Recently, many of the customers who contact us say, "I'd like to create (or renew) a website using the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses, but..."

The Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses is "a subsidy of up to 500,000 yen (subsidy rate: 2/3) granted for initiatives such as developing new sales channels that are carried out based on a management plan."

Those eligible for the subsidy are:

The main eligible projects are:

・Creating and distributing new promotional flyers
・New promotional PR (advertising in mass media, advertising on websites)
・Procuring and distributing new promotional items
・Building an online sales system

and other so-called publicity expenses, as well as:

・Guidance and advice from branding specialists on new product development
・Reducing long working hours through guidance and advice from business improvement specialists

and other specialist fees. Eligible projects also extend to system development costs, machinery and equipment costs, and much more.

(*Partially quoted from the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry website http://h28.jizokukahojokin.info/tsuika/)

Of these, as mentioned at the beginning, we receive many requests relating to publicity expenses, such as website creation, flyer and brochure production.

Of course, the websites, smartphone sites, flyers and brochures we produce are all eligible under the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses, so we would be delighted to help.

However!!

To create such materials using the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses, there are one or two hurdles you have to clear.

And that is preparing the application and project completion report documents...

As those who have applied before or heard about it at a seminar will know well, the application and project completion report paperwork for this Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses is quite a challenge.

Your local society of commerce and industry or chamber of commerce will help you, but preparing such detailed and voluminous documents properly takes a fair amount of time and effort (plus determination and perseverance?).

When you have us produce a website, smartphone site, flyer or brochure using the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses, we will also help with part of this paperwork.

We work with you on both the production and the paperwork, with a clear understanding of which documents are needed and what form works best. So if you are thinking:

"I'm not sure whether to apply for the Subsidy Program for Sustaining Small Businesses..."
"My application was approved, but which production company should I ask..."

then please feel free to consult us.