Zhou Dewen, president of the Wenzhou SME Development Association, saw hope.

On July 4, four ministries and commissions such as the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued new standards for the classification of small and medium-sized enterprises. Some of the industry's standards have been adjusted upward or downward. At the same time, micro enterprises have been subdivided among small-scale enterprises. Self-employed individuals have been proposed to implement the new standards.

Zhou Dewen feels that there will be new changes in the financial support for SMEs. “There is always better than this standard. The next step is for small companies, especially micro-enterprises, to issue separate policies.” On July 5, he Speaking to reporters about the current situation of SMEs.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, small and micro enterprises will become the focus of policy support in the future. The state will focus on small and micro enterprises to optimize the development environment, further study the introduction of universal policy measures, improve services and other aspects to increase support.

SME support investment is facing change A person from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Small and Medium Enterprises Office told reporters that this new SME demarcation standard has become a new requirement for SME support funds. It is awaiting the notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. To the Ministry of Industry and Information, we must have a new policy.

In April, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice regarding the application for a special fund project for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and proposed key support for technological transformation projects. This includes the use of new products and technologies focused on small and medium-sized enterprises in the light industry, textile, and electronic information industries. , And equipment manufacturing, automotive, ship and other small and medium-sized enterprises technological transformation projects.

Among them, enterprises that apply for strategic emerging industry construction projects must be established before the end of 2010, have independent corporate legal personality, employ less than 2,000 employees at the end of 2010, have a product sales income of less than 300 million yuan and a total asset value of less than 4 100 million yuan.

This is the standard set by the State Economic and Trade Commission in 2003 for small and medium-sized industrial enterprises.

However, this standard, with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology released the “Standards for SME Standardization”, has changed. The new industry standard for small and medium-sized industrial enterprises is that “employees with less than 1,000 employees or operating income of 400 million or less for small and medium-sized micro-enterprises.”

Among them, 300 employees and above, and those with an operating income of 20 million yuan or more are medium-sized enterprises; employees with 20 or more employees, and business income of 3 million yuan or more are small-sized enterprises; employees are less than 20 employees or operating income Below 3 million yuan for micro-enterprises.

This will lead to new changes in the company's return to the team. A direct result of this change is that the number of companies applying for SME support funds has changed.

A person from the National Bureau of Statistics tells the reporter that after this SME allocation standard, some standards have moved up and some have moved down. The result is that the number of SMEs has increased or decreased. It is difficult to say, but overall, due to the The secondary SME allocation standard covers more industries, especially the service industry, which may increase the number of enterprises that are grouped into the SME category.

The division of small and medium-sized enterprises of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has also added property management, leasing and business services, and has also set standards for the undisclosed industry. Zhou Dewen, president of the Wenzhou SME Development Association, pointed out that the biggest benefit of this standard is that different industries have A standard that cannot be denounced later when the government supports it.

For example, in the past when the SMEs loaned, the banking system proposed that loans under 5 million yuan were given to small and medium-sized enterprises. In fact, 90% of SMEs did not get loans. “SMEs that really need funds are hard to get loans.” Zhou Dewen Say.

Policy support is even more favourable for small and micro-enterprise departments such as the Ministry of Industry and Information, which are expected to introduce support policies that are more specifically oriented toward small and micro enterprises.

A person from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology pointed out that due to the fact that the original standard SMEs are too broad, it is difficult for enterprises in the enterprise group to receive preferential policies because they are the most disadvantaged and most need government support.

This new standard breaks down the type of business scale and divides the company into large, medium, small and micro. Small and micro enterprises will become the focus of future policy support. “The country will focus on small and micro enterprises from optimizing the development environment and further We will introduce policies and measures to promote universalism and improve services to increase support."

It is understood that at present, SMEs account for 50% of China's gross domestic product (GDP), and their tax revenue exceeds 50% of the total national tax revenue. The import and export volume reaches 60% of the national total, and the majority of SMEs have solved the whole country. More than 75% of employment problems, however, SMEs are currently facing the problem of financing pressure.

Chen Naixing, director of the Research Center for Small and Medium Enterprises at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told reporters that the newly identified SMEs, especially the division of micro-enterprises, show that the government's intention to develop small businesses is good.

However, the funds required for SMEs are huge at present. When examining the supporting funds needed for these projects, there are also great differences. At the same time, supporting funds distributed to various enterprises is a bit like pepper, so how can we better play the role of funds? Is a problem.

Zhou Dewen told reporters that after the country has introduced the SME allocation criteria, it is looking forward to separate policies for small, medium and micro enterprises. Due to the increased monetary tightening pressure and the appreciation of the renminbi, SMEs have difficulty in surviving. With regard to the above issues, it is recommended that the State establish a promotion mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises, and that local SME institutions and enterprise management departments can be integrated.