地 元 企 業(じもときぎょう)

じもときぎょう

noun

local company; local business

businesswork

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(じもときぎょう)で働(はたら)きたい。

I want to work at a local company.

地元企業(じもときぎょう)が祭(まつ)りのスポンサーになった。

A local company became a sponsor of the festival.

市(し)は地元企業(じもときぎょう)を支援(しえん)するために、補助金(ほじょきん)制度(せいど)を設(もう)けている。

The city has established a subsidy program to support local businesses.

Composed of 地元(じもと) (local area, home turf) and 企業(きぎょう) (company, enterprise). A common compound in news, local government communications, and job-hunting contexts.

In rural Japan, 地元企業(じもときぎょう) 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(じもときぎょう)に就職(しゅうしょく)する: to get a job at a local company
地元企業(じもときぎょう)を応援(おうえん)する: to support local businesses
地元企業(じもときぎょう)との連携(れんけい): cooperation with local businesses
地元企業(じもときぎょう)の活性化(かっせいか): revitalization of local businesses

Similar words

中小企業(ちゅうしょうきぎょう): small and medium-sized enterprise — about size, not location
地場産業(じばさんぎょう): local industry — broader, referring to the industry sector of a region
大手企業(おおてきぎょう): major corporation — the opposite scale

Related Words

Compare: 中小企業(ちゅうしょうきぎょう) (small and medium-sized enterprise)

Compare: 地場(じば)産業(さんぎょう) (local industry)

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