Shenzhen’s 2016-2017 Preferential Policies and Entrepreneurship Subsidies for International Students to Start a Business
Focus on funding projects in 9 major fields
Key funding for 9 early-stage cost subsidies for overseas students to start a business in Shenzhen Projects in various fields: (1) Information technology, including communications, computer hardware and software, integrated circuits, microelectronics technology, etc.; (2) New materials; (3) New energy; (4) Biomedical technology; (5) Advanced Manufacturing technology and equipment; (6) modern agricultural high technology; (7) environmental protection technology; (8) intermediary service industry that introduces foreign information and technology to fill domestic gaps; (9) other key industries encouraged and prioritized by our city, Including logistics, finance, culture, etc.
The company must have been established for 6 to 36 months
Which overseas returnees can apply for early-stage entrepreneurial cost subsidies? It is understood that the specific application conditions are: (1) The subject applying for entrepreneurial funding is from Overseas students who are deeply involved in entrepreneurship. Obtain Shenzhen's "Qualification Certificate for Study Abroad Personnel" issued by the Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs, and have a household registration in this city or hold a "Shenzhen Residence Permit for Overseas Study Talents" or a "Shenzhen Residence Permit"; (2) Serve as the legal representative of the company where you work person, or key management personnel (deputy general manager or above), or technical person in charge (technical director or above); (3) If the applicant is an individual, he must invest at least 300,000 yuan or hold company shares (including technical shares, the same below) ) and follow-up venture capital at home and abroad account for more than 30% of the company's registered capital; if the applicant is a team, a team of 2 people holds more than 40% of the company's registered capital, and a team of more than 3 people holds more than 40% of the company's registered capital. 50 or above; the applicant’s capital contribution shall not be less than twice the amount of funding; (4) the enterprise belongs to the city’s key support and development industries; (5) the enterprise where the overseas students work has the site, R&D equipment, personnel and operate normally; (6) The company where the overseas students work is registered and established within 6 to 36 months.
The subsidy will be distributed in two tranches
Enterprises with overseas students in the International Student Entrepreneurship Park of the city or district shall apply to the entrusted Overseas Student Entrepreneurship Park in the jurisdiction. Enterprises outside the International Student Entrepreneurship Park shall directly Submit an application to the human resources security department in your jurisdiction. Submit the application materials of companies with overseas students to the Municipal Foreign Experts Affairs Bureau. Late applications will not be accepted. For those who meet the funding conditions, the Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs will sign the "Shenzhen Municipal Foreign Students' Entrepreneurship Subsidy Funds Contract" with the funded overseas students, and will allocate the funding to the applicant's company twice within a year.
"Returnees" who come to Shenzhen to start a business can receive a maximum subsidy of RMB 500,000
It is understood that Shenzhen has formulated a series of incentive policies to attract overseas talents in recent years, forming a system for introducing overseas talents and Long-lasting mechanisms of intelligence. By providing early-stage cost subsidies for overseas students to start their own businesses in Shenzhen and building overseas student entrepreneurship parks (industrial parks) and other talent introduction vehicles, a broad entrepreneurial platform has been built for overseas talents.
Not long ago, the annual early-stage subsidy for students studying abroad to start a business in Shenzhen was distributed, and 53 overseas students received a total of 13.5 million yuan in early-stage subsidy for starting a business in Shenzhen.
Start-up cost subsidies focus on strategic emerging industries such as the Internet, biology, new energy, new materials, and new generation information technology, future industries such as marine, aerospace, and life and health, advanced manufacturing, and those involving the improvement of people's livelihood. In the fields of science and technology, finance, culture, modern logistics and other industries that our city focuses on supporting and developing.
Shenzhen Entrepreneurship Preferences for Overseas Students and Answers to Related Questions and Policies
1. What procedures are required for overseas students to start a business and work in Shenzhen?
Answer: According to the " "Several Provisions on Encouraging Personnel Who Study Abroad to Start a Business in Shenzhen", "Students Abroad" refers to government-sponsored and self-funded overseas students who study abroad and obtain a bachelor's degree or above (including those who have obtained permanent residency in the country of residence and re-entry qualifications to the country where they studied. ), as well as visiting scholars and advanced researchers who have intermediate or above professional and technical titles in China and have worked or studied in foreign universities and scientific research institutions for more than one year and achieved certain results.
Overseas students who want to start a business and work in Shenzhen must submit their passports, degree certificates, and valid certificates of foreign academic qualifications and work experience issued by the Chinese embassy or consulate in the country of study to the Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts; visiting scholars and Persons seeking further training should provide their passports, valid certificates from foreign universities and scientific research institutions (including research papers, scientific research results), and domestic intermediate professional and technical title certificates; those who do not apply for household registration will be issued by the Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs. The "Certificate for Overseas Students to Work in Shenzhen" printed in the name of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government can enjoy the benefits of Shenzhen's household registration population.
For overseas students who are willing to settle down, they should generally be under 45 years old. They can go directly to the municipal public security bureau to go through the registration procedures with a certificate issued by the Municipal Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs. Spouses of those who have returned from studying abroad are not subject to transfer quota restrictions and are exempted from transfer and job transfer examinations when transferring.
2. What preferential policies can overseas students enjoy when starting a business in Shenzhen?
Answer: According to the "Several Regulations on Encouraging Overseas Students to Start a Business in Shenzhen", the municipal finance allocates 10 million yuan every year Yuan is used to subsidize the early-stage costs of starting a business for overseas students. The city’s science and technology research and development funds are allocated an additional 20 million yuan each year to fund research and development for enterprises studying abroad. The main purposes of the special funds are: first, to establish and improve the foreign student entrepreneurship park in the city's high-tech industrial park; second, to provide appropriate financial support to returned overseas students in the aspects of scientific research and development, transformation of technological achievements, and industrialization; third, to provide financial support to returnees from overseas students to establish High-tech enterprises are provided with loan interest discounts.
3. Which overseas students can apply for early-stage entrepreneurial expense subsidies?
Answer: Overseas students who meet the following conditions can apply for early-stage entrepreneurial expense subsidies.
(1) Applicants should obtain the "Shenzhen Qualification Certificate for Study Abroad Personnel" and have a household registration in this city or hold a "Shenzhen Overseas Talent Residence Permit" or "Shenzhen Residence Permit" valid for more than 1 year. Certificate";
(2) Overseas students should be the main sponsors or key managers (deputy general manager or above) or technical person in charge (technical director or above) of the enterprise. Their investment (including technology shares) exceeds at least 300,000 yuan or the company’s shares held exceed 15%; (Calculated from the date of issuance of the notice to July 30, 2010);
(4) The company where the overseas students work has the site, R&D equipment, and personnel that are consistent with the declared project, and operates normally.
In addition, the key industries funded include: information technology, including communications, computer hardware and software, integrated circuits, microelectronics technology, etc.; new materials; new energy; biomedical technology; advanced manufacturing technology and equipment; Modern agricultural high technology; environmental protection technology; intermediary service industry that introduces foreign information and technology to fill domestic gaps; other key industries encouraged and prioritized by our city, including logistics, finance, culture, etc.
4. What are the funding standards for early-stage subsidy for overseas students to start a business in Shenzhen?
Answer: The early-stage subsidy for overseas students to start a business in Shenzhen is divided into 3 levels: first-class funding of 300,000 Yuan, the second-class subsidy is 150,000 yuan, and the third-class subsidy is 100,000 yuan.
(1) Applicants who apply for first-class funding must have obtained a doctorate degree abroad (outside the country) or belong to the category of high-level overseas study talents. Generally, they have more than 5 years of study or work experience abroad (outside the country). The enterprise has a registered capital of more than 1 million yuan, and experts have assessed that the applied project is technologically advanced, feasible, has made major breakthroughs, has core independent intellectual property rights, and has broad market prospects;
(2) Applicants for second-class funding must Have a master's degree or above or be a visiting scholar, generally have more than 3 years of study or work experience abroad (overseas), and the registered capital of the company where they work is more than 500,000 yuan. Experts have assessed that the applied project is technologically advanced, feasible, innovative, and market-oriented. The prospects are good;
(3) Applicants applying for third-class funding must have a bachelor's degree or above or be a visiting scholar for more than one year. Experts have assessed that the applied project technology has certain advancedness and feasibility, and the market prospects are acceptable. ;
(4) Overseas students who hold important patented technologies or proprietary technologies from Shenzhen to start their own business or have special expertise that Shenzhen urgently needs are not subject to restrictions on academic qualifications, experience and other conditions.
5. How to apply specifically?
Answer: Overseas students fill out the "Shenzhen Overseas Students Entrepreneurship Preliminary Cost Subsidy Application Form" and the unit where they work submits it to the Overseas Students Entrepreneurship Park. To apply, enterprises outside the park submit their applications to the personnel department of the jurisdiction; the Municipal Foreign Experts Affairs Bureau compiles the city's application materials, organizes experts to conduct project reviews and on-site inspections, draws up a funding list, reports to the municipal finance department for review and approval, and announces 5 tasks through the media day.
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In the context of the country’s encouragement of “mass entrepreneurship and innovation”, entrepreneurship and innovation have become a driving force for cities across the country to promote the upgrading and transformation of economic structures and create new economic growth points preferred path. As the most important subject of entrepreneurship and innovation, talents have undoubtedly become the most sought-after talents in this wave of innovation-driven urban development. As a result, various regions have tried their best to launch a war for talents. So, as the leaders of China's economic development, what strategies have the four major cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen adopted to attract entrepreneurial talents? Who can become the "entrepreneurial paradise" in the minds of entrepreneurs?
Returnees from overseas Starting a business
The maximum early-stage subsidy of Shenzhen and Shanghai is NT$500,000, ranking first in the country
According to statistics, as of the end of 2014, the number of people who have returned from studying abroad has exceeded 400,000, and these "returnees" have returned to China Most career directions tend to be self-employment. In Shanghai, the total number of "returnees" has exceeded 110,000, and in 2013 alone, more than 10,000 returnees started businesses in Shanghai; according to statistics from people who have returned from studying abroad in Guangzhou, the number of "returnees" is increasing at a rate of 30 per year; and In Shenzhen, there are more than 2,000 companies with "remaining" brands. The "China Returnees Development Report (2013)" international talent blue book research shows that Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen have become ideal entrepreneurial places for returned overseas students, and the comprehensive index of returnee entrepreneurial cities ranks among the top four.
The reporter learned that various places have been "throwing embroidery balls" to overseas returnees, either sparing no expense to provide start-up capital, or recruiting talents with local household registration, loan concessions, venue subsidies and other measures, and frequently increasing the amount, with the purpose of It is to cultivate new economic growth points for the local area. So, what strategies have Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen adopted to recruit "returnee" entrepreneurs?
The reporter found out that the services provided to "returnee" entrepreneurs in these four cities can be said to be "slow" "Focus on Capital", among which Shenzhen's support funds for "returnee" entrepreneurs are the most detailed and the largest among the four cities. In terms of early-stage cost subsidies for entrepreneurs, Shenzhen’s subsidies are divided into three levels, ranging from as low as 150,000 yuan to as high as 500,000 yuan. Shanghai, which has a comparable standard to Shenzhen, provides 300,000-500,000 yuan in funding for entrepreneurial teams that independently establish technology companies, while Beijing and Guangzhou both provide 100,000 yuan in support funds for start-up teams. Among them, Shenzhen's early-stage subsidies for overseas students to start a business have increased from 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan, ranking first among major cities in the country.
For non-startup teams or high-level entrepreneurial talents, the four cities have further increased their support.
For example, Beijing’s financial support for entrepreneurial teams that are on track is about 500,000 yuan; and Shenzhen’s “Peacock Plan” to introduce overseas high-level entrepreneurial and innovative talents also lowered the threshold last year and further expanded the standard projects for talent identification. The reward fund for overseas high-level talents included in the "Peacock Plan" is 800,000-1.5 million yuan. Guangzhou will also provide start-up capital of no more than 5 million yuan to entrepreneurial teams with internationally leading technological achievements, high-tech content and independent intellectual property rights.
College student entrepreneurship
Shenzhen has the largest site subsidies and Shanghai has the largest loan amount
In addition to focusing on supporting "returnee" entrepreneurs, the four cities also provide support to college graduate entrepreneurs. Offered preferential terms. First of all, the entry threshold for college students to start a business in the four cities is lower than that for ordinary entrepreneurs. They have all achieved "zero down payment" for registered capital, that is, they are exempt from administrative fees such as registration fees, license fees, and management fees required for registration. In addition, the registered capital does not need to be paid in one step. Simply put, it is in the form of "installment payment", which effectively relieves the entrepreneurial pressure of college students. The difference is that the "zero down payment" targets in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are limited liability companies with a registered capital of less than 500,000 yuan, while Shenzhen's requirement is for limited liability companies with a registered capital of less than 100,000 yuan. In addition, in 2013, Shenzhen took the lead in reforming the commercial registration system in the country. Thresholds such as company registered capital, registered location, and business scope were all eliminated or lowered, which greatly stimulated the enthusiasm of all types of entrepreneurs.
Secondly, in terms of site subsidies for college students to start their own businesses, all four cities have provided in-kind or financial support. Shanghai college student entrepreneurs can settle in the Entrepreneur Park at a lower rent, and enjoy a per capita rent of no more than 2,000 yuan depending on the number of employees in the city. If they rent other business premises, they can also enjoy an annual subsidy of 2,000 yuan for no more than 3 years; while in In Beijing's first municipal university student entrepreneurship park just completed, university student entrepreneurs can enjoy 40-80 square meters of free office space within two years; in Guangzhou, college graduates within the year of graduation or within two years of graduation are given 1,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan per year. The site rental subsidy is the highest in Shenzhen. College graduates who start a business in an entrepreneurial demonstration base or incubation park recognized by Shenzhen City will receive monthly subsidies of 1,000 yuan, 800 yuan, and 600 yuan respectively for the first three years of starting a business. Rent subsidy; if you rent other business premises, operate for more than 6 months after registration and employ more than 3 people, you can also receive a rental subsidy of up to 3,000 yuan per year for up to 2 years.
In terms of loans, Shanghai college students have the highest loan amount among the four cities, and they can apply for business opening guaranteed loans of 500,000 to 2 million yuan; followed by Shenzhen, entrepreneurial teams can obtain up to 500,000 yuan for small loans. Secured Loans. The third place is Guangzhou, where the maximum amount of entrepreneurial loans for college students is 400,000 yuan. In Beijing, the first-time loan limit for college students to start a business has also been increased from the previous 50,000 yuan to 80,000 yuan, and the second loan limit has been increased from 80,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan.
In terms of taxation and financial support, all four cities have implemented a limit of 8,000 yuan per household per year for entrepreneurs within three years, and deducted in turn the actual business tax, urban maintenance and construction tax, and education surcharge that should be paid that year. and preferential policies for personal income tax. In terms of funding to support college students' entrepreneurship, Shanghai's college student science and technology entrepreneurship fund has a scale of 150 million yuan, which will be implemented in three years, with an annual amount of 50 million yuan. Beijing has also set up a special fund of 30 million yuan to support college students' entrepreneurship, and selected outstanding projects can also receive one-time financial support of up to 150,000 yuan. In Shenzhen, anyone who has obtained a business license and paid taxes normally for more than one year can receive a one-time subsidy of 4,000 yuan, while small businesses with a capital of less than 100,000 yuan and creating employment can receive financial support of up to 8,000 yuan. Guangzhou City will provide a one-time entrepreneurial subsidy of 5,000 yuan to college students from Guangzhou who successfully start and operate a business within 2 years of graduation.