Certificate of receiving support from a business such as certified specific founding support

It takes about 5 business days after receipt of the application form. It cannot be issued on the same day, so please apply in advance.
Application for mailing will be subject to a mailing period in addition to the issuance period. If you are in a hurry, please use express delivery, contact the counter / electronic application.

Only those who have received support from seminars etc. after 2020 and who meet any of the following are eligible.
　　　

1. Individuals who are not currently engaged in business and are going to start a business in the future
2. Those who have been in business for less than 5 years (in the case of a corporation from a sole proprietor, less than 5 years from the date of business of the sole proprietor)

※In the case of the establishment of a second company, it is not eligible. (If the second generation representative who succeeded the business is also involved in management, it is considered that it was founded and is not eligible.)

The expiration date of the certificate to be issued is the closest to the date of application out of the following four.
　　　　①　End date of planning period of business plan such as Yokohama-shi specific founding support (March 31, 2028)
　　　　②　The application period of the registration and license tax reduction provisions pursuant to Article 80 of the Special Taxation Measures Law (March 31, 2027)
　　　　③　For those after the establishment, the date less than 5 years have passed since the opening date indicated on the opening notice stamped with the tax office reception stamp.
　　　　④　The last day of the 5th fiscal year starting from the fiscal year to which the support was received

If you want to check the "benefits you can receive by submitting a certificate" or "seminars that are subject to certificate issuance", click or read the QR code below.

Please submit the application form to the Innovation Promotion Division.
If the application is incomplete, we will not be able to issue a certificate, so we may contact you. Please be sure to fill in the contact information that can be contacted during the day.

• Application (PDF: 178KB) about proof that we received support by business such as authorized specific founding support

※Example of description (PDF: 280KB)　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

• Envelopes and stamps with the reply destination Address　　※Only if you wish to receive it by mail

※In the case of handwriting, please write it with a pole pen. (It is not possible to use pencils or eraseable ballpoint pens.)
※If there is a correction, please erase it with two lines before correcting it. (The use of correction fluids is not possible.)

A certificate will be issued within 5 business days after receipt of the application form.
It cannot be issued on the same day, so please apply in advance.

※Please note that this section is not responsible for damage or soiling due to postal accidents.
※From October 2021, postal mail handling at the post office has been changed. The sent mail on Thursday will arrive on the following Sunday and will take some time.　　For details, please refer to the post office website (outside site).

Free of charge

There are many omissions of reply envelopes and stamps. If you would like to receive it by mail, be sure to enclose a reply envelope and stamp.
Please refer to the post office website (outside site) for the required stamp fee.

The Yokohama City Electronic Application and Notification System is a system that applies on the Internet and receives a certificate at the counter.
If you are a first-time user, please first register "new user registration".
Applications can be made 24 hours a day, but applications after 17:00 will be accepted on the next open agency day.

The deadline for receipt of the certificate is three months from the date of issue. Please note that if the deadline has passed without contacting us, the certificate will be discarded.

After the issuance of the certificate is completed, it will be returned in a reply envelope.
It takes time to mail, so if you are in a hurry, please use express delivery.

After the issuance of the certificate is completed, the applicant will be contacted, so please come to the counter to receive it.

If you have any questions not listed above, please feel free to contact us.

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　Advance reservations are required, so please visit the above site and make a reservation.

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