Subsidy & Grant Applications
A subsidy is a means to grow your business, not the goal in itself. In partnership with a certified management innovation support institution (a registered SME management consultant), we build a plan that stays true to your business and support you from application through post-award reporting.
What we handle
From plan design to long-term reporting
We do not treat the award as the finish line. One point of contact walks with you from selecting the right subsidy through the multi-year reporting duties that follow.
Subsidy selection & eligibility check
We review your industry, headcount, revenue scale, GBizID status and past awards to shortlist subsidies you can realistically target.
Business-plan design
Market analysis, competitive comparison, differentiation strategy, KPIs and financial projections — led by our partner SME management consultant.
Application documents & format check
We shape the plan to each subsidy’s prescribed form and review criteria, and assemble the attachments (financials, quotes, GBizID, etc.).
Electronic filing (jGrants, etc.)
We file through the official proxy-application function. We cannot borrow your GBizID, so filing proceeds securely under your own account.
Support-institution confirmation letter
Where a subsidy requires (or awards points for) a certified support institution’s confirmation of your business plan, our partner issues it.
Post-award results reporting
After the project completes, we organise receipts, contracts and delivery slips and submit the results report, attending final and on-site inspections.
Business-status reporting (3–5 years)
Most subsidies require annual business-status reporting for 3 to 5 years after the award. We keep supporting you through that long-term obligation.
Partnership
SME management consultant × Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist
Whether a subsidy is awarded turns on two things: the logic of the business plan and the accuracy of the application. We pair with an SME management consultant who is also a certified management innovation support institution, so each side handles its own specialty.
Partner
Wataru Aoki, Consulting Office Aoki, Inc.
- Registered SME management consultant (No. 414938)
- Certified management innovation support institution (individual registration, ID: 109413006410)
Leads the business-plan framework: market analysis, differentiation, KPIs and financial projections, and issues the confirmation letter where the subsidy requires it.
Our office
Mitsuhiro Saito
- Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist (Gyoseishoshi)
- 24 years in practice (registered 2002)
Preparing and filing the application is the Certified Administrative Procedures Legal Specialist’s work. We keep the same point of contact through the years of post-award follow-up.
Why the certification matters. For some subsidies, a confirmation letter from a certified management innovation support institution is a requirement or scores extra points. Working merely alongside a consultant does not satisfy that. Pairing with a certified institution lets us meet the requirement directly.
Lineup 2026
Subsidies we mainly support
A guide as of April 2026. Amounts, subsidy rates and application schedules change every year — see the Japanese page and each authority’s official site for current figures.
- Digitalization & AI Adoption Subsidy (successor to the IT Introduction Subsidy)
- New Business Development / Monozukuri (Manufacturing) Subsidy (merged for 2026)
- Small Business Sustainability Subsidy
- Business Succession & M&A Subsidy
- SME Growth Acceleration Subsidy
Full details in Japanese
This page is an English overview. The detailed page — our philosophy, the full 2026 subsidy figures and schedules, the step-by-step flow, fees, timelines and FAQ — is written in Japanese. You are welcome to read it with a browser translation, or contact us directly: we work in English for international matters.
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Not sure which subsidy fits?
In a first consultation we sort out which subsidy suits your business and how realistic an award is. Our partner SME management consultant can join when helpful. The first consultation is free.