Subsidies are provided for expenses necessary for small-scale businesses in the city to undertake startup activities, new product development, market expansion, and other initiatives based on a subsidy project plan prepared with support from a business support organization. Please have the business plan reviewed by the business support organization in advance.
Fukui Prefecture, Echizen City: “Echizen City Small Business Future Development Support Subsidy” (7th Round, FY2026)
October 3, 2026
Summary
Echizen City provides subsidies for expenses related to startup activities, new product development, market expansion, and other initiatives by small-scale businesses based on an approved project plan. Prior review of the business plan by a business support organization is required.
Key Information
| Location | Echizen City, Fukui |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥400,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | Startup Founders and Business Successors category: 2/3; Productivity Improvement category: 1/2; maximum amounts vary by category |
| Purpose | Startup, business succession, capital investment, productivity improvement and operational efficiency, digitalization |
| Eligible Expenses | Exhibition and booth fees, advertising costs, production and development costs, travel expenses, machinery and equipment costs, miscellaneous service costs, document purchase costs, commissioned work costs, outsourcing costs, rental fees, software purchase costs |
| Eligible Applicants | Sole proprietors, small-scale businesses |
| Implementing Agency | Echizen City |
| Official Page | https://www.city.echizen.lg.jp/office/060/010/shougyoushienn/mirasapo_hozyokinn.html |