Bosses in Foshan, pay attention!

A major opportunity for state-backed manufacturing transformation has arrived. Foshan has officially announced the results for the pool of digital service providers selected for the city pilot program for digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises. Manufacturing SMEs that carry out digital upgrades can receive subsidies of up to 700,000 yuan.

How can you get this funding? Who should you get it from? When should you apply? This time we explain everything clearly for you at once.

I. Subsidized industries, methods, requirements, qualifications and process

01. Sub-sectors covered

Two sub-sectors in Foshan: smart home and high-end equipment, including related supporting industries

02. Enterprise qualification requirements

1) The enterprise is a manufacturing SME, meaning it meets one of the following conditions:

Operating revenue <= 400 million yuan

Employees <= 1,000 people

2) The project implementation site is within Foshan

03. Reward and subsidy method

1) Subsidy scope

Expenditures excluding tax on software and cloud services related to digital transformation, as well as necessary data collection and transmission, industrial control and information security equipment such as gateways, routers, sensors, industrial control systems and firewalls.

2. Excludes implementation fees, customization fees, training fees, maintenance fees and other related expenses.

3. Reward and subsidy content should match the actual needs of digital transformation upgrades for small and medium enterprises.

2) Subsidy ratio

Rewards will be granted at no more than 30% of project investment expenses.

Among them, enterprises whose digital level reaches Level 2. or Level 3. can receive cumulative rewards of up to 500,000 yuan;

Enterprises whose digital level reaches Level 4. can receive cumulative rewards of up to 700,000 yuan.

The above cumulative reward refers to the cumulative reward and subsidy amount obtained by a single transformed enterprise from national and provincial digital transformation city pilot projects for SMEs from 2024 to 2027.

Note: calculation is based on the smallest value among contracts within the subsidy scope, invoice amounts excluding tax and payment vouchers.

04. Project requirements

1. After digital transformation upgrades, enterprises must reach Level 2. or above for digitalization of SMEs. See the Evaluation Indicators for Digitalization Level of SMEs (2024 Edition) issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology for details.

2. A contract must be signed with a service provider in the digital service provider resource pool. The contract must specify each party's responsibilities, transformation measures, implementation period, target outcomes, product and service lists, price details and other content. It is recommended that price details clearly specify itemized costs such as software function module purchase fees, implementation fees, customization fees, training fees and maintenance fees. Each project may adjust according to actual circumstances.

3. Manufacturing enterprises may purchase products and services outside the digital service provider resource pool according to actual project needs. After completing project transformation, they should submit digital service provider resource pool filing materials at the same time as project application. Material requirements are shown in the Notice of Foshan Industry and Information Technology Bureau on Filing into the Digital Service Provider Resource Pool for Foshan Digital Transformation City Pilot for SMEs.

4. The times of transformation project contracts, invoices, payment vouchers and project acceptance reports must all fall between September 7, 2025 and September 6, 2027.

5. The same project investment expenses may not be repeatedly declared for Foshan digital factory or digital workshop. The same project investment expenses must not have received provincial fiscal fund support.

6. Fraudulent subsidy behaviors such as signing false contracts with old content repackaged as new, excessively high product quotations, agreed rebate transactions and forged transformation results will be strictly investigated. Once verified, related SMEs, digital service providers, third-party operating agencies and other entities will be seriously handled with zero tolerance.

05. Process

Contract signing

Manufacturing SMEs, including related supporting enterprises, sign contracts with service providers in the digital service provider resource pool and purchase their small, fast, lightweight and accurate digital products and solutions, including agented digital products and solutions, to carry out digital transformation.

Project implementation

The project is transformed, project payment is completed and project acceptance is finished.

Project application

The transformed enterprise submits the project application on the Foshan Support Platform and may also submit filing materials for entry into the digital service provider resource pool.

Technical evaluation

The Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau will entrust an evaluation agency to assess the digital level of applicant enterprises.

Project verification

The Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau will entrust experts to verify the project and calculate the reward and subsidy amount.

Project announcement

The Municipal Industry and Information Technology Bureau will publish the project verification results.

Reward and subsidy allocation

Rewards and subsidies will be allocated directly to enterprises.

II. Choosing the right digital service provider is the key

The policy clearly requires:

Enterprises must choose a digital service provider already included in the resource pool in order to apply for rewards and subsidies.

How can you judge whether a service provider is reliable?

Does it deeply cultivate the industry and understand business pain points?

Does it have mature full-link solutions?

Has it successfully helped multiple enterprises obtain subsidies?

Recently, Foshan Soonfor Software (Foshan Soonfor Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.) was successfully included in the pool!!

III. Why choose Soonfor?

Industry expert

Nearly 30 years of deep cultivation in the home furnishing industry, understanding ERP, MES, APS, SCM and CRM, and even more importantly, understanding the pain points of furniture factories!

Comprehensive solutions

From management software to overall intelligent manufacturing solutions, transformation needs can be handled in one stop.

Successful cases

It has helped many Foshan home furnishing enterprises complete digital upgrades and successfully obtain government rewards and subsidies.

Local service

Rooted in Foshan, with fast response and worry-free implementation.

IV. Action guide to help enterprises easily obtain subsidies

1. Contact immediately

Call/add Soonfor Software's official customer service number: 13712086729

Get a free digital diagnosis and a customized transformation plan, including software selection and implementation path.

2. Sign a service contract

Choose ERP/MES/APS and other software and services provided by Soonfor to start the transformation project.

3. Application expected at the end of March

The application window is expected to open on the Support Platform at the end of March. Work with the Soonfor team to prepare materials, with rewards and subsidies up to 700,000 yuan!

Time is tight. Prepare in advance to seize the initiative!

Digital transformation starts now! Find Soonfor, get subsidies and win the future!

Policy details are subject to the official release by Foshan Industry and Information Technology Bureau.