This program subsidizes part of the business funds for businesses in Sasebo City’s Ukushima area that undertake startups or business expansions creating new employment. Advance consultation is mandatory before applying.
| Location | Sasebo City, Nagasaki |
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| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Aug 17, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥12,000,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 3/4; the maximum amount varies depending on the category |
| Purpose | Entrepreneurship, startups, and ventures / human resource development and employment / business improvement and strengthening / regional revitalization and community development / business succession / capital investment / market development and expansion / business location, attracting businesses, and office relocation |
| Eligible Expenses | Professional fees / exhibition and shop opening fees / advertising expenses / production and development expenses / machinery and equipment expenses / outsourcing fees / subcontracting expenses / rental fees / equipment disposal expenses / training expenses / equipment purchase expenses / renovation expenses / personnel expenses / examination and course fees / construction expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Sole proprietors / corporations |
| Implementing Agency | Sasebo City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.sasebo.lg.jp/tiikimirai/u.sangyo/r9ukukoyoukakujuu.html |
In the Ukushima area of Sasebo City, a Specific Inhabited Border Island, this program promotes the expansion of employment opportunities and encourages migration and permanent settlement by subsidizing part of the business funds for businesses undertaking startups or business expansions that create new employment.
Advance consultation is mandatory before applying.