As the main channel for expanding employment and an important source of technological innovation, small and medium-sized enterprises will usher in more policy support.

On June 6~26, the 30th China International Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Expo and the <>nd SME International Cooperation Summit Forum were held in Guangzhou, and many departments expressed their full support for the high-quality development of SMEs.

Minister of Industry and Information Technology Jin Zhuanglong stressed in his opening speech on the 27th that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will enhance policy transparency and predictability, and continue to create a market-oriented, rule-of-law, and international first-class business environment. Focus on factor guarantee, financing support, market docking, innovation support, etc., provide high-quality public services, support small and medium-sized enterprises to deepen pragmatic cooperation in trade and investment, scientific and technological innovation, technical talents and other fields, and achieve complementary advantages, mutual benefit and win-win results.

Pu Chun, deputy director of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said that the market supervision department will continue to stimulate the vitality of business entities and greatly improve the convenience and predictability of small and medium-sized enterprises. Strengthen anti-monopoly law enforcement in key areas, focus on major issues in the development of the platform economy and digital economy, and focus on strengthening top-level design and policy supply.

Launch of the "Three Endowments" national tour

According to data released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, by the end of 2022, the number of small, medium and micro enterprises in China has exceeded 5200 million, the operating income of industrial small and medium-sized enterprises above designated size has exceeded 80 trillion yuan, and more than 8,9000 specialized and special new small and medium-sized enterprises have been cultivated in total, and nearly <>,<> state-level specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises.

Small and medium-sized enterprises are widely distributed in various industries and fields, more than 40% of the "little giant" enterprises gather in the field of new materials, new generation information technology, new energy vehicles and intelligent networked vehicles, more than 60% are deeply engaged in the field of industrial foundation, and more than 90% are supporting suppliers of well-known large enterprises at home and abroad, playing an important role in supporting steady economic growth and maintaining the stability of the global industrial chain and supply chain.

"We will strengthen coordination and linkage with all parties, strengthen policies to benefit enterprises, environmental enterprises, service assistance enterprises, innovation and strong enterprises, talent development enterprises, deepen international exchanges and cooperation, and fully support the high-quality development of small and medium-sized enterprises." Jin Zhuanglong said.

Jin Zhuanglong said that he will actively share the experience of cultivating and developing high-quality enterprises, support small and medium-sized enterprises to focus on their main business, cultivate intensively, and continuously enhance their innovation capabilities and core competitiveness. In-depth implementation of "scientific and technological achievements empowerment", "quality standard brand assignment" and "digital empowerment" small and medium-sized enterprises special actions, continue to stimulate new momentum of enterprises.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on the 27th that it will organize and carry out digital empowerment, scientific and technological achievements empowerment, quality standard brand assignment activities for small and medium-sized enterprises to accelerate the pace of digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, improve the transformation and industrialization level of scientific and technological achievements, and promote small and medium-sized enterprises to move towards the middle and high end of the value chain.

The circular requires that local departments in charge of industry and information technology should design activity plans based on local industrial characteristics and the urgent needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, and provide customized services for high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises in the region, especially specialized and special new small and medium-sized enterprises, to ensure that the activities achieve practical results; It is necessary to fully mobilize the active participation of service organizations at all levels, guide service organizations to continue to innovate service models and service products, and provide accurate, high-quality, efficient and preferential services for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Support small and medium-sized enterprises to take a new path of specialization and specialization

June 6 is the United Nations Day of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, and it has become the consensus of all countries to promote the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Last November, the 27 APEC Leaders' Declaration stated that priority will be given to promoting growth-focused structural reforms, creating an enabling environment for all enterprises, especially micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups, and enhancing the "specialized" capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises to improve productivity and integrate into international markets.

In view of the real risks and challenges faced by SMEs in the global economic development environment, Shao Ning, President of China Association for International Cooperation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, put forward relevant suggestions from four aspects: adhering to the development direction of globalization and the path of multilateralism, giving play to the role of all parties to improve the cooperation mechanism platform, improving the "specialized, specialized and new" capabilities of SMEs and helping SMEs better integrate into the international market.

Shao Ning pointed out that the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is to a large extent the people's livelihood, so all participants in international cooperation of small and medium-sized enterprises should further deepen consensus, persuade all walks of life, adhere to globalization and multilateralism, strengthen policy coordination, action coordination and project collaboration, ensure the safety and smoothness of the international industrial chain and supply chain, and let global small and medium-sized enterprises become the beneficiaries of inclusive economic growth and the promoters of world economic recovery.

Liang Zhifeng, director of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Bureau of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said that by 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will strive to cultivate <> million innovative small and medium-sized enterprises, <>,<> specialized and special new small and medium-sized enterprises, and <>,<> specialized and special new "little giant" enterprises. In the next step, China will continue to support small and medium-sized enterprises to take the road of specialization and innovation, strengthen institutional guarantees, guide innovation resources to gather in small and medium-sized enterprises, implement the listing and cultivation project of specialized and special new small and medium-sized enterprises, and help small and medium-sized enterprises better integrate into the global market.

Among them, in terms of promoting integration, we will focus on key industrial chains and characteristic industrial clusters, implement the "joint action" to promote the integration and innovation of large and small enterprises, and carry out the "100,000 enterprises" large and small enterprises integration and docking activities; Cultivate a number of small and medium-sized enterprises characteristic industrial clusters across the country, and guide the clusters to become bigger and stronger leading industries.

In terms of increasing financing support, financial institutions will be further guided to increase support for small and medium-sized enterprises, and promote the continuous increase in the proportion of credit loans, first loans and medium and long-term loans. Carry out the "one chain, one policy" financing promotion action for small and medium-sized enterprises, implement the listing and cultivation project of specialized and special new small and medium-sized enterprises, improve the financing guarantee fee reduction incentive and compensation policy, give play to the guiding role of the national small and medium-sized enterprise development fund policy, and promote the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises.

Author: Zhu Yanran Yicai