To prevent the closure of small and medium-sized enterprises and other businesses needed by the community, secure stable employment opportunities, and create communities that can maintain their vitality into the future, the program supports part of the expenses for training successors and prospective successors, business evaluations associated with business succession, and initiatives undertaken by successors such as developing sales channels and improving productivity.
Kumamoto Prefecture Business Succession and Successor Support Subsidy (Succession Preparation) FY2026
October 14, 2026
Summary
Kumamoto Prefecture supports part of the expenses for successor training, business evaluations related to business succession, and successors’ initiatives to develop sales channels and improve productivity.
Key Information
| Location | Kumamoto |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Mar 26, 2026 – Nov 30, 2026 |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥500,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 2/3 |
| Purpose | Business succession, Productivity improvement and operational efficiency, Market development and market expansion |
| Eligible Expenses | Expert fees, Travel expenses, Outsourcing expenses, Training expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Sole proprietors, Small-scale businesses |
| Implementing Agency | Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Official Page | https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/soshiki/61/231111.html |