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Subsidy for Business Costs to Improve Productivity for Small and Medium Enterprises

Agency神奈川県産業労働局中小企業部商業流通課
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Max amount
¥40,000,000
Rate
67%
Actual spend × rate = subsidy amount (capped). Smaller spend yields just this fraction; above the cap you receive the max. Not an approval probability.
Deadline
2026-08-31 (86d)
Area
神奈川県
Single area

Summary

1Business overview: A subsidy for the promotion of productivity improvement for small and medium-sized enterprises in Japan is a system that supports the improvement of productivity, improvement of business processes, and introduction of equipment that contributes to the improvement of labor shortage. You can apply for one of the general, grouping support, and founder growth support. 2 Subjects: The target is a non-profit organization, social welfare corporation, etc. that meets certain requirements, such as small and medium enterprises with offices within the scope of use. The general and grouping support framework is established by April 1, 2019, and it is necessary to operate a business in the prefecture at the time of application. The company’s growth support framework is required for businesses that have been established since April 1, 2020. 3Auxiliary Exp。s and Subsidy Contents: Auxiliary Exp。 is the cost of machine equipment, IT service introduction, and facility construction. You can not apply for facility construction costs only as required for "machine equipment, etc." or "IT service introduction fee". IT service installation fee is 500,000 yen, facility construction cost is 1 million yen. The auxiliary limit is 5 million yen, and the grouping support frame is 40 million yen per group, and the founder’s growth support frame is 3 million yen. 4Points of subsidy, upper limit, schedule, and application: Subsidy rate is less than 1/2, small business operators are less than 2/3, and founder growth support frame is less than 2/3. The display amount max is 40 million yen, and the subsidy rate is 0.6667 of the maximum auxiliary rate. The general and grouping support framework is open for June, July, and August, and the final deadline is August 31, 2019, 17:00. Subsidies will be submitted by February 5, 2019 by January 31, 2019.

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