“十四五”以来，培育专精特新“小巨人”企业1.76万家

Core Viewpoint - The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revised the management measures for cultivating high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), expanding the scope to include technology-based SMEs for the first time [1] Group 1: Policy Changes - The revised measures now encompass technology and innovation-driven SMEs, specialized and innovative SMEs, and "little giant" enterprises [1] - The cumulative number of specialized and innovative "little giant" enterprises cultivated since the 14th Five-Year Plan has reached 17,600, leading to the cultivation of over 140,000 specialized and innovative SMEs and more than 600,000 technology and innovation-driven SMEs [1] Group 2: Objectives and Mechanisms - The measures aim to enhance the demonstration and foundational strengthening roles of high-quality SMEs, introducing a proactive discovery mechanism to identify potential high-quality SMEs through various data sources [1] - The recognition standards have been optimized, with increased thresholds; for instance, 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]