There are the following conditions for the identification and application of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in Foshan:
1. General application conditions
1. Enterprises need to complete registration in Foshan, have independent legal personality and have been operating locally for at least 2 years. Its operation needs to be standardized, and its business conforms to the city's industrial development policy.
2. Enterprises should meet the definition of small and medium-sized enterprises in the Standard Provisions on the Classification of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (No.3 [211] of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology).
3. In the last fiscal year, the operating income of the enterprise should reach more than 1 million yuan, and the average growth rate of the main business income in the past two years should not be less than 1%.
4. The enterprise has no illegal records such as safety, quality or environmental pollution in the past three years.
5. Small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises will be given priority in warehousing, especially those in the fields of equipment manufacturing, pan-home, automobiles and new energy, integration of defense and civilian technologies and electronic information, intelligent manufacturing and robots, new materials, food and beverage, biomedicine and big health industry.
II. Special application conditions
1. Specialization direction
(1) Focus on specific links or products in the industrial chain, and have been engaged in this market segment for at least 2 years, and the main business income accounts for over 5%.
(2) At least one product segment ranks in the top ten in the province or the top five in the city in terms of market share, and the sales revenue of this product accounts for over 5%.
(3) The proportion of R&D expenditure in recent two years shall not be less than 3% of operating income.
2. Refined direction
(1) Own independent brands and implement a systematic brand cultivation strategy.
(2) The products have reached the international, domestic or industrial advanced level.
(3) It has a refined management system and has obtained relevant quality management system certification.
3. Characteristic direction
(1) Products or services have the regional characteristics of Guangdong Province and Foshan City, and can provide personalized customization.
(2) Mastering unique process, technology or formula.
(3) Have national, provincial and municipal distinctive titles or related brand certifications.
4. Novelty direction
(1) Strong continuous innovation ability, with at least 2 invention patents related to main products.
(2) Having more than one patent for utility model or design related to the main product.
(3) Having participated in the formulation or revision of standards in relevant business fields in the past three years.
(4) There are research and development institutions such as postdoctoral workstations or technical centers above the municipal level.
III. Constraints
An enterprise under any of the following circumstances will not be allowed to apply:
(1) Safety or quality accidents have occurred in the last three years.
(2) There are records of environmental pollution accidents.
(3) There are any other illegal acts.
The identification process of specialized and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises in Foshan has the following points:
1. Independent declaration by enterprises
Eligible small and medium-sized enterprises can apply to the local provincial competent department of small and medium-sized enterprises for identification of specialized and innovative enterprises.
Enterprises need to fill in the Application Form for Specialized Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in detail as required, and attach supporting materials.
2. Preliminary examination and recommendation by the competent department
The competent department of small and medium-sized enterprises at the provincial level is responsible for preliminary examination of the applicant enterprises and screening out qualified enterprises. After passing the preliminary examination, the competent department will recommend these enterprises on the basis of merit, and submit the list of recommended enterprises and related application materials to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
3. Audit by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will organize a team of experts to conduct in-depth audit of enterprises recommended by provincial authorities. During the audit process, the expert team will determine the list of enterprises to be identified according to the scoring standards of specialized and new enterprises.
4. Publicize and accept social supervision
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will publicize the list of specialized and special new enterprises to be identified on its official website. Accept the supervision and feedback from all walks of life during the publicity period.
5. Formal accreditation and certification
According to the publicity results, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will officially release the accreditation list of specialized and innovative enterprises, and at the same time, it will issue certificates of specialized and innovative enterprises to these accredited enterprises.
6. Regular review and maintenance
The identification of specialized and innovative enterprises is not permanent, and its validity period is usually set at 3 years. After the expiration, the enterprise needs to review to confirm that it still meets the standards and conditions of specialized and innovative enterprises. The provincial department in charge of small and medium-sized enterprises is mainly responsible for the review, organizing enterprises to fill in the application for review, and putting forward the requirements of materials needed for review according to the actual situation. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will review the recommended enterprises and publicize the review results.