Decreased sales with the new Corona A keen voice at a conference for small and medium-sized businesses May 5 12:05
A counseling meeting is held nationwide, where lawyers receive various consultations from small and medium-sized businesses whose sales have decreased due to the new coronavirus.
This council is held free of charge by lawyers' organizations that support small and medium-sized enterprises, and on the 5th, more than 20 lawyers nationwide consult with the video conference system and telephone.
Of these, the hotel manager received a consultation saying that the income will further decrease due to the extension of the emergency declaration, and if it remains as it is, the funds will be short and the rent of the building cannot be paid, and the lawyer in charge will advise on how to pay the rent was doing.
In addition, the owner of the restaurant complained that “Sales decreased by 70%. I am applying for a loan to a public institution, but I am in trouble because of the time”, explaining the method of bridge financing. It was.
Since there are many urgent consultations that income is reduced at a stretch due to holidays and shortening of business hours, and there is almost no funds at hand, Tatsuro Oyaku, the lead secretary of the group, said, "I think that the consultation desk is limited during the consecutive holidays. However, I would like to support using a nationwide network. "
The consultation is held until the 6th (10 am-5pm), and reservations are accepted on the website of the sponsoring organization, "Japan Legal Alliance".
https://japan-legal-alliance.jp/