日本中小企业发展状况及发展预测

Foreword
Introductory notes
Part I Recent trends in the small business sector
Chapter 1 Business trends in the small business sector..........2
1 Business confidence in the small business sector ...........2
2 Small manufacturing sector production and inventory indices .......8
3 Trends in corporate earnings ...........10
4 Bankruptcy trends ..........................12
Chapter 2 Trends in capital investment........17
1 Trends in capital investment among small and medium manufacturers ............17
2 Trends in capital investment among small and medium wholesalers .........20
3 Trends in capital investment among small and medium retailers ..........21
4 Trends in capital investment among small and medium service enterprises .......22
Chapter 3 Employment trends ........23
1 Employment trends by size .........23
2 Changes in forms of employment ....26
3 The Impact of IT on employment trends: The U.S. experience.......29
Chapter 4 Trends in financing ...............31
1 Financing patterns in the small business sector .........31
2 Lending to small and medium enterprises ......34
Chapter 5 Overseas expansion by small and medium enterprises.......37
1 Overseas investment by small and medium enterprises.........37
2 Trends in imports and exports of typical small business products ..........41
Chapter 6 Trends in the development of commerce and industry organizations ..........44
1 Moves to merge and expand the geographical spread of commerce
and industry organizations .........44
2 Developing the infrastructure for commerce and industry organizations ..........46
3 Facilitating the merger and geographical spread of commerce
and industry organizations ..........46
Part II Action required of small and medium enterprises in order to adapt
smoothly to economic structural change
Chapter 1 Business innovation by small and medium enterprises........48
Section 1 Becoming a self-sustaining enterprise ................48
Section 2 Cross-industry issues.............57
Section 3 Issues within industries ..........83
Section 4 Business innovation in the information age.............129
Chapter 2 Startups: Present and future ......144
Section 1 General trends in startups.......144
Section 2 Small and medium enterprises responding to new social needs ..............150
Section 3 Stimulating startups: Expanding the frontiers of business .........160
Section 4 Assessment of small business support measures ..................191