Establishment of Yokohama City (founding seminars, etc.)

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Seminars that provide continuous support to learn the knowledge of "management", "finance", "human resource development", and "sales channel development" have been certified by the government as "special founding support business".
Founders and applicants who have received support from seminars, etc. positioned in this business can receive benefits such as reduction of registration license tax and preferential loan interest rates. The general flow is as follows. (Click the image will fly to the relevant part.)

Only those who have received support for seminars, etc. since 2020 and meet any of the following are eligible.

1. Individuals who are not currently engaged in business and are going to start a business.
2. Those who have been in business for less than 5 years

※Not applicable in the case of the establishment of a second company. (If the second generation representative who succeeded the business is also involved in management, it is considered to have been founded and will not be eligible.)

If you want to check "How to issue a certificate", click or read the QR code.

• 「Precautions on proof that you have received support from a business such as specific founding support (PDF: 208KB)Please be sure to read it.
• In the case of a second company, you will not be able to receive a reduction in registration license tax. However, if you have retired from the first representative or your first company is out of business, you will be entitled to a reduction in registration and license tax.
• In order to receive a reduction in the registration license tax, it is necessary to submit a certificate of attending a seminar or the like to the Legal Affairs Bureau at the time of registration. If you have already registered, you will not be able to receive the benefits of registration and license tax reduction.
• The benefits of each include conditions and screening. Please note that this does not mean that everyone who receives support will benefit.

　Currently, the following six seminars can be applied for in 2024.

※Information on seminars that are not open to the public will not be answered by phone.

※Depending on the seminar, the number of times and the fee will vary. For details (vacancies, contents, fees, etc.), please contact the seminar company directly.
※If you are a legal entity, the seminar must be attended by a representative. (You can't benefit from taking the course of officers and employees.)

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・Certificate of having received support from business such as certified specific founding support
　This page introduces how to issue certificates required to receive various benefits.

・Startup Port Yokohama (outside site)
　This site provides information useful for starting a business, such as seminar information and subsidies in Yokohama.

・One-stop management consultation desk (outside site)
　This is a window where you can consult a professional consultant such as a small and medium-sized business consultant or tax accountant free of charge.
　※You can make a reservation by phone or link, and consult at the counter at a later date.

・Mirasapo plus (outside site)
　This is a national website that allows you to search for subsidy information such as small business sustainability subsidies (outside site).

・J-Net21 (external site)
　This is a portal site for small and medium-sized enterprises and their supporters, operated by the incorporated administrative agency's Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development Organization, an incorporated administrative agency.