The small and medium-sized enterprises that are to be the subjects of the national government's policies implemented under this Act are, generally, those listed in the following items, and their scope is to be specified for each policy so that these policies are implemented efficiently to realize the basic principles of the following Article.
この法律に基づいて講ずる国の施策の対象とする中小企業者は、おおむね次の各号に掲げるものとし、その範囲は、これらの施策が次条の基本理念の実現を図るため効率的に実施されるように施策ごとに定めるものとする。
a company whose 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));
資本金の額又は出資の総額が三億円以下の会社並びに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つて、製造業、建設業、運輸業その他の業種（次号から第四号までに掲げる業種を除く。）に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company whose 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;
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つて、卸売業に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company whose 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;
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つて、サービス業に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
a company whose 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.
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つて、小売業に属する事業を主たる事業として営むもの
In this Act, "business innovation" means to seek a considerable improvement in the management of an enterprise by carrying out new business activities, such as the development or production of new products, the development or provision of new services, the introduction of a new method of producing or selling products, the introduction of a new method of providing services, or the introduction of a new management method.
この法律において「経営の革新」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、新たな経営管理方法の導入その他の新たな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, "creative business activities" means business activities that are the object of business innovation or the founding of a business and that make use of technology having remarkable novelty or a remarkably creative management method.
この法律において「創造的な事業活動」とは、経営の革新又は創業の対象となる事業活動のうち、著しい新規性を有する技術又は著しく創造的な経営管理方法を活用したものをいう。
In this Act, "management resources" means equipment, technology, the knowledge and skills held by individuals, and other resources used in business activities.
この法律において「経営資源」とは、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。
In this Act, "small-scale enterprise" means a business operator whose number of regularly employed employees is, generally, 20 or less (5 or less for a person who mainly carries on a business belonging to the commerce or service industry).
この法律において「小規模企業者」とは、おおむね常時使用する従業員の数が二十人（商業又はサービス業に属する事業を主たる事業として営む者については、五人）以下の事業者をいう。
business innovationmachine translation
「経営の革新」
Substantially improving a business's performance by taking up new business activities, such as developing or producing new products, developing or providing new services, introducing new ways of producing or selling products or of providing services, or introducing new management methods.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (2)· applies throughout the law
creative business activitiesmachine translation
「創造的な事業活動」
Business activity, undertaken as business innovation (経営の革新) or in starting a business (創業), that makes use of strikingly new technology or a strikingly creative way of managing a business.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (3)· applies throughout the law
management resourcesmachine translation
「経営資源」
Resources used in business activities, such as equipment, technology, and the knowledge and skills individuals have.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (4)· applies throughout the law
small-scale enterprisemachine translation
「小規模企業者」
A business operator with, broadly, 20 or fewer regular employees, or 5 or fewer where its main business is in commerce or services.
Defined inArticle 2, paragraph (5)· applies throughout the law