自主创新能力是国家竞争力的核心,是实现建设创新型国家目标的根本途径,创新型企业是建设创新型国家的决定性力量,技术创新能力的不足、自主品牌的缺乏已成为制约扬州经济持续发展、产业结构提升的主要瓶颈。本文分析了当前扬州市中小企业自主创新的现状和问题,提出了破解这一难题的路径。 Independent innovation is the core of national competitiveness and the fundamental way to achieve the goal of building an innovative nation. Innovative enterprises are the decisive force in the construction of an innovative country and lack of technological innovation capability. The lack of independent brands has become a constraint on sustainable development of Yangzhou’s economy , The main bottleneck in upgrading the industrial structure. This article analyzes the current status and problems of independent innovation of small and medium-sized enterprises in Yangzhou and puts forward the path to solve this problem.