Support for crowds such as restaurants with reduced sales March 5 at 16:53
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, there has been a movement to support small and medium-sized businesses, such as restaurants, whose sales have temporarily declined, using the Internet's crowdfunding mechanism.
Last week, an IT company in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, launched a crowdfunding mechanism to raise funds through the Internet to support small businesses and individual businesses affected by the spread of the new coronavirus.
This is intended for restaurants and lodging facilities whose sales have temporarily decreased due to cancellation of events or reservations, as well as event companies, etc., and giving return gifts to those who provided funds. It is a condition to use the mechanism.
If you pass the screening, it will be posted on the dedicated site of this IT company and you can raise funds widely.
The application period is until the end of this month, and there have been over 100 applications so far.
Of these, the company that runs a izakaya in Kawasaki City wants to raise funds through crowdfunding in order to use it for the immediate cash flow, as the cancellation of reservations has been made for 1,400 people at four stores in total I believe.
The company will give the fund provider a discount voucher that can be used at the store at a later date.
Manager Yuki Hirai said, "We see the image of donations from future customers. The damage increases while we are worried, so we will act more and more when the situation subsides. I want to be able to play an active part. "
According to Yoko Shinohara, CEO of CAMPFIRE, which launched the support system through crowdfunding, "I am surprised that there are applications from a wide range of industries and regions and the impact is affecting the whole country. We want you to take advantage of it because it can be procured. "
There are other moves to launch a crowdfunding support mechanism, and attention is being focused on how far SMEs can meet the funding needs.