In this Act, "small and medium-sized enterprise" means a person that falls under any of the following items.
この法律において「中小企業者」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。
a company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contributions is 300 million yen or less, or a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 300 or less, in either case one that mainly carries on a business belonging to the manufacturing industry, construction industry, transportation industry or another industry (excluding the industries listed in the following item through item (iv) and the industries specified by Cabinet Order in item (v));
a company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contributions is 100 million yen or less, or a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 100 or less, in either case one that mainly carries on a business belonging to the wholesale industry (excluding the industries specified by Cabinet Order in item (v));
資本金の額又は出資の総額が一億円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が百人以下の会社及び個人であって、卸売業（第五号の政令で定める業種を除く。）に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contributions is 50 million yen or less, or a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 100 or less, in either case one that mainly carries on a business belonging to the service industry (excluding the industries specified by Cabinet Order in item (v));
資本金の額又は出資の総額が五千万円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が百人以下の会社及び個人であって、サービス業（第五号の政令で定める業種を除く。）に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contributions is 50 million yen or less, or a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 50 or less, in either case one that mainly carries on a business belonging to the retail industry (excluding the industries specified by Cabinet Order in the following item);
資本金の額又は出資の総額が五千万円以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数が五十人以下の会社及び個人であって、小売業（次号の政令で定める業種を除く。）に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contributions is the amount specified by Cabinet Order for each industry or less, or a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is the number specified by Cabinet Order for each industry or less, in either case one that mainly carries on a business belonging to the industry specified by that Cabinet Order;
資本金の額又は出資の総額がその業種ごとに政令で定める金額以下の会社並びに常時使用する従業員の数がその業種ごとに政令で定める数以下の会社及び個人であって、その政令で定める業種に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
an enterprise association;
企業組合
a cooperative partnership;
協業組合
a business cooperative, small business cooperative, commercial and industrial association, federation of cooperatives, or any other association established under a special Act, or a federation thereof, that is specified by Cabinet Order.
事業協同組合、事業協同小組合、商工組合、協同組合連合会その他の特別の法律により設立された組合及びその連合会であって、政令で定めるもの
In this Act, "small and medium-sized enterprise, etc." means a person that falls under any of the following items.
この法律において「中小企業者等」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。
a general incorporated association whose members are, directly or indirectly, small and medium-sized enterprises (limited to one that satisfies the requirements specified by Cabinet Order);
一般社団法人であって中小企業者を直接又は間接の構成員とするもの（政令で定める要件に該当するものに限る。）
a company whose amount of stated capital or total amount of contributions is the amount specified by Cabinet Order or less, or any other corporation specified by Cabinet Order (excluding a person listed in item (i));
資本金の額又は出資の総額が政令で定める金額以下の会社その他政令で定める法人（第一号に掲げる者を除く。）
a company or other corporation specified by Cabinet Order whose number of regularly employed employees is the number specified by Cabinet Order or less, or an individual whose number of regularly employed employees is that number or less (excluding a person listed in the preceding three items).
常時使用する従業員の数が政令で定める数以下の会社その他政令で定める法人及び個人（前三号に掲げる者を除く。）
In this Act, "new small and medium-sized enterprise" means a small and medium-sized enterprise that falls under any of the following items.
この法律において「新規中小企業者」とは、中小企業者であって次の各号のいずれかに該当するものをいう。
an individual for whom the period on or after the day of starting business is less than five years;
事業を開始した日以後の期間が五年未満の個人
a company for which the period on or after the day of its establishment is less than five years;
設立の日以後の期間が五年未満の会社
an individual for whom the period on or after the day of starting business is five years or more and less than 10 years, or a company for which the period on or after the day of its establishment is five years or more and less than 10 years, for which, in the previous year or previous business year, the ratio of the total amount of research and development expenses and other expenses specified by Cabinet Order to the amount of revenue specified by Cabinet Order exceeds the ratio specified by Cabinet Order.
事業を開始した日以後の期間が五年以上十年未満の個人又は設立の日以後の期間が五年以上十年未満の会社であって、前年又は前事業年度において試験研究費その他政令で定める費用の合計額の政令で定める収入金額に対する割合が政令で定める割合を超えるもの
In this Act, "new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc." means a person that falls under any of the following items.
この法律において「新規中小企業者等」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。
a small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. that is an individual for whom the period on or after the day of starting business is less than five years (excluding a person listed in the preceding item);
a small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. that is a company for which the period on or after the day of its establishment is less than five years (excluding a person listed in item (i));
among small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. that are an individual for whom the period on or after the day of starting business is five years or more and less than 10 years, or a company for which the period on or after the day of its establishment is five years or more and less than 10 years, one for which the ratio of the number of regularly employed employees engaged in work specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as work performed by making use of advanced knowledge or skills concerning the development of programs (meaning programs prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing (Act No. 90 of 1970); the same applies in paragraph (14) and Article 17, paragraph (3)) and other information processing (meaning information processing prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (1) of that Act; the same applies in Article 43, paragraphs (1) and (2)) to the total number of regularly employed employees exceeds the ratio specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (excluding a person listed in item (i)).
中小企業者等であって事業を開始した日以後の期間が五年以上十年未満の個人又は設立の日以後の期間が五年以上十年未満の会社であるもののうち、プログラム（情報処理の促進に関する法律（昭和四十五年法律第九十号）第二条第二項に規定するプログラムをいう。第十四項及び第十七条第三項において同じ。）の開発その他の情報処理（同法第二条第一項に規定する情報処理をいう。第四十三条第一項及び第二項において同じ。）に関する高度な知識又は技能を活用して行う業務として経済産業省令で定める業務に従事する常時使用する従業員の数の常時使用する従業員の総数に対する割合が経済産業省令で定める割合を超えるもの（第一号に掲げる者を除く。）
In this Act, "specified business operator" means a person that falls under any of the following items.
この法律において「特定事業者」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。
a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 500 or less that mainly carries on a business belonging to the manufacturing industry, construction industry, transportation industry or another industry (excluding the industries listed in the following item and item (iii) and the industries specified by Cabinet Order in item (iv));
a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 400 or less that mainly carries on a business belonging to the wholesale industry (excluding the industries specified by Cabinet Order in item (iv));
常時使用する従業員の数が四百人以下の会社及び個人であって、卸売業（第四号の政令で定める業種を除く。）に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is 300 or less and that mainly carries on a business belonging to the retail industry or the service industry (excluding the industries specified by Cabinet Order in the following item);
常時使用する従業員の数が三百人以下の会社及び個人であって、小売業又はサービス業（次号の政令で定める業種を除く。）に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company or individual whose number of regularly employed employees is the number specified by Cabinet Order for each industry or less and that mainly carries on a business belonging to the industry specified by that Cabinet Order;
常時使用する従業員の数がその業種ごとに政令で定める数以下の会社及び個人であって、その政令で定める業種に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
an enterprise association;
企業組合
a cooperative partnership;
協業組合
a business cooperative, a small business cooperative, a commercial and industrial association, a federation of cooperatives, or any other association established under a special Act, or any federation thereof, that is specified by Cabinet Order;
事業協同組合、事業協同小組合、商工組合、協同組合連合会その他の特別の法律により設立された組合及びその連合会であって、政令で定めるもの
a general incorporated association that has as its direct or indirect members those listed in the preceding items (limited to one that falls under the requirements specified by Cabinet Order).
一般社団法人であって前各号に掲げるものを直接又は間接の構成員とするもの（政令で定める要件に該当するものに限る。）
In this Act, "specified business operator, etc." means a person that falls under any of the following items.
この法律において「特定事業者等」とは、次の各号のいずれかに該当する者をいう。
a company or other corporation specified by Cabinet Order, or an individual, whose number of regularly employed employees is the number specified by Cabinet Order or less (excluding a person listed in the preceding item).
常時使用する従業員の数が政令で定める数以下の会社その他政令で定める法人及び個人（前号に掲げる者を除く。）
In this Act, "new business activities" means the development or production of new goods, the development or provision of new services, the introduction of a new method of producing or selling goods, the introduction of a new method of providing services, research and development concerning technology and the utilization of its results, and other new business activities.
この法律において「新事業活動」とは、新商品の開発又は生産、新役務の開発又は提供、商品の新たな生産又は販売の方式の導入、役務の新たな提供の方式の導入、技術に関する研究開発及びその成果の利用その他の新たな事業活動をいう。
In this Act, "developing new business fields using outside highly skilled personnel" means that a new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. receives investment and guidance from a person that falls under the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a person whose business is to make investment in, and provide guidance to, new small and medium-sized enterprises, etc. concerning new business activities, and, by utilizing outside highly skilled personnel (meaning a person other than the officers, employees and other workers of that new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc., who falls under the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as a person having advanced knowledge or skills useful for new business activities; the same applies hereinafter), carries on new business activities, thereby seeking to develop a new business field.
In this Act, "management innovation" means that a business operator carries on new business activities, thereby seeking to improve its management to a considerable degree.
この法律において「経営革新」とは、事業者が新事業活動を行うことにより、その経営の相当程度の向上を図ることをいう。
In this Act, "management capacity improvement" means that a business operator carries on business activities by introducing a method, such as the development of personnel having knowledge or skills useful for business activities, the utilization of the results of an analysis of financial position, the utilization of information concerning trends in demand for goods or services, or the construction of an information system to improve management efficiency, that makes advanced use of the management resources it currently has (meaning equipment, technology, individuals' knowledge and skills, and other resources utilized in business activities; the same applies hereinafter) or of management resources acquired from, or provided by, another business operator through any of the following measures (hereinafter referred to as "business succession, etc."), thereby strengthening its management capacity and seeking to improve its management.
この法律において「経営力向上」とは、事業者が、事業活動に有用な知識又は技能を有する人材の育成、財務内容の分析の結果の活用、商品又は役務の需要の動向に関する情報の活用、経営能率の向上のための情報システムの構築その他の方法であって、現に有する経営資源（設備、技術、個人の有する知識及び技能その他の事業活動に活用される資源をいう。以下同じ。）又は次に掲げるいずれかの措置（以下「事業承継等」という。）により他の事業者から取得した若しくは提供された経営資源を高度に利用するものを導入して事業活動を行うことにより、経営能力を強化し、経営の向上を図ることをいう。
an absorption-type merger (limited to a case where the company surviving the absorption-type merger prescribed in Article 749, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act (Act No. 86 of 2005) and the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger prescribed in item (i) of that paragraph are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator becomes the company surviving the absorption-type merger and succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the company disappearing in the absorption-type merger;
吸収合併（会社法（平成十七年法律第八十六号）第七百四十九条第一項に規定する吸収合併存続会社及び同項第一号に規定する吸収合併消滅会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該吸収合併存続会社となり、当該吸収合併消滅会社の権利義務の全部を承継すること。
a consolidation-type merger (limited to a case where the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger prescribed in Article 753, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act and the company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger prescribed in item (i) of that paragraph are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator incorporates the company incorporated in the consolidation-type merger and succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the company disappearing in the consolidation-type merger;
新設合併（会社法第七百五十三条第一項に規定する新設合併設立会社及び同項第一号に規定する新設合併消滅会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該新設合併設立会社を設立し、当該新設合併消滅会社の権利義務の全部を承継すること。
an absorption-type split (limited to a case where the company succeeding in the absorption-type split prescribed in Article 757 of the Companies Act and the company splitting in the absorption-type split prescribed in Article 758, item (i) of that Act are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator becomes the company succeeding in the absorption-type split and succeeds to all or part of the rights and obligations that the company splitting in the absorption-type split holds in connection with its business;
吸収分割（会社法第七百五十七条に規定する吸収分割承継会社及び同法第七百五十八条第一号に規定する吸収分割会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該吸収分割承継会社となり、当該吸収分割会社がその事業に関して有する権利義務の全部又は一部を承継すること。
an incorporation-type split (limited to a case where the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split prescribed in Article 763, paragraph (1) of the Companies Act and the company splitting in the incorporation-type split prescribed in item (v) of that paragraph are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator incorporates the company incorporated in the incorporation-type split and succeeds to all or part of the rights and obligations that the company splitting in the incorporation-type split holds in connection with its business;
新設分割（会社法第七百六十三条第一項に規定する新設分割設立会社及び同項第五号に規定する新設分割会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該新設分割設立会社を設立し、当該新設分割会社がその事業に関して有する権利義務の全部又は一部を承継すること。
a share exchange (limited to a case where the wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange prescribed in Article 767 of the Companies Act and the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange prescribed in Article 768, paragraph (1), item (i) of that Act are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator becomes the wholly owning parent company resulting from the share exchange and acquires all the issued shares of the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from the share exchange;
株式交換（会社法第七百六十七条に規定する株式交換完全親会社及び同法第七百六十八条第一項第一号に規定する株式交換完全子会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該株式交換完全親会社となり、当該株式交換完全子会社の発行済株式の全部を取得すること。
a share transfer (limited to a case where the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer prescribed in Article 773, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Companies Act and the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer prescribed in item (v) of that paragraph are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator becomes the wholly owned subsidiary company resulting from a share transfer and causes all its issued shares to be acquired by the wholly owning parent company incorporated in a share transfer;
株式移転（会社法第七百七十三条第一項第一号に規定する株式移転設立完全親会社及び同項第五号に規定する株式移転完全子会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該株式移転完全子会社となり、その発行済株式の全部を当該株式移転設立完全親会社に取得させること。
a share delivery (limited to a case where the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange and the subsidiary company resulting from a partial share exchange prescribed in Article 774-3, paragraph (1), item (i) of the Companies Act are specified business operators, etc.), by which a business operator becomes the parent company resulting from a partial share exchange and takes over the shares of the subsidiary company resulting from a partial share exchange;
株式交付（会社法第七百七十四条の三第一項第一号に規定する株式交付親会社及び株式交付子会社が特定事業者等である場合に限る。）により当該株式交付親会社となり、当該株式交付子会社の株式を譲り受けること。
the acquisition of a business or assets (limited to a case where a specified business operator, etc. acquires it from another specified business operator, etc.);
事業又は資産の譲受け（特定事業者等が他の特定事業者等から譲り受ける場合に限る。）
the acquisition of the shares or equity interests of another specified business operator, etc. (limited to a case where, through that acquisition by a specified business operator, etc., that other specified business operator, etc. comes to be a related business operator of that specified business operator, etc. (meaning one that has a relationship specified by order of the competent ministry as a relationship in which another business operator is recognized as substantially controlling its management));
他の特定事業者等の株式又は持分の取得（特定事業者等による当該取得によって当該他の特定事業者等が当該特定事業者等の関係事業者（他の事業者がその経営を実質的に支配していると認められているものとして主務省令で定める関係を有するものをいう。）となる場合に限る。）
the establishment of a business cooperative, an enterprise association or a cooperative partnership.
事業協同組合、企業組合又は協業組合の設立
In this Act, "succeeding specified business operator, etc." means a specified business operator, etc. in the case where it carries out business succession, etc. (limited to the measures listed in items (i) through (iv) of the preceding paragraph and, among the measures listed in item (vii) of that paragraph, those relating to the acquisition of a business; the same applies in the following paragraph, Article 17, paragraph (4), item (i), Article 18, paragraph (3), and Article 27, paragraphs (1) and (2)).
この法律において「承継等特定事業者等」とは、特定事業者等が事業承継等（前項第一号から第四号までに掲げる措置及び同項第七号に掲げる措置のうち事業の譲受けに係るものに限る。次項、第十七条第四項第一号、第十八条第三項並びに第二十七条第一項及び第二項において同じ。）を行う場合における当該特定事業者等をいう。
In this Act, "transferring specified business operator, etc." means, in the case where a succeeding specified business operator, etc. carries out business succession, etc. with another specified business operator, etc., that other specified business operator, etc.
In this Act, "business restructuring investment" means an investment business conducted by an investment limited partnership (meaning an investment limited partnership prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment (Act No. 90 of 1998); the same applies in Article 20, paragraph (1) and Article 21, paragraph (1)) toward specified business operators, etc. (limited to one that falls under the requirements specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, such as that it is directed mainly at specified business operators, etc. seeking management capacity improvement (limited to that carrying out business succession, etc.)), which is specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as one that is expected to be certain to be accompanied by guidance to those specified business operators, etc. concerning methods of making advanced use of management resources.
In this Act, "advanced equipment, etc." means facilities, equipment, machinery, apparatus or programs that utilize technology enabling the processing of a large volume of information compared with conventional processing, or other advanced technology, and that are specified by Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as indispensable for the prompt introduction of which to improve the productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises.
In this Act, "business continuity enhancement" means, in light of the impact that the occurrence of a natural disaster or a serious failure in the foundations of business activities, such as communications (hereinafter referred to as a "natural disaster, etc."), has on business activities, that a business operator takes in advance measures that contribute to reducing that impact on business activities and to continuing business activities, such as determining response procedures for when a natural disaster, etc. occurs, introducing equipment that contributes to reducing that impact, concluding a non-life insurance contract, and cooperating and collaborating with related parties, and, together with that, makes efforts to ensure the effectiveness of those measures, such as developing the necessary organization and conducting drills, thereby seeking to strengthen its ability to continue business activities when a natural disaster, etc. occurs.
この法律において「事業継続力強化」とは、事業者が、自然災害又は通信その他の事業活動の基盤における重大な障害（以下「自然災害等」という。）の発生が事業活動に与える影響を踏まえて、自然災害等が発生した場合における対応手順の決定、当該影響の軽減に資する設備の導入、損害保険契約の締結、関係者との連携及び協力その他の事業活動に対する当該影響の軽減及び事業活動の継続に資する対策を事前に講ずるとともに、必要な組織の整備、訓練の実施その他の当該対策の実効性を確保するための取組を行うことにより、自然災害等が発生した場合における事業活動を継続する能力の強化を図ることをいう。
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small and medium-sized enterprisemachine translation
「中小企業者」
A company or individual whose main business is in an industry and that is within that industry's size limit — a company with stated capital or total contributions of no more than 300 million yen, or a company or individual with no more than 300 regular employees, in manufacturing, construction, transport and most other industries; 100 million yen or 100 employees in wholesale; 50 million yen or 100 employees in services; 50 million yen or 50 employees in retail; or the limits a Cabinet Order (政令) sets for the industries it names — or an enterprise association (企業組合), a cooperative partnership (協業組合), or a business cooperative (事業協同組合), commercial and industrial association (商工組合) or other union set up under a special law, or a federation of them, that a Cabinet Order specifies.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (1)· applies throughout the law
small and medium-sized enterprise, etc.machine translation
「中小企業者等」
A small and medium-sized enterprise (中小企業者), or one of the others Article 2, paragraph (2) adds: a general incorporated association (一般社団法人) whose direct or indirect members are such enterprises and that meets requirements a Cabinet Order (政令) sets; a company or other corporation a Cabinet Order names whose stated capital or total contributions is no more than an amount a Cabinet Order sets; or a company, other corporation a Cabinet Order names or individual with no more regular employees than a number a Cabinet Order sets.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law
new small and medium-sized enterprisemachine translation
「新規中小企業者」
A small and medium-sized enterprise (中小企業者) that is an individual less than five years into business or a company less than five years from its founding, or an individual or company five to ten years in whose testing and research and other costs a Cabinet Order (政令) names came, in the previous year or business year, to more than the share of its revenue a Cabinet Order sets.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc.machine translation
「新規中小企業者等」
A new small and medium-sized enterprise (新規中小企業者), or a small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. (中小企業者等) that is an individual less than five years into business or a company less than five years from its founding, or an individual or company five to ten years in more of whose regular employees than a share an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) sets work on developing programs or other work, of a kind such an Order names, that uses advanced knowledge or skills in information processing.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (4)· applies throughout the law
programmachine translation
「プログラム」
A program as defined in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing: instructions to a computer, combined so as to produce a particular result.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (4), item (iv)· applies only in this provision and in Article 2, paragraph (14); and Article 17, paragraph (3)
information processingmachine translation
「情報処理」
Information processing as defined in Article 2, paragraph (1) of the Act on Facilitation of Information Processing: using a computer to calculate, search or otherwise process information.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (4), item (iv)· applies only in this provision and in Article 43, paragraphs (1) and (2)
specified business operatormachine translation
「特定事業者」
A company or individual whose main business is in manufacturing, construction, transport or most other industries and that has no more than 500 regular employees, in wholesale no more than 400, in retail or services no more than 300, or in an industry a Cabinet Order (政令) names no more than the number it sets; an enterprise association (企業組合); a cooperative partnership (協業組合); a business cooperative (事業協同組合) or other union set up under a special law, or a federation of them, that a Cabinet Order specifies; or a general incorporated association (一般社団法人) whose direct or indirect members are any of these and that meets requirements a Cabinet Order sets.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)· applies throughout the law
specified business operator, etc.machine translation
「特定事業者等」
A specified business operator (特定事業者), or a company, other corporation a Cabinet Order (政令) names or individual with no more regular employees than a number a Cabinet Order sets.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (6)· applies throughout the law
new business activitiesmachine translation
「新事業活動」
New business activities, such as developing or producing new goods, developing or providing new services, introducing new ways of producing or selling goods or of providing services, and research and development of technology and putting its results to use.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (7)· applies throughout the law
outside highly skilled personnelmachine translation
「社外高度人材」
A person, other than an officer, employee or other worker of the new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. (新規中小企業者等), who meets requirements an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) sets for having advanced knowledge or skills useful for new business activities (新事業活動).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (8)
developing new business fields using outside highly skilled personnelmachine translation
「社外高度人材活用新事業分野開拓」
A new small and medium-sized enterprise, etc. (新規中小企業者等) opening up a new business field by carrying on new business activities (新事業活動) with the help of outside highly skilled personnel (社外高度人材), after receiving investment and guidance from a business that meets requirements an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) sets for those whose trade is investing in and guiding such enterprises' new business activities.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (8)· applies throughout the law
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
business succession, etc.machine translation
「事業承継等」
Any of the measures Article 2, paragraph (10) lists through which a business operator obtains or is provided with another business operator's management resources: an absorption-type or consolidation-type merger, an absorption-type or incorporation-type company split, a share exchange, share transfer or share delivery between specified business operators, etc. (特定事業者等); taking over a business or assets from another such operator; acquiring shares or equity in another such operator that makes it a related business; or setting up a business cooperative (事業協同組合), enterprise association (企業組合) or cooperative partnership (協業組合).
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (10)
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
management resourcesmachine translation
「経営資源」
Equipment, technology, the knowledge and skills of individuals and other resources used in business activities.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (10)
succeeding specified business operator, etc.machine translation
「承継等特定事業者等」
A specified business operator, etc. (特定事業者等) that carries out business succession, etc. (事業承継等), which for this term and the provisions Article 2, paragraph (11) names covers only an absorption-type or consolidation-type merger, an absorption-type or incorporation-type company split, or taking over a business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (11)· applies throughout the law
transferring specified business operator, etc.machine translation
「被承継等特定事業者等」
The other specified business operator, etc. (特定事業者等) from which a succeeding specified business operator, etc. (承継等特定事業者等) carries out business succession, etc. (事業承継等).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (12)· applies throughout the law
business restructuring investmentmachine translation
「事業再編投資」
An investment business that an investment limited partnership (投資事業有限責任組合) runs in specified business operators, etc. (特定事業者等), meeting requirements an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) sets — such as being mainly in businesses improving their management capacity through business succession, etc. (事業承継等) — and that such an Order specifies as certain to come with guidance on making advanced use of those businesses' management resources.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (13)· applies throughout the law
investment limited partnershipmachine translation
「投資事業有限責任組合」
An investment limited partnership as defined in Article 2, paragraph (2) of the Limited Partnership Act for Investment: a partnership of general partners with unlimited liability and limited partners, formed by an investment limited partnership agreement.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (13)· applies only in this provision and in Article 20, paragraph (1); and Article 21, paragraph (1)
advanced equipment, etc.machine translation
「先端設備等」
Facilities, equipment, machinery, devices or programs using advanced technology, such as technology that can process far more information than before, that an Order of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (経済産業省令) specifies as ones whose quick introduction is essential to raising the productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (中小企業者).
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (14)· 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
natural disaster, etc.machine translation
「自然災害等」
A natural disaster, or a serious failure of communications or other infrastructure on which business activities rely.
Short name set inArticle 2, paragraph (15)