“十四五”以来，培育专精特新“小巨人”企业1.76万家 科技型中小企业纳入梯度培育范围

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revised the "Management Measures for the Gradual Cultivation of High-Quality SMEs," expanding the cultivation base to include technology-based SMEs for the first time, aiming to enhance the role of high-quality SMEs in the economy [1] Group 1: Policy Changes - The revised measures now include technology and innovation-based SMEs, specialized and innovative SMEs, and "little giant" enterprises in the cultivation framework [1] - The initiative aims to better leverage the demonstration and foundational strengthening roles of high-quality SMEs, introducing a proactive discovery mechanism to identify potential high-quality SMEs [1] Group 2: Achievements - Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan, a total of 17,600 specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises have been cultivated, leading to the development of over 140,000 specialized and innovative SMEs and more than 600,000 technology and innovation-based SMEs [1] Group 3: Standards and Requirements - The recognition standards have been optimized, with increased thresholds; for example, the revenue requirement for "little giant" enterprises has been raised to over 50 million yuan, and R&D expenses must total no less than 12 million yuan over the past two years [1] - The requirement for first-class intellectual property has been increased to four or more items [1]