Recently, ten departments including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the "15th Five-Year Plan" to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The plan proposes that by 2030, the overall development of my country's small and medium-sized enterprises will increase both in quantity and quality. There will be 22,000 specialized and new "little giant" enterprises, and there will be 600 national-level special industry clusters for small and medium-sized enterprises, and diversified financing channels for small and medium-sized enterprises will be further expanded.
Small and medium-sized enterprises are a new force in breaking monopoly and promoting competition. In a market environment of fair competition, a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises have stirred up "a pool of spring water", prompting various business entities to improve technology, increase efficiency, and reduce costs. As the "catfish" of market competition, small and medium-sized enterprises are driving the continued enhancement of market vitality.
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the "test fields" for technological innovation. Many new technologies and new ideas originally emerged from small and medium-sized enterprises. Their boats are small and easy to turn around, and they dare to try new areas. Although small and medium-sized enterprises have limited funds and are often unable to complete the entire process from R&D to industrialization on their own, their bold exploration often breeds breakthroughs "from 0 to 1".
Small and medium-sized enterprises are the "reservoir" of employment. At present, my country's small and medium-sized enterprises are the largest number of business entities and the business entities that create the most jobs. Only when residents have stable employment can they have stable income, which will lead to stable consumption, and the market can circulate smoothly. If small and medium-sized enterprises are having a hard time and reduce staff and salaries, consumption will face bigger problems. In a sense, the vast number of small and medium-sized enterprises are the "protagonists" in stabilizing employment and promoting consumption.
The plan points out the direction for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in the next five years. To speed up the implementation of policies and accurately release policy dividends, we need to work together and take multiple measures at the same time.
Help small and medium-sized enterprises solve the "money bag" problem, so that they dare to innovate and develop. From a practical point of view, the biggest constraint on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises is the difficulty of financing. From the establishment of the second phase of the National Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund to giving play to the leading role of the national financing guarantee fund system, the relevant measures proposed in the plan are aimed at the financing pain points of small and medium-sized enterprises. On the one hand, we encourage social capital to invest in early, small, long-term, and hard technologies; on the other hand, we actively guide government financing guarantee agencies at all levels to increase their support for credit enhancement in the financing of small and micro enterprises.
"Pave the way and build bridges" for small and medium-sized enterprises to better integrate into the industrial and supply chains of large enterprises. It is difficult to succeed alone. If small and medium-sized enterprises want to develop healthily and sustainably, they must learn to "leverage". The plan mentions promoting the integrated development of large, small and medium-sized enterprises. Specific measures include encouraging leading technology companies to open scientific research conditions and application scenarios and provide technology development services to small, medium and micro enterprises, and also guiding large companies to share production factors, innovation platforms and service resources with small and medium-sized enterprises. Large enterprises have platforms and markets, while small and medium-sized enterprises have unique skills in subdivided fields. The two can work together to form a good development ecosystem that creates a win-win situation.
Optimize the "soft environment" for the development of small and medium-sized enterprises, so that entrepreneurs have the confidence and ambition. The plan specifically mentions strengthening legal and policy guarantees and improving the development environment for small and medium-sized enterprises. Preventing and resolving arrears of accounts owed to small and medium-sized enterprises is an important part of this. Strengthening source governance, establishing long-term mechanisms, and strictly guaranteeing the payment of small and medium-sized enterprises will undoubtedly help small and medium-sized enterprises strengthen their development confidence and stabilize their development expectations.
From financial relief to empowering innovation to improving the supporting capabilities of the industrial chain, from assisting digital and green transformation to improving public services and optimizing the business environment... the planned policy "combination punch" directly addresses the real pain points and difficulties, covering the entire chain of development of small and medium-sized enterprises. The vitality of the policy lies in its implementation. Only by fully implementing the planned measures and truly transforming the policy dividends into a sense of gain for business entities can we stimulate the vitality of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises and inject continuous power into high-quality economic development. (China Economic Net columnist Qiao Ruiqing)
