In November 2021, the government will provide small and medium-sized enterprises, medium-sized enterprises, small businesses, and sole proprietors (hereinafter referred to as small and medium-sized enterprises) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic with a “business revival support fund.” ” was established.
The business revival support fund will help with the cash flow that has deteriorated due to the corona disaster, so it is better to start gathering information and preparing now.
In this article, we will be using the information published by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, "To everyone whose sales have decreased due to the impact of the coronavirus," and "Business revival support fund administration business practical plan (specifications)" (hereinafter referred to as the plan). Based on this, we will explain to the extent that we can currently assume the business revitalization support fund, the amount of the payment, the requirements for the payment, the application documents, the application method, the period from application to transfer, and the contact system.
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The plan states that the purpose of the business revival support funds is "to provide support for small and medium-sized companies whose sales have decreased due to the impact of the new coronavirus infection on their business activities."・For small businesses and individual businesses, including freelancers, to mitigate the impact and support the continuation and recovery of their businesses.”
Who is eligible for this support?
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The upper limit of the business revival support fund is announced as follows. Up to 2.5 million yen for corporations and up to 1.5 million yen for public business owners.
The greater the decline in sales, the greater the benefit amount.
Because the benefit amount is "upper limit", it may be lower than 2,500,000 yen, 1,500,000 yen, 500,000 yen, or 300,000 yen.
"Sales decrease rate" will be explained in the next "Benefit requirements".
Benefit requirements consist of the following two items.
The plan does not yet state when the decrease was compared to when, but according to newspaper reports, it seems that it will be compared to the previous year or the year before last.
In other words, if the applicant for business revival support chooses December 2021, it will decrease by more than 30% compared to December 2020, or more than 30% compared to December 2019. If so, you have cleared the requirement.
The following documents are required to apply for the Business Revival Support Fund.
In principle, electronic application is assumed.
So far, similar benefits such as "temporary support for mitigating the impact of the declaration of a state of emergency" and "monthly support for mitigating the impact of emergency measures or priority measures such as epidemic prevention" have been provided. However, in those cases, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency opened a specialized website, registered on the website, and accepted applications by sending application documents to the website.
Applications using websites and the Internet are called electronic applications. It will be the same way this time.
However, if there is a problem with electronic application, it is written that "applicants will be supported", so it is expected that application at the window will also be prepared.
We are looking for businesses to accept applications for business revival support funds in the plan.
We expect the number of applications to be 3.7 million and request that the business transfer the benefits to the applicant's account within two weeks of receiving the application.
Therefore, it seems safe to assume that the actual business revival support money will be transferred two weeks after the application is completed.
Details about the contact system for accepting applications are described in the plan.
The information on the window system is for business operators who accept applications, but there are also items that can be helpful for applicants, so we will introduce them in bullet points.
Prevent fraud such as double application and double benefits
Will not be paid if the payment requirements are not met
Do an impartial review
Regarding payment transfers
Business structure
Although I briefly touched on the examination above, it is important for applicants, so I will introduce it again in detail.
After receiving an electronic application, we check the appropriateness of the content and whether or not there are documents to be submitted.
By using a computer system, we can reduce deficiencies, automate work, and share information to speed up screening and improve the accuracy of screening.
Since the business revival support fund may be used as working capital for small and medium-sized enterprises, early payment is required. Therefore, the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency is trying to expedite the examination.
In order to prevent fraudulent or erroneous receipt, we will conduct a preliminary confirmation of applicants.
Pre-confirmation is confirmation of whether the project is being implemented and whether the benefits are correctly understood.
Small and medium-sized enterprises that are eligible for business revival support funds want to receive this money without fail. For that reason, let's prepare what we can prepare now.
The business revival support fund mostly only examines documents, so it is necessary to make sure that the documents are prepared. I introduced the application documents earlier, but the only thing you have to make is the sales ledger. Other documents just need to be prepared.
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