Group 1 - The 10th "Maker China" Shandong Province SME Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition was launched in Jinan, focusing on the integration of technological and industrial innovation, and the development goals of specialized and innovative SMEs [1] - The competition aims to enhance the internal driving force for development, gain advantages, and build a new highland for innovation and entrepreneurship in Shandong [1] - Since its inception in 2016, the competition has witnessed over 7,000 quality projects and nurtured more than 500 leading enterprises, facilitating over 6 billion RMB in financing for SMEs [1] Group 2 - The competition is divided into two categories: enterprise and entrepreneurship, with three stages: preliminary, semi-final, and final, leading to awards and recommendations for the national finals [3] - Shandong Province has over 30,000 innovative SMEs and 18,000 specialized and innovative SMEs, with 23 national-level characteristic industrial clusters, ranking first in the country [3] Group 3 - Companies like Shandong Tiangong Geotechnical Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd. and Weifang Xingtai Microelectronics Materials Co., Ltd. emphasize the importance of innovation and customer feedback in product development [2] - The latter company has established the only key laboratory for photoresist in Shandong and has broken through Japanese patent barriers with 12 invention patents [2] - Shandong Xinhui Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. focuses on deep communication with customers to guide product development based on actual usage feedback [2]