{"id":3882,"date":"2022-10-11T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T06:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirror-polish.com\/uncategorized\/20210709\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T10:37:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T01:37:57","slug":"20210709","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mirror-polish.com\/en\/blog\/20210709\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuko Akabane, our president and CEO, was commissioned as a &#8220;Reiwa 3rd Year Small and Medium Enterprise Supporter&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our CEO, Yuko Akabane, has been commissioned as a &#8220;Small and Medium Enterprise Supporter&#8221; by the Organization for Small &amp; Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (hereafter referred to as SME Support).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Comment from representative Akabane after being commissioned by a small business supporter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When I was appointed as a small and medium enterprise supporter, I wondered what I could do, but because I have received a lot of support from SME Support, I am well aware of its importance and convenience. It is also true.I believe that I was in charge of communicating this to many people.Small and medium-sized enterprises that support 70% of employment in Japan.The stronger the small and medium-sized enterprises, the stronger Japan becomes. I will do my best to achieve that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a small business supporter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSmall and Medium Enterprise Supporter\u201d is a system established in 2019 by the Small and Medium Enterprise Organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SME supporters are commissioned by managers and representatives of local support organizations who have made significant contributions to the success of small and medium-sized enterprises and small businesses and the development of the region. Together with SME support organizations in other regions, we support SMEs and micro businesses facing various issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At SME Support, together with more than 200 SME supporters, we support the development of regional economies and the success of SMEs and small businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Small and medium-sized enterprise supporter in 2021<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, the Small and Medium Enterprise Organization commissioned 65 new people to be SME supporters in order to further expand the &#8220;SME supporter&#8221; system, and our president, Yuko Akabane, was also commissioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under this system, which started in 2019, about 150 people have been commissioned nationwide so far, 13 people in the six prefectures of Tohoku and 3 people in Miyagi Prefecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to this request, I will do my best to develop the Japanese economy and everyone as a member of the small and medium-sized enterprise supporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SME support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency has established &#8220;Small and Medium Enterprise Colleges&#8221; in nine locations nationwide. Through practical training for managers and administrators, support is being provided for human resource development that supports SMEs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TDC employees also attend the &#8220;Small and Medium Enterprise College&#8221; and take various courses such as training for young employees, seminars on production management, training for mid-career managers, training for successors, financial management seminars, and labor management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, we provide support for exhibiting at exhibitions, web marketing systems such as J-GoodTech, and support for management resources such as people, goods, and money that are important for small and medium-sized enterprises at low prices and free of charge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our CEO, Yuko Akabane, has been commissioned as a &#8220;Small and Medium Enterprise Supporter&#8221; by the Organization for Small &amp; Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan (hereafter referred to as SME Support). 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