Support for Formulation of Business Continuity Strengthening Plan

The “Business Continuity Enhancement Plan” describes necessary items such as disaster countermeasures that SMEs recognize their own disaster risks, etc., and will be implemented in the future.
Under the "Small and Medium Enterprise Reinforcement Law" enacted in July 2019, a system in which the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry certifies its plans.
Small and medium-sized enterprises that have been approved for the plan can receive preferential treatment such as manufacturing subsidies.

For details on the “Business Continuity Enhancement Plan” certification system, please check the website of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
Small and Medium Enterprise Agency Website
https://www.chusho.meti.go.jp/keiei/antei/bousai/keizokuryoku.htm (external site)

In addition, the Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development Organization carries out various projects, such as dissemination and enlightenment through publication of symposiums and formulation examples, and dispatch of experts for planning.
For details, please refer to the following website to help formulate a plan to strengthen business continuity capability.
Website of the Small and Medium Enterprise Infrastructure Development Organization
https://kyoujinnka.smrj.go.jp/ (external site)

In cooperation with Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. Co., Ltd., Yokohama City has created a leaflet introducing the "Business Continuity Enhancement Plan".
You can download the leaflet from the link below.
※Yokohama City and Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. have concluded a “Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement on Regional Revitalization” with the aim of improving citizen services and revitalizing the local community in fields such as local security, security and disaster countermeasures. .

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Leaflet introducing the “Business Continuity Enhancement Plan” leaflet (A4, 4 pages) (PDF: 2,205KB)
[For printing] Leaflet introducing the “Business Continuity Enhancement Plan” leaflet (A3.2 pages) (PDF: 2,227KB)
It is located in Public Relations Section, IDEC Yokohama and Yokohama City Hall, 31st floor Economic Affairs Bureau.

We hold seminar about "earthquake disaster measures of medium and small-sized business" and "business continuity reinforcement plan" for all of city medium and small-sized business. (* Finished)

• Date and time: Monday, July 10, 2023 From 15:00 to 17:00
• How to attend: Online or face-to-face (Sompo Japan Yokohama Building 9F)
• Target: Companies, sole proprietors, etc. in Yokohama
• Costs: Free of charge
• Lecturer: Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science
• Details of implementation: “1. Earthquake countermeasures for small and medium-sized enterprises”, “2. Introduction of earthquake disaster countermeasures application”, “3. Formulation of a business continuity enhancement plan”
• Co-sponsored by: Kanagawa Prefecture, Yokohama Corporate Management Support Foundation
• Sponsored: Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Kanto Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Cooperation: Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (* Initiatives based on a comprehensive partnership agreement with Yokohama City)
• Sponsorship: Department of Advanced Urban Disaster Prevention Research Division, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo University of Science, Science Structure, Inc.

The Yokohama Corporate Management Support Foundation (IDEC Yokohama) provides consultation on the formulation of "Business Continuity Enhancement Plan" and "BCP" as well as consultation on general management.
We provide advice free of charge.

Yokohama Corporate Management Support Foundation (IDEC Yokohama) website
https://www.idec.or.jp/english/business/soudan/onestop.html (external site)