Core Viewpoint - The development of specialized, refined, distinctive, and innovative (referred to as "专精特新") small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is gaining attention as a significant force for innovation, employment promotion, and improvement of people's livelihoods in China [1] Group 1: Development of Specialized SMEs - Specialized SMEs are defined as innovative small enterprises focusing on niche markets with unique professional technologies [1] - By the end of 2025, China aims to cultivate over 600,000 technology and innovation-oriented SMEs, with more than 140,000 specialized SMEs and over 17,600 national-level "little giant" enterprises [1] - Specialized "little giant" enterprises account for over 3.5% of the national industrial SMEs, with revenue and profit shares exceeding 9.6% and 13.7% respectively, highlighting their role as key drivers of high-quality development [1] Group 2: Challenges and Solutions - Current challenges for SMEs include weak independent innovation capabilities, insufficient integration of technological and industrial innovation, and inadequate ecological environment optimization [2] - Emphasis on strengthening the role of enterprises as innovation subjects, with a focus on core technological innovation to enhance the continuous drive for quality improvement [2] - Support for specialized SMEs to focus on their main business, accelerate intelligent, green, and integrated development, and enhance their innovation capabilities and core competitiveness [2] Group 3: Enhancing Industrial Chain Collaboration - Promotion of industrial chain strengthening, supplementing, and extending, encouraging leading enterprises to share innovation resources and application scenarios with specialized SMEs [3] - Support for the clustering of SMEs to enhance collaboration across the industrial chain, facilitating technology breakthroughs and application of results [3] - Integration of innovation resources across the innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain to build a modern industrial system centered on advanced manufacturing [3] Group 4: Optimizing the Business Environment - Establishment of a comprehensive service network for SMEs at national, provincial, municipal, and county levels to streamline policy implementation and improve service accessibility [3] - Development of overseas service systems for SMEs to enhance international cooperation, financing, and compliance management [3] - Strengthening financial support through tailored service plans and promoting patient capital to invest in early-stage, small, and hard technology ventures [3]