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A Different Starting Point for Entrepreneurship Found in Small Business Successions in Japan: Taking Over Customers and Equipment First
This article examines the distinction between cumulative matching registrations as of March 2026 and small business succession cases from 2024 by the Japan Finance Corporation (JFC). It compares the takeover processes of a plastic processing company and a butcher shop, analyzing the continuity of customers, equipment, and skills, as well as the capital required post-acquisition.

If the starting point of entrepreneurship is sought only in new products and new stores, the option of taking over an ongoing business is easily overlooked.…
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