1.
local company; local business; community-based enterprise
A business that is based in and serves the local area or community. Emphasizes the company's roots in and connection to the region, as distinct from large national or multinational corporations.
地元企業で働きたい。
I want to work at a local company.
地元企業が祭りのスポンサーになった。
A local company became a sponsor of the festival.
市は地元企業を支援するために、補助金制度を設けている。
The city has established a subsidy program to support local businesses.
Composed of 地元 (local area, home turf) and 企業 (company, enterprise). A common compound in news, local government communications, and job-hunting contexts.
In rural Japan, 地元企業 are often central to the community, providing employment and sponsoring local events. The term carries positive connotations of community involvement and regional identity.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 地元企業に就職する: to get a job at a local company
- 地元企業を応援する: to support local businesses
- 地元企業との連携: cooperation with local businesses
- 地元企業の活性化: revitalization of local businesses
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 中小企業: small and medium-sized enterprise — about size, not location
- 地場産業: local industry — broader, referring to the industry sector of a region
- 大手企業: major corporation — the opposite scale