Circular 13/2023/TT-BKHDT guiding how small and medium enterprises operating sustainably are supported in terms of consulting.
How are small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in sustainable business supported in terms of consultancy according to Circular 13/2023/TT-BKHDT?
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 13 of Circular 13/2023/TT-BKHDT, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in sustainable business are supported in consultancy as follows:
(1) Consultancy on searching, selecting, deciphering, and transferring technology; consultancy on intellectual property, exploitation, and development of intellectual property assets; consultancy on digital transformation solutions; consultancy to help enterprises build and apply basic standards; build and apply quality management systems as prescribed; consultancy to perfect new products, services, business models, new technologies; consultancy to successfully register accounts for selling products and services on international e-commerce platforms; consultancy on finding information, communication, and promoting sustainable business products and services of the enterprises:
SMEs engaged in sustainable business choose support content that suits the needs of the enterprise and are supported according to the content and levels specified in Article 11, Article 22, Article 25 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP.
(2) Consultancy on accessing finance, raising investment capital; consultancy on personnel, production, sales, markets, internal governance, strategic building, switching to sustainable business production models, and other content related to the enterprise's production and business activities: implemented in accordance with the support levels prescribed for women-owned SMEs, SMEs employing many female workers, and social enterprises at Clause 2, Article 13 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP;
How does Circular 13/2023/TT-BKHDT guide the consultancy support for SMEs engaged in sustainable business?
What are the consultancy support contents for SMEs according to Decree 80/2021/ND-CP?
According to the provisions of Clause 2, Article 13 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP, the consultancy support contents for SMEs are as follows:
SMEs access the network of consultants to be supported in using consultancy services on personnel, finance, production, sales, markets, internal governance, and other content related to the enterprise's production and business activities (excluding consultancy on administrative procedures, legal matters as per specialized law provisions) as follows:
(1) Support 100% of the consultancy contract value but not more than VND 50 million/year/enterprise for micro enterprises or not more than VND 70 million/year/enterprise for micro enterprises that are women-owned, employ many female workers, and micro enterprises that are social enterprises;
(2) Support up to 50% of the consultancy contract value but not more than VND 100 million/year/enterprise for small enterprises or not more than VND 150 million/year/enterprise for small enterprises that are women-owned, employ many female workers, and small enterprises that are social enterprises;
(3) Support up to 30% of the consultancy contract value but not more than VND 150 million/year/enterprise for medium enterprises or not more than VND 200 million/year/enterprise for medium enterprises that are women-owned, employ many female workers, and medium enterprises that are social enterprises.
What are the criteria to identify SMEs?
According to the provisions of Article 5 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP, the criteria to identify SMEs are as follows:
- Micro enterprises in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fishery; industry and construction sectors use an average number of annual workers participating in social insurance of no more than 10 people, and the total annual revenue does not exceed VND 3 billion, or the total annual capital does not exceed VND 3 billion.
Micro enterprises in the fields of commerce and services use an average number of annual workers participating in social insurance of no more than 10 people, and the total annual revenue does not exceed VND 10 billion, or the total annual capital does not exceed VND 3 billion.
- Small enterprises in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fishery; industry and construction sectors use an average number of annual workers participating in social insurance of no more than 100 people, and the total annual revenue does not exceed VND 50 billion, or the total annual capital does not exceed VND 20 billion, but are not micro enterprises as specified in Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP.
Small enterprises in the fields of commerce and services use an average number of annual workers participating in social insurance of no more than 50 people, and the total annual revenue does not exceed VND 100 billion, or the total annual capital does not exceed VND 50 billion, but are not micro enterprises as specified in Clause 1, Article 5 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP.
- Medium enterprises in the fields of agriculture, forestry, fishery; industry and construction sectors use an average number of annual workers participating in social insurance of no more than 200 people, and the total annual revenue does not exceed VND 200 billion, or the total annual capital does not exceed VND 100 billion, but are not micro enterprises or small enterprises as specified in Clauses 1, 2 of Article 5 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP.
Medium enterprises in the fields of commerce and services use an average number of annual workers participating in social insurance of no more than 100 people, and the total annual revenue does not exceed VND 300 billion, or the total annual capital does not exceed VND 100 billion, but are not micro enterprises or small enterprises as specified in Clauses 1, 2 of Article 5 of Decree 80/2021/ND-CP.
Circular 13/2023/TT-BKHDT will take effect on January 27, 2024.
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