Business AdviceConsultation on a variety of issues Free! An introduction to our consultation services
- One-stop comprehensive advice
- Comprehensive General Affairs Support Section
Specialists offer advice on how to resolve various issues.
● Consultation areas and types of consultants
| Consultation Area | Types of Consultants |
|---|---|
| General management, loans/subsidies/financing, marketing, business plans/management innovation, etc. | SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) business consultants |
| Business startup/company founding, expansion into new fields, registration of incorporation, venture support, etc. | SME business consultants, judicial scribes, administrative scribes |
| Legal affairs (contracts, problems, debt collection, business consolidation etc.)* | Lawyers |
| Labor-related issues (salary, employment, social insurance, human resource organization, capacity development, etc.) | Licensed social insurance consultants |
| Tax affairs, returns, bookkeeping, accounting, direct financing (privately placed bonds), listing shares publicly, etc. | Licensed tax accountants, certified public accountants |
| IT (computerization) support | IT coordinators, SME business consultants |
| Support for acquiring ISO certification, etc. | ISO examiners |
| Design support (product development, packaging, catalogs, web design, commercial facilities, displays, etc.) (Fridays, AM) | Designers |
* Advanced reservation required for legal consultation (consultation visit only).
● Obtaining consultation
In person:
In order of arrival (proceed to Comprehensive Support General Affairs Section)
- Regional support
- Joto , Jonan , Tama
Our branch offices also have specialists to provide consultation in areas including general management, business startup, finance, labor, etc.
Note: Available consultation services and days vary depending on branch office. Contact each office for details.
Industrial seminar
Lecture on current business environment and challenges as well as a panel discussion, etc.
Support for networking
A room is available for networking activities. We also provide information and consultation regarding effective networking.
Joto office (in the Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center for the Joto region)
Jonan office (in the Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center for the Jonan region)
Tama office (in the Industrial Support Square TAMA)
- Professional dispatch service
- Comprehensive Support General Affairs Section
On request from an SME(Small and Medium Enterprise), our business consultants, IT coordinators, licensed social insurance consultants, licensed tax accountants and other experienced private-sector professionals will visit your office for consultation.
Note: The SME is responsible for half the cost of the dispatch.
Business StartupStarting a business
- Tokyo Entrepreneur School
- New Business Creation Section
Targeting people who want to start (or who have just started) a business, the school offers comprehensive support through seminars, business startup consultation/support. It also has a room for networking activities.
Seminar content
Business Startup Course for Beginners, Practical Courses (Female entrepreneurs/Venture entrepreneurs/Step-up entrepreneurs/Social entrepreneurs/Senior entrepreneurs)
- Facilities supporting business startups
- New Business Creation Section
Note: Contact the Tama branch office
for the Incubation office TAMA.
Training seminars, onsite counseling and networking events are held for corporate tenants.
Time 24 (Aomi, Koto-ku)
Venture KANDA (Kanda, Chiyoda-ku)
Social venture office SUMIDA (Honjo, Sumida-ku)
Incubation Office TAMA (Azumacho, Akishima-shi)
Shirahigenishi R&D Center; manufacturing (Minami-senju, Arakawa-ku)
- Student entrepreneur championship
- Tama Branch Office
A contest in which students compete with each other to produce the best business plan. Winners are provided with continuous support to put their plan into action.
Dispute ResolutionResolving business-related problems
- Advice on complaints and disputes
- Tokyo Sub-contract Center
Tama Support Division
Professional counselors and lawyers provide advice and present specific solutions to various problems that may arise when doing business.
- Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
- Seminars on fair sub-contracting practices
Business SuccessionBusiness succession and revitalization
- Business succession and revitalization
- Comprehensive Support General Affairs Section
Advice on business succession, business revitalization, etc./Seminars to educate and raise awareness for business succession/Business succession school
CommerceShops and shopping districts
- Strategies for promoting shopping districts
- New Business Creation Section
Professionals are dispatched to provide advice and tips on management.
- Merchants College
10 seminars offering a practical business curriculum.
- Training leaders of shopping districts
Practical training aimed at nurturing management skills for people working in shopping districts.
Note: We also provide small- and medium-size retail commerce activity forums, promotion support for entrepreneurs in shopping districts and study groups for young merchants.
Traditional CraftsPromoting the traditional crafts industry
- Tokyo Traditional Crafts Exhibition
- Joto Branch Office
Demonstration, exhibition and sale of 41 traditional craftworks recognized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
- Tokyo Traditional Crafts Challenge Awards
A contest for introducing other types of traditional craftworks that employ alternative designs, materials or techniques.
Utilization of FacilitiesReserving meeting rooms and exhibition rooms
- Exhibition rooms, meeting rooms, etc.
- Industrial Trade Center, Hamamatsucho,
Industrial Trade Center, Taito,
Akihabara Head Office
- Meeting rooms, etc.
- Chusho Kigyo Kaikan
Keihin Jima Kinrosha Kousei Kaikan
