"Business Manager Maesato Vol.3 For the near future"
Something that can be seen a little ahead
Just as there are those who lament the lack of places to sing and perform, I hope that this situation, in which everyone has lost a place to learn, be recognized, and shine, will be a moment of energy for those who are looking forward.
If a business entity is defined as an organization with personality and is called a corporation, then this business entity is undoubtedly a living entity, and in the midst of this unprecedented crisis, no matter how hard people try to resist, they have been forced into a situation that is beyond their control by individual efforts, and everyone has strong expectations for politics and administration.
While some lives are being saved at this very moment thanks to the support measures being taken by the national and local governments, I think that shortly after this turmoil has died down, we will be faced with the reality that many more lives were lost, struggling and gasping for breath.
The reality is that the lives we see in our everyday lives, in the ordinary streets, have disappeared without anyone to look after them.
A business is made up of individuals with their own wills who come together around a core of strong will and ambition, but why did they come together? It's a series of coincidences, coincidences, coincidences... and ultimately, when you get down to it, it becomes a kind of fate, a necessary thing.
If such a business goes out of business, it means the loss of employment and social contributions, activities that have been taken for granted. This means that individuals are deprived of a place to learn, thrive, be recognized, and connect with the real world, putting their very livelihoods at risk.
Therefore, the individuals who create a business entity may try to protect that entity, which is a collection of inevitable events, no matter what.A business entity is a collection of individuals, and because each individual has their own will, it shines and is precious.
Business entities that should belong to each individual sometimes separate individuals from their owners, either by the people who created them or by their agents.This is a choice that the business can make in order to survive, but whatever the reason, abandoning the responsibility of employment will remain a scar on the business.
To survive now
The "Employment Adjustment Subsidy" will now provide compensation to individuals who have gathered at businesses. For businesses that must continue employing employees, the payment of up to 90% is nothing but good news.
Needless to say, most businesses use the profits they make from their business activities to cover fixed expenses such as salaries, rent, executive compensation, and lease payments.
As the name suggests, the "employment adjustment subsidy" is a subsidy for employment, subsidizing the salaries of individuals (employees) with whom an "employment relationship" exists, and therefore does not cover executive remuneration, which is an "agency relationship."
In other words, fixed costs other than salaries must be covered by some means, but if these fixed costs cannot be covered, the business entity cannot exist even if it receives employment subsidies, and as a result, employment cannot be continued.
The "Sustainability Subsidy" was established to help businesses cover other fixed expenses, and provides up to 2 million yen. The "Sustainability Subsidy" is paid according to the percentage of sales decline, but it is extremely easy to obtain the maximum 2 million yen. Since all you need to do is compare sales for any given month with the sales for the same month last year, you can make any number of adjustments.
However, even if they receive 2 million yen, it is an extremely difficult request to expect them to use that money to cover the living expenses of their executives, rent, and other expenses, and there are surely many individuals (business managers) who have created businesses that feel abandoned.
Although 2 million yen seems like a large amount, it is a drop in the bucket for a business with a store in a prime location in Tokyo.
Subsidy Business
Applying for grants, subsidies, and benefits requires a lot of paperwork.
However, before applying, there is a long and incredibly difficult to understand explanation about the grant, called "○○ Grant Payment Guidelines."
This is because they are created by "people who understand the system well," and there is a big gap between their common "basic knowledge" and the "basic knowledge" of the people applying, so I think that people at government offices have no doubt that there is meaning in using difficult language.
The "grant business" is thriving, finding business opportunities in the time-consuming application process.
There are companies that undertake the preparation of complex and bizarre documents and subsidy applications.
Although it varies depending on the company, the most common system is to enter into a contract on a contingency fee basis and pay 20% of the subsidies etc. obtained.
From the perspective of the businesses, if they receive the same subsidy, they can accumulate know-how and format it, so "20% is a pretty lucrative business."
The instantaneous compensation may seem a bit high, but they also provide advice, so I think it could be beneficial for businesses that do not have full-time administrative staff.
Is self-restraint justice?
How many staff do the celebrities and famous people who are currently shouting in the media, "Suspend business operations!" employ? If they employed 100 or 1,000 people, would they be able to honestly say, "Suspend business operations, self-restraint?"
Given that most entertainers are self-employed and do not employ staff, and only have to think about their own living expenses if they lose their income, do these words hold any weight?
How many of the people being interviewed on the street are business owners with large fixed costs to pay every month?
We must be careful not to blindly accept what the media reports without understanding that "facts" are different from "reality," which is created depending on the perspective of the viewer, as this will lead to a misunderstanding of the "facts" that actually occurred.
There is no real justice in the media today.