On October 24-25, a delegation led by Gao Jianguo, a specially invited consulting expert from the China Association of Social Workers, conducted a research visit to military entrepreneurship enterprises in Suzhou and Shanghai. The visit was attended by specially invited consulting experts Li Ke, Tian Houyu, Wang Jing, the Secretary-General of the Retired Military Personnel Social Work Committee, Li Jingdong, and Deputy Chairman Zhang Rongzhen.
Xu Lili, founder of Suzhou Wangjiang Military Entrepreneurship Cultural and Artistic Space, introduced the development history of the military entrepreneurship incubation park.
Accompanied by Wang Jun, director of the Suzhou Veterans Affairs Bureau, the delegation visited the national-level entrepreneurship incubation demonstration base in Suzhou, conducting research visits to several military entrepreneurship enterprises in the park to gain an in-depth understanding of their development status and current difficulties.
Fan Xiaodong, “Chief of Staff” of Suzhou Military Entrepreneurship Power Consulting Corps and retired veteran, introduced the Jiangsu Military Entrepreneurship Dream Green Environmental Protection Home Services Project.
Wang Jun, director of the Suzhou Veterans Affairs Bureau, introduced the overall employment and entrepreneurship work for veterans in Suzhou.
Gao Jianguo gave full recognition and high praise to the construction work of Suzhou’s national-level military entrepreneurship incubation demonstration base. He addressed the problems and difficulties encountered by enterprises during their development, promoting new employment and entrepreneurship policies for veterans, sharing practices and experiences from other military entrepreneurship enterprises, and expressed that the Retired Military Personnel Social Work Committee of the China Association of Social Workers will be more proactive, focusing on the difficulties faced by military entrepreneurship enterprises. The committee will conduct special research based on the needs of these enterprises, establish a regular follow-up mechanism to continue providing assistance, and make efforts to unblock issues, solve problems, and accomplish practical tasks, further solidifying the service foundation for retired military personnel social work.
On October 25, Gao Jianguo and his delegation visited the Shanghai Chuangshi Group, a technology innovation enterprise in Qingpu District, Shanghai. Shanghai Chuangshi Medical Technology (Group) Co., Ltd., founded in 1994, is a high-tech enterprise integrating R&D, manufacturing, and sales, with two production bases and three R&D centers covering a total area of 78,000 square meters. It is an early and large-scale manufacturer in the industry specializing in the research and application of cold and heat technology, hydrogel technology, and polymer materials.
Zhao Yu, Secretary of the Party Branch of Shanghai Chuangshi Group, introduced the company’s Party building work.
Fan Litao, Chairman of Shanghai Chuangshi Group, introduced the company’s patent applications and scientific research development.
Since its establishment, the company has received numerous awards, including the Shanghai Civilized Unit and the Standard Enterprise of Harmonious Labor Relations in Shanghai. At the end of 2019, it was approved by the Shanghai Association for Science and Technology to establish an academician expert workstation and has established cooperative relationships with several domestic and foreign research institutes, including the University of Birmingham in the UK, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tsinghua University Yangtze River Delta Research Institute, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Soochow University, and Sinopharm. To date, the company holds a total of 245 patents, including invention, utility model, and design patents.
Li Yan, technical director of Shanghai Chuangshi Group, introduced the application of the latest hydrogel technology and polymer materials in products.The latest cold and heat technology and polymer warming material production technology of the group can be applied to military sleeping bags and outdoor down jackets.
In the research symposium, Gao Jianguo pointed out that Shanghai Chuangshi Group has always insisted on taking technological innovation as the core driving force for the company’s development, which is worth learning from other military entrepreneurship enterprises. This can effectively help military entrepreneurship enterprises avoid pitfalls and quickly overcome management difficulties, promoting new development, breakthroughs, and reaching new heights in the private economy.
Next, the Retired Military Personnel Social Work Committee of the China Association of Social Workers will leverage its advantages in the social work field, leading the way with Party building work, promoting the deep integration of “Party building + business,” and striving to provide multi-faceted and multi-level entrepreneurial services for retired military personnel. The committee will actively promote the integration and development of strategic emerging military entrepreneurship industries such as new energy, artificial intelligence, and high-end equipment.
