Staff members of a company based in Taiyuan try to develop new products. [Photo/Taiyuan news network]

The Taiyuan Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Development Promotion Center announced on July 20 that 171 enterprises in Taiyuan, capital of North China's Shanxi province, were rated as provincial-level professional, innovative and competitive SMEs with strong growth potential in specific industries. 

So far, there have been 300 municipal-level such enterprises in the city. 

The center will carry out guidance to help more SMEs develop in a more professional, innovative and competitive way.