On top of the reasonable renting costs available in Hokkaido, the city of Sapporo is offering a subsidy to relocate an office to Sapporo by discounting 50% of rent in one of the co-working spaces, and utilizing their own office spaces to help easing the 5 million JPY criteria for Business Manager Visa applicants.<\/p>\n
As we all know, the criteria to apply for a Business Manager Visa is<\/p>\n
Did you know that you might be able to apply for a Business Manager Visa with\u00a03 million JPY\u00a0<\/strong>?<\/p>\n In 2018, Immigration Services Agency of Japan announced a special initiative to further support international founders in order to ease the capital requirements for those getting support from municipalities.<\/p>\n Original source : As we all know, a Business Manager Visa applicant must invest 5 million JPY capital in order to acquire a Business Manager Status.<\/p>\n Good news for all of you \u2014 if the applicant is using an office space owned by a local municipality and is accepted as a founder receiving support from the municipality, the rent (up to 2 million JPY per year) can be counted as a part of 5 million JPY capital investment.<\/p>\n Both\u00a0Sapporo Business Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0&\u00a0Sapporo City Electronics Center<\/a>\u00a0are owned by Sapporo City \u2014 and we are actively working on making this special initiative a reality in Sapporo.<\/p>\n One of the ways to counting office rent as the part of your initial capital investment is registering your office at one of the dedicated office spaces that Sapporo City owns.<\/p>\n Sapporo Business Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0offers in total\u00a018 Startup Project Rooms<\/a>\u00a0(SPR), 8 rooms for small teams, 5 rooms for middle sized startup teams, and 5 rooms for scaleups.<\/p>\n Plans<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note that you will need to go through an interview process to get into SPR. If you plan to start using SPR as soon as you arrive in Japan and if there is an available room option, you will need to physically attend the interview.<\/p>\n Sapporo City Electronics Center<\/a>\u00a0offers different types of rooms for IT-related, BioTech, and FoodTech startups. Depending on how much space you need for your R&D activities, you can choose the best room.<\/p>\n Plans<\/strong>\u00a0(From smallest to largest)<\/p>\n \u2705 Depending on the timing of your application and availability of the office spaces, you may not be able to get the office spaces that you are initially planning to apply for.<\/p>\n \u2705 Aside from the options above such as SPR & Sapporo City Electronics Center, we have a list of private office spaces available in Sapporo City.<\/p>\n \u2705 If you already have a specific plan on which date to incorporate your company and when you are start using the office space, please let us know in advance about the schedule so that we can confirm the availability of the space.<\/p>\n \u2705 \u201cBusiness Office Address\u201d that you write on your Startup Visa Application is not guaranteed, and there is a possibility that you have to choose a different office address depending on the timing and availability of the office spaces.<\/p>\n Sapporo Business Innovation Center<\/a>\u00a0has several consultants supporting startups, and these consultation fees that Sapporo City pays on behalf of the startups can be counted as a part of the expenditures in addition to the construction cost, office equipment purchases and recruitment costs.<\/p>\n As we discussed in the article \u201cUp to 2.5 million JPY subsidies for startups launching a new office in Sapporo City<\/a>\u201d, we can count up to \u201c1 million JPY\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0of<\/p>\n as Designated Facility Establishment Cost.<\/p>\n Please kindly note that you will need to fulfill the primary conditions as follows.<\/p>\n 1. Applicants must develop at least a 3-year business plan that incorporates growth through using cutting-edge technology, adding value to existing industries, or inducing innovation, and must continue to operate within the city during that period.<\/p>\n 2. Applicants must establish a business office in Sapporo (including moving into an incubation facility, etc.) and start the above-mentioned business.<\/p>\n In addition, if you hire local talents to join your team as directors and regular employees, each of them can get either \u201c300,000 JPY or 500,000 JPY\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0based on the number of people who meet the subsidy requirements.<\/p>\n Networking opportunities<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Startup City Sapporo has been working on building a local network for PoC opportunities and finding local talents, and we will do our best for founders to get connected with the local companies, talents and opportunities available in Hokkaido.<\/p>\n Startup Visa<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n On top of all the support, we are working hard to make Startup Visa applications accessible to founders by simplifying the process and shortening the time required for filing it.<\/p>\n 32 million JPY subsidy for R&D-focused startups<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Sapporo City offers several kinds of subsidy programs, and one of the attractive subsidies for R&D startups is available! For more details, check\u00a0this article<\/a>!<\/p>\n Loan program support for Startup Visa holders<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Not only the city office, but also Japan Finance Corporation and the other startup supporters are interrelated in order to create a better startup ecosystem in Hokkaido. As we discussed in our previous article \u201cJapan Finance Corporation\u2019s loan program for Startup Visa holders<\/a>\u201d there is a loan program for Startup Visa holders.<\/p>\nCounting office rent as your 5 million JPY capital<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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\nhttps:\/\/www.moj.go.jp\/isa\/content\/930003552.pdf<\/a>
\nhttps:\/\/www.moj.go.jp\/isa\/publications\/materials\/nyuukokukanri07_00160.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nWhat exactly?<\/strong><\/h1>\n
1. Register your company in a space owned by Sapporo City<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\u201cStartup Project Rooms\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0available in Sapporo Business Innovation Center<\/h2>\n
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Sapporo City Electronics Center<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Please kindly note that :<\/h2>\n
2. Get consultation from\u00a0consultants staying in the office spaces<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Financial incentive \u2014 yes, we have!<\/strong><\/h1>\n
3. Make use of the\u00a02.5 million JPY subsidy<\/strong>\u00a0to launch a new startup in Sapporo<\/h2>\n
1 million JPY for office set up cost<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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1.5 million JPY for hiring local talents<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n
More support is coming!<\/strong><\/h1>\n