Additional recruitment of BCP practice promotion subsidies has been decided! We will support up to 15 million yen for BCP measures of small and medium-sized enterprises in Tokyo.

BCP (Business Continuity Plan) is an acronym for Business Continuity Plan. It is a plan that determines the activities that should be carried out during normal times and the method of business continuity in the event of an emergency, in order to limit the time required for recovery and restore operations in a short time.

In the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, we will make an additional public offering for the "BCP Practice Promotion Subsidy" to subsidize part of the expenses for introducing the basic goods and equipment necessary to practice the formulated BCP. became. In principle, equipment should be installed at offices in Tokyo (including the head office), but if the head office is located in Tokyo, it is possible to install equipment at offices in Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures. Installation is also covered.

Why don't you take this opportunity to formulate your own BCP to deal with large-scale earthquakes, floods, infectious diseases, etc., and stockpile countermeasures and introduce equipment?

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Overview of the BCP Practice Promotion Subsidy

This subsidy aims to promote the BCP practice of small and medium-sized enterprises in Tokyo (BCP formulation and stockpiling of countermeasures, etc.). This is a system to subsidize part of the expenses required for the introduction of goods and equipment necessary for practice.

If the core system* is damaged due to a disaster, etc., it will be a significant obstacle to business execution. "Introduction of cloud services for (cloud conversion)" has been added, making it a more attractive system for businesses working on their own DX conversion. * Core system: ERP, CRM, SFA, etc., the system that is the backbone of the business execution of the company

Main requirements for businesses eligible for subsidies

(1) After FY2017 Participated in the "BCP Formulation Support Course (Stage 1)*" conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center General Support Division, and based on the content of the course, BCP (2) "Business Continuity Ability" based on the Small and Medium Enterprise Resilience Act BCP prepared based on the contents of the strengthening plan (3) BCP prepared using BCP formulation support projects implemented by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government or public corporations before FY2016

* Click here for the BCP formulation course https://www.tokyo-kosha.or.jp/support/shien/bcp/sakutei/koza.html

[Requirements for business continuation in Tokyo] Both (1) and (2) must be met at the time of application.

(1) In the case of a corporation…In the case of an individual who has a registered head office or branch office in Tokyo…A person who has submitted a notification of opening of business and is operating in Tokyo (2) Substantial in Tokyo have been in business for at least one year

Subsidized projects

Basic items (equipment and equipment) aimed at mitigating and avoiding risks such as disaster prevention and mitigation against unforeseen risks such as earthquakes, wind and flood damage, and the spread of infectious diseases Goods) are subject to business related to purchase and installation.

Among these, regarding "private power generators and storage batteries for emergencies", solar panels and storage batteries shall be portable and installed and used in an emergency. (It must not be used to sell or save electricity in normal times.) In addition, medical practices, test drugs, test services, etc. are not covered by the subsidy for "things that assume infectious diseases."

Subsidized Expenses

For the following three items, the minimum necessary expenses are subsidized expenses, and the number of items is limited to 20 items.

Subsidy amount/subsidy rate

Maximum amount of subsidy: 15 million yen (Minimum amount: 100,000 yen)

The upper limit of 15 million yen is a combination of "promoting BCP practice" and "cloud migration of core systems". The upper limit of the subsidy amount for cloud conversion is 4.5 million yen, and if the subsidy of 4.5 million yen is received for cloud conversion, the upper limit for "Promotion of BCP practice" will be 10.5 million yen.

Subsidy rate SMEs: within 1/2 Small businesses: within 2/3

Business flow

Source: BCP practice promotion subsidy [Application requirements] (Additional recruitment) Submission of a BCP that meets the specified requirements is required to apply for the subsidy. As a precondition for this, you will be required to attend a course. We will apply for the subsidy and implement the project after the grant is decided through the council. After the completion report, the subsidy amount will be determined after receiving the completion inspection.

How to apply

The application form can be downloaded from the Tokyo Metropolitan Small and Medium Enterprise Support Center website. Please note that reception is a face-to-face reception by advance reservation, and mail cannot be accepted. Once you have all the required documents, make an application reservation by phone during the reservation acceptance period.

[Reservation acceptance period] * During this period, advance reservations will be made by phone from March 22 to 25, 2022

[Application acceptance period] *Face-to-face reception April 7-15, 2020 Source: BCP practice promotion subsidy [application requirements] (additional recruitment)

Summary

This time, we introduced the "BCP Practice Promotion Subsidy" for which additional recruitment has been decided.

This subsidy partially subsidizes the cost of introducing the basic goods and equipment necessary to implement the BCP that you have formulated. In addition, from FY 2021, "cloud conversion of the core system of in-house business to be implemented as a supplement to BCP" has been added to the target expenses.

If the head office is located in Tokyo, establishments in Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa and Yamanashi prefectures are also eligible for subsidies. How about using these systems to improve your own BCP measures?

Reference: 2021 BCP Practice Promotion Subsidy Application Guide

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