Act on Strengthening the Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, etc.
中小企業等経営強化法
Contents
Read it chapter by chapter; the first chapter follows below. Or read the whole law on one page.
- Chapter I General Provisions第一章 総則Articles 1–3 · 3
- Chapter II Promotion of the Business Activities of Newly Established Enterprises第二章 新たに設立された企業の事業活動の促進Articles 4–13 · 10
- Chapter III Management Innovation and Management Capacity Improvement of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, etc.第三章 中小企業等の経営革新及び経営力向上Articles 14–48 · 35
- Chapter IV Advanced Equipment Introduction by Small and Medium-sized Enterprises第四章 中小企業の先端設備等導入Articles 49–54 · 6
- Chapter V Business Continuity Enhancement of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises第五章 中小企業の事業継続力強化Articles 55–66 · 13
- Chapter VI Miscellaneous Provisions第六章 雑則Articles 67–75 · 9
- Chapter VII Penal Provisions第七章 罰則Article 76
第一条（目的）
In light of the importance of the role that the diverse and vigorous growth and development of small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. play in revitalizing the economy, the purpose of this Act is to strengthen the management of small and medium-sized enterprises, etc., and thereby to contribute to the sound development of the national economy, by supporting the business activities of newly established enterprises and the management innovation, management capacity improvement, advanced equipment introduction and business continuity enhancement of small and medium-sized enterprises, etc.
management innovationmachine translation
「経営革新」
A business operator considerably improving its management by carrying on new business activities (新事業活動).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (9)· applies throughout the law
management capacity improvementmachine translation
「経営力向上」
A business operator strengthening its management ability and improving its management by bringing in, and running its business with, ways of making advanced use of the management resources it already has, or of those it obtains from or is provided by another business operator through business succession, etc. (事業承継等) — such as training people with useful knowledge or skills, using the results of analysing its finances or information on demand for goods and services, or building information systems to work more efficiently.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (10)· applies throughout the law
business continuity enhancementmachine translation
「事業継続力強化」
A business operator's strengthening of its ability to keep operating when a natural disaster or a serious failure of communications or other infrastructure its business relies on (自然災害等) occurs, by taking measures in advance in light of the effect such an event would have — deciding how to respond, installing equipment that lessens the effect, taking out non-life insurance, working together with others concerned and the like — and by organising itself, holding drills and taking other steps to make those measures work.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (15)· applies throughout the law