Cross-border e-commerce begins with IT subsidies

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Digital Studio has been certified as an "IT introduction support business" in the "FY2018 Supplementary IT Introduction Support Project for Improving Productivity in Services, etc." An
"IT introduction support business" is a business that sells "IT tools" to small and medium-sized enterprises and can support applications for IT introduction subsidies from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. With
our certification as an "IT introduction support business," businesses that want to use the IT introduction subsidy to set up a cross-border e-commerce site (using Live-Commerce) can apply to us through the secretariat, and we will support you in introducing Live-Commerce and inputting the subsidy application in collaboration with a small and medium-sized enterprise management consultant. If your application is accepted
, the subsidy will cover half the cost of the Live-Commerce cross-border e-commerce construction plan.
We hope you will take advantage of this "IT introduction subsidy" to set up a cross-border e-commerce site with Live-Commerce and take a bold step into your overseas sales business.


This year's IT implementation subsidy is up to 4.5 million yen
The " IT Introduction Subsidy " aims to "build a strong economy by improving productivity" for small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses. The
"IT Introduction Subsidy 2019" subsidizes part of the mexico whatsapp data costs of introducing IT tools (software, services, etc.), and the upper limit of the subsidy was raised to 4.5 million yen in fiscal 2019.


The biggest change is that the subsidy amount has increased, which may make it more difficult to apply and lower the adoption rate.
By introducing IT tools to improve productivity, half of the cost will be subsidized, although there is a cap on the subsidy amount.
Furthermore, starting this year, the call for proposals has been divided into Type A and Type B, with different call periods and subsidy amounts.
For inquiries about how to apply for the IT introduction subsidy, please click here

The current IT implementation subsidy is divided into Type A and Type B, as follows:

Type A
If at least one of the eight business processes and a total of two or more processes are included, the project falls under Type A. The subsidy amount is between 400,000 and 1.5 million yen.

Second application period: July 17th to August 23rd (first application period has already ended)
Subsidy upper and lower limits: Upper limit: less than 1.5 million yen Lower limit: 400,000 yen
Subsidy rate: within 1/2
Eligible expenses: Software costs, implementation-related costs
Type B
If the business process includes three or more of the eight business processes, or a total of two or more processes from all processes, it will be classified as Type B. The subsidy amount is 1.5 million to 4.5 million yen.

Second application period: July 17th to August 23rd (first application period has already ended)
Subsidy upper and lower limits: Upper limit: 4.5 million yen Lower limit: 1.5 million yen or more
Subsidy rate: within 1/2
Eligible expenses: Software costs, implementation-related costs
Applications for the second round of subsidies (starting July 17th) will require at least 14 to 21 business days to process, so we ask that customers considering applying contact us as soon as possible.