For non-Japanese residents living in Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Foreign Entrepreneur & Manager Support Center
Consultation services for non-Japanese residents who need advice
on starting a business and managing a company
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I want to chan
my status ofstartresidence toa business.

I want todevelop a speciﬁcbusiness plan.

I want to know
about the procedures
for a non-Japanese resident
to establish a companyin Japan.

Free

consultation

I want to know
about accounting,taxation, andsocial insurance.

■Eligibility: Non-Japanese residents living in Aichi Prefecture, non-Japanese residents planning to starta business in Aichi■Details: Consultation services on starting a business and managing a company◇Status of residence ◇Company establishment ◇Licensing and permitting procedures◇Establishment of business plans ◇Financial planning ◇Expansion of sales channels ◇PR/promotion◇Accounting/taxation ◇Social insurance / labor management ◇Trading business ◇Business improvement◇Business succession ◇Use of information technology ◇ Managerial legal work ◇Business practice in Japan*This consultation service provides advice and information to users.
*This consultation service does not act as an agent providing business services, such as preparing documents, submitting notiﬁcations,or introducing business partners.
*This consultation service does not provide consultations related to daily life.
administrative procedures legal spesialist, SME management consultants, tax accountants,■Consultant: Various experts *Certiﬁedlawyers, trade advisors, etc.

■Interpreter: If necessary, we will provide an interpreter.
■Consultation fee: Free (consultation time: about 1 to 2 hours)■Consultation date and time: [Reservation required] Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(excluding holidays and year-end and New Year holidays)WEB form

1 How to apply

英語・日本語

Telephone (English/Japanese)

Japanesehttps://www.aibsc.jp/support/17353/

Englishhttps://www.aibsc.jp/support/17354/

Chinesehttps://www.aibsc.jp/support/17355/

０５２-５６３-１４３５
Tuesdays and Fridays 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
(Excluding holidays and year-end and New Year holidays)

Portuguese https://www.aibsc.jp/support/17356/

Please tell us the following information.

Please enter and send the following information.

1. Name 2. Nationality 3. Language 4. Status of residence 5. Cell phone number
6. Email address 7. Details of your consultation(Please let us know as speciﬁcally as possible.)2 Scheduling We will contact you by phone or email to set up a consultation date and time.
*To select an appropriate expert, we may ask you to go over the details of your consultation.

3Consultation Please visit our center. An expert will consult with you.
*If necessary, we will provide an interpreter.
(Languages other than English, Chinese, and Portuguese can also be used in consultations.)

Aichi Foreign Entrepreneur & Manager Support CenterServices
Provided by

Aichi Industry Promotion Organization

4 - 4 -38 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450 - 0002
Aichi Industry & Labor Center (WINC AICHI) 14th ﬂoor

Status of residenceCompany establishment◆ I have heard that I need the status of residence of “BusinessManager” to start a business. What are the requirements?

◆I want to know about the procedures for establishing acompany.

◆Currently, I am working as an ofﬁce worker with the status ofresidence of “Engineer, Specialist in Humanities, InternationalServices.” Can I start a business with this status of residence?

◆Which should I do ﬁrst, conduct procedures for establishing acompany, or acquire the status of residence of “BusinessManager”?

Licensing andpermitting procedures

Establishment ofa business plan

◆I want to know about licensing and permitting and theprocedures necessary to open a restaurant.

◆ I want to start a business using my expertise, but I do notknow how to create a business plan.

◆ I wa nt to k n ow a b o u t t h e n e cess a r y lice nsin g a n dpermit tin g procedures for openin g an independentpractice in the construction industry.

◆ I want to create a speciﬁc business plan to receive a loanfrom a ﬁnancial institution.

Common consultations

Business improvement

Accounting/taxation◆ I want to improve my proﬁts t r u c t u re b e c a u s e my t ra d i n gbusiness making a loss.
◆ I want to come up with measures
to boost sales of my store thatsells food products from my homecountry.

◆ I wa nt k n ow t h e dif fe re n ce inaccounting /tax processing
between a sole proprietor and acorporation.

Social insurance /labor management

Use of information
technology

Trading business◆ W h a t w i l l h a p p e n t o my s o c i a linsurance if I quit my job and starta business?

◆ What kind of preparations should I
ma ke w h e n s el l i n g p ro d u c t sonline?
◆ What should I do to at tract
customers using social media
platforms?

◆I want to know about theprocedures necessary to importfood products from my country
and sell them in Japan.

◆ W h a t s h o u l d I p ay a t te n t i o n towhen hiring employees/part-timeworkers?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1. Are all your consultations free of charge?
Yes, they are free. Interpreters are also available free of charge if
needed. However, this consulting service only provides advice,information, etc. and does not act as an agent providing businessservices, such as preparing documents, submitting notiﬁcations, orintroducing business partners.

Q2. Can I receive advice as many times as I want?
Yes, you can. To start a business, you may need to consult with relevant
experts regarding your status of residence, establishment of businessplans, accounting/taxation, and other ﬁelds. Please feel free to use ourservices as often as needed. (However, we may limit the number ofconsultations depending on the state of congestion.)◆What should I pay at tention towhen exporting used cars?

Q3. Are other languages available?
Currently, only Japanese and English for telephone reception, andJapanese, English, Chinese, and Portuguese for the WEB form areavailable. However, we can provide interpreters in other languages
during consultations. Please contact us for details.

Q4. Can I receive advice online?
Yes, you can receive advice online via Zoom. If you wish to do so, please
consult with us when you apply.

Q5. Are there cases where there are
no experts available?
If we cannot arrange an appropriate expert depending on the details ofyour consultation, we will provide all possible information, such as
introducing other support organizations.

〈Contact〉（Excluding holidays and year-end and New Year）

052-715 -3075 [Japanese] Monday-Friday 9:00-17:30（Excluding holidays and year-end and New Year）

Email： afemsc@aibsc.jp [Japanese, English, Chinese, Portuguese]
Aichi Industry & Labor Center (WINC AICHI) 14F,4 - 4 -38 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya 450 - 0002

Nakamura
PoliceStation●To Tokyo

Sakura-Dori Exit

Telephone: 052-563 -1435 [English/Japanese]
Tuesdays and Fridays 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

JR Central Towers

Aichi Industry Promotion OrganizationN
JR Nagoya Station

Services
Provided byTo Osaka
Taiko-Dori Exit

Aichi Foreign Entrepreneur & Manager Support Center●Meitetsu●Kintetsu

SakuraStreet●Dai Nagoya Building

Exit 5 of the Unimall underground shopping avenue Street●Nagoya Building
MIDLANDSQUARE

WINC AICHI●Nagoya Mitsui Building

NishikiStreet●Mode Gakuen Spiral Towers
Hirokoji Street