Independent legal person qualification: the enterprise applying for recognition must have independent legal person qualification and be registered in Zhejiang Province to carry out normal business activities. This is the basis for enterprises to participate in market competition and bear legal responsibilities.
Classification of small and medium-sized enterprises: Enterprises must conform to the Standard Provisions on Classification of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the National Bureau of Statistics, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance to ensure that they belong to the category of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Business compliance: the enterprise has not had any major accidents such as safety, quality and environmental pollution in the past three years, and has not been included in the list of business anomalies or the list of serious untrustworthy subjects. This is the embodiment of corporate integrity management and social responsibility.
2. Specialization and new features
Specialization: enterprises need to focus on a specific field or market segment and have specialized production, service and management capabilities. This requires enterprises to intensively cultivate in a certain field and form a unique competitive advantage.
Refinement: enterprises should pay attention to the fineness of product quality and service, and pursue excellent quality and user experience. This requires enterprises to strictly control the quality in the production process and provide exquisite products and services.
Specialization: Enterprises should have unique product or service functions to meet the needs of specific customers. This requires enterprises to find a correct position in the market competition and create a differentiated brand image.
Novelty: Enterprises should have certain innovation ability and be able to introduce novel products or services. This requires enterprises to continuously invest in R&D, maintain technological leadership and market acumen.
3. Specific identification indicator
R&D investment intensity: the proportion of R&D investment in the sales revenue of enterprises in the past three years should reach a certain standard to reflect the importance attached by enterprises to scientific and technological innovation.
Patent ownership: enterprises should have a certain number of independent intellectual property rights, including invention patents and utility model patents, to prove their technical strength and innovation ability.
Market share of products: enterprises should occupy a certain market share in their focused market segments, indicating the competitiveness and influence of their products or services in the market.
Growth indicators: enterprises should show good growth potential, including sales revenue growth and profit growth.
Brand influence: the brand of an enterprise should have a certain popularity and reputation in the market, reflecting the brand image and market recognition of the enterprise.
4. Identification process and policy support
Enterprises that meet the standards can submit relevant materials to apply in accordance with the requirements of the confirmation notice issued by the relevant departments of Zhejiang Province. After expert review and publicity, the list of specialized and innovative SMEs was finally determined. Once recognized, enterprises will enjoy a series of policy support, including financial incentives, tax incentives, financing support and so on.