Policies
Support Management Capabilities Improvement,Business Innovation
Support Management Capabilities Improvement
Tax system and finance support for SMEs and Medium-Sized Major Enterprises’ efforts for Human resource development, fiscal management, capital investment towards Management Capabilities Improvement.
Support Business Innovation
Support finance and cultivating markets for SMEs’ efforts to undertake Business Innovation (for example new product/new technology development).
Support through Advanced Equipment Introduction
Tax system and finance support for SMEs’ efforts to introduce Advanced Equipment towards improving their labor productivity and promoting wage increase.
SME Assistance Centers
SME Assistance Centers
Dispatches experts to assist SMEs in addressing difficult or specialized business challenges (e.g., launch of new operations, business succession) and otherwise helps SMEs directly or via support institutions.
Employment and human resources
Promoting integrated efforts for management strategy and human resources strategy and provides information to try to solve human resources issues in SMEs.
Innovation Support
Support subsidies and deductions related to Research and development, support production from marketing to commercialization, support financing towards commercialization etc. for effort towards Innovation creation in SMEs.
Business Succession
Support subsidies, tax system, finance etc. for smooth business succession of SMEs and providing information about the importance and categories of business succession.
Support Start-ups, New Business
Region×Enterprises Symbiosis Business
Support projects (demonstration projects) by single entities or multiple SMEs inside and outside the region that are aimed at solving regional and societal problems that are common to multiple regions, while incorporating technological and business perspectives.
Support Start-ups and Ventures
Supports those in planning stages or already established startups in obtaining information relevant to their business activities. In addition, we promote startup bussiness in the region by supporting efforts by municipalities and private businesses to establish systems that are accessible to founders.
Entrepreneurship Education support
Entrepreneurship education for young people to develop human resources with the mindset and qualities (spirit of challenge, inquisitiveness, etc.) and abilities (ability to collect and analyze information, leadership, etc.) required for entrepreneurs.
Collaboration between Agriculture, Commerce and Industry
Collaboration between agriculture, commerce and industry: Comprehensively assists business activities conducted by organic partnerships between SMEs and those engaged in agriculture/forestry/fisheries through the effective use of their business resources.
Overseas Business Support
Support for Overseas Market Development
Support SMEs to cultivate overseas markets by establishing consultation desks and providing information.
Business Restructuring support Productivity Improvement
Business Restructuring ,Support Productivity Improvement
Support SME’s in the form or subsidies for capital investment and related efforts towards business restructuring, productivity Improvement.
Support Digitalization, Introducing IT
We provide subsidies, information and related support for digitalization and IT-related efforts by SMEs.
Support Small Enterprises
Provides managerial and financial support to small businesses with 20 or fewer employees (5 or fewer for those in the commerce or service sector).
Revitalization of Commerce
To improve attractiveness of city centers, provide information and various support measures to small and medium-sized retail stores and shopping districts.
Finance support
Finance Support -Common-
Support SME's financing for example by providing loans by government financial institutions and guarantees by credit guarantee association.
Small and Medium Enterprise Vitalization Support Center （Improving Earning Power, Support Reproduction, Support Revitalization Efforts）
Supports SMEs’ efforts to vitalize their business through Small and Medium Enterprise Vitalization Support Center.
Safety-net Guarantee Program
The credit guarantee system provides preferential treatment, such as a separate quotas within the guarantee limit, for SME that are facing financial difficulties due to the bankruptcy of their financial institutions or rapid changes in the economic environment.
Management Guarantee
In collaboration with the Financial Services Agency and the Ministry of Finance Japan, we are proceeding with measures towards further acceleration the establishment of lending practices that do not rely on management guarantees.
Comprehensive Measures that allow for the cancellation of manager guarantees during business succession.
Implement comprehensive measures, such as encouraging efforts by both financial institutions and SMEs, to ensure that management guarantees do not become an obstacle to securing successor candidates at the time of business succession.
Fiscal support
Accounting
Gives information and advice on SME accounting to aid SMEs in enhancing their capability to analyze management, ensure financing and increase order intake.
SMEs Accounting Guideline
Introduce new accounting rules created in accordance with the actual situation of SMEs.
Companies Act
Gives information and advice on the Companies Act, which additionally includes systems that benefit SMEs significantly.
Support Trade
Trade Practices and Public Procurement
Promotes fair subcontracting practices and the development of small and medium-sized subcontractors, thereby increasing the opportunity for SMEs to win contracts.
Measures for Business Stability
Support Business Stability
Support business stability of SMEs by implementing measures to counter effects of natural disasters including earthquakes and new influenza strains, additionally providing BCP and bankruptcy measures.
Mutual aid system
Through the SME Mutual Aid Program and Bankruptcy Prevention Mutual Aid system, support small companies in preparing for business closure and retirement, and for chain reactions of bankruptcies that affect small businesses as business partners are bankrupted.
Information when disaster occurs
Provide useful information for SMEs affected by disasters, such as special consultation desks and information on support measures.
