seal on the cover and the "declaration of authenticity" as required).
Scanned copy of the business license of the enterprise.
Proof of social insurance participation in December 2022. (The number of social security contributors must be reflected;If the enterprise declares with the consolidated statement data, it is required to provide the certificate of the number of enterprise social security contributors of the parent company and the consolidated subsidiary in December 2022).
Enterprise Public Credit Information Reports. (Public Credit Information Report on the Shenzhen Credit Network** National Standard Edition).
2022 Annual Financial Audit Report. (If the annual audit report does not reflect the R&D expenses, the R&D special audit report can be supplemented).
If the operating income in 2022 is less than 10 million yuan, it is necessary to provide proof of the total amount of new equity financing (the actual payment amount of qualified institutional investors) of more than 20 million yuan in 2021 and 2022 (including the filing materials of qualified institutional investors, bank receipt certificates, and proof that the equity of the financing transfer does not exceed 30%).
Optional materials include:
Provide at least one of the following four supporting documents:
Proof that has won provincial science and technology awards and ranked among the top three award-winning units since 2020;or proof that they have won national science and technology awards since 2020 and ranked in the top five among the award-winning units.
Proof that R&D expenses accounted for no less than 5% of total operating income in 2021 and 2022.
Proof that the number of patent applications (including grants) in 2021 and 2022 reached more than 10.
2021 and 2022 product (service) innovation capability evaluation reports (issued by a third-party organization designated by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology).
Precautions for specialized, special and new applications.
The precautions for the application of specialization, refinement and innovation are mainly as follows:
The applicant should carefully read the relevant policy documents, understand the requirements of the declaration conditions, processes, materials, etc., and complete the declaration in accordance with the specified time node and format.
The applicant shall truthfully fill in the application form and related materials, and shall not provide false, forged, fraudulently used, altered or other false information, otherwise the declaration qualification will be cancelled and the corresponding legal responsibility will be borne.
The declaring enterprise should keep the application unimpeded, pay attention to the progress of the declaration in a timely manner, and cooperate with the review, sampling, and verification of relevant departments and experts.
The applicant shall properly keep the original and electronic version of the application materials for subsequent inspection and filing.
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