2009年度の活動報告
This year (2009), we held six on-site hearings, four lectures and seminars, and three meetings that also served as study sessions.
The on-site interviews were conducted with a view to publishing a compilation of the results of the surveys and research conducted to date.
Through past surveys and research, we have come to the conclusion that the importance of entrepreneurship in community businesses is fundamentally the same as in general businesses. At the same time, it has become clear that even if we describe a successful community business, or even if we describe the business structure or business model itself, it will not provide much useful information for other regions.
It is difficult to imitate successful efforts in other regions, and even if one learns of the achievements of a central figure, it is not possible to copy that figure in other regions.
Therefore, this study group decided to investigate in more detail what kind of network connects the currently popular "things" and "people" (the weft) and what background they came into being (the warp).
Fortunately, based on on-site surveys, lectures, etc., there were some potential regions and businesses that matched this issue, so we decided to look into these in more depth.
Specifically, as described in the "List of Activities in Fiscal Year 2009," we focused on areas where we already had a certain amount of information, such as through past activities such as conducting interviews and inviting people to lectures. This is because a single interview would not be sufficient to clarify the current business environment and networks, as well as the historical background that led to them.
Next, regarding lectures and seminars, starting this fiscal year, we have been able to implement these as a commissioned project by Nerima Ward. One of the goals of this study group is to strengthen ties with the local community, centered around Nerima Ward. One of these goals is to hold lectures and other events primarily aimed at Nerima residents, but attracting attendees has been a challenge. In other words, we struggled to secure the time and effort required to gather a certain number of audience members. However, by strengthening our collaborative relationship with Nerima Ward, this problem has been largely resolved, and the study group's activities have made great progress. This fiscal year, we held one lecture and three seminars. The purpose of the seminars is to train people who want to start community businesses in Nerima Ward, and we hope that these seminars will help increase the number of community business leaders in Nerima Ward in the future.
Finally, we held three study meetings in May, June, and October. The main activities were to discuss the research plan for the fiscal year and to announce and share the results of the interviews.
Next year (2010), we will continue to conduct research and studies in preparation for publication, and as part of our local-related activities, we plan to hold lectures and seminars in collaboration with Nerima Ward, as we did this year.
Table 2009 Activities List
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Date and Time |
theme |
Main Contents |
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2009
September 11-14
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Field survey |
This article covers the process of revitalizing a shopping street that was once said to be like most shopping streets in rural areas across Japan, where "only cats and dogs walk" and "no one will die even if a gun is fired" by adopting the concept of "Showa." This time, we conducted extensive interviews with people involved. |
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October 4, 2009 |
Field survey |
The NPO Entrepreneur Support Network is a nationally renowned intermediary organization for developing entrepreneurs, especially women, who are leaders in community businesses. We interviewed the founder and representative of the organization about the history of its founding and its current situation. |
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3 |
October 8, 2009
October 15, 2009
October 22, 2009
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Seminars |
The seminar was held jointly with Nerima Ward and was led by Mr. Ei Nagasawa, Representative Director of the NPO Community Business Support Center.3The seminar was held for Nerima ward residents. |
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4 |
October 24, 2009 |
Lectures |
Showa50Until around 2000, the hot springs had been steadily declining, but now they are20A lecture on the process over the years of how it has become one of the most popular hot springs in the country. |
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5 |
2009
October 5-6
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Field survey |
A survey was conducted mainly on the management aspects of the theme park, which is the core of Yomitan Village's revitalization project. |
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6 |
February 4-5, 2010 |
Field survey |
past1Having gained an understanding of the current situation through previous interviews and lectures, this time we conducted extensive interviews with people involved in this initiative, including the mayor. |
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February 23, 2010 |
Field survey |
The Onda shopping district in Shimo-Suwa-machi, Nagano Prefecture, was slowly losing its former glory as a key road location and an industrial center, but thanks to the efforts of the Okamisan Association and the establishment of a manufacturing space in the shopping district, it is regaining its vitality. We covered this process. |
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2010
March 8-9
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Field survey |
Among the incubators around the country, the Hanamaki City Entrepreneurship Support Center is famous as one of the few successful cases. Based on the hypothesis that the success of the center is largely due to the existence of the industry-academia-government community called the Iwate Network System, which was formed before the incubator was established and is centered around the Hanamaki Industrial Club and Iwate University, we conducted a preliminary interview a year ago. This time, based on the same hypothesis, we expanded the scope of our interviews and conducted a survey. |
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9 |
May 9, 2009 |
First meeting |
Formulation of annual plan |
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10 |
June 17, 2009 |
Second meeting |
Deciding on annual plan |
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11 |
October 17, 2009
March 26, 2009
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The third meeting |
Progress report |