2011年度の活動報告

Musashi University Faculty of Economics Department of Management　Noriyuki Takahashi

1. Overview of activities in fiscal year 2011

This year, we carried out two main activities.
The first is to conduct on-site surveys, and the second is to hold community business courses as an attempt to train local people to take on community businesses.

Regarding on-site surveys, this year (2011) on-site interviews were conducted in three locations (four times in total) (Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture; Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture; and community businesses in Kyoto City), and six lectures, seminars, presentations, etc. were held in relation to the Community Business Course, which is being conducted jointly with Nerima Ward.

As for the output based on the on-site interviews in Ishigaki City, a textbook was compiled to be used in courses, etc. For Amami City, detailed on-site surveys will be conducted, and a textbook will be compiled in the same way as for Ishigaki City, during fiscal year 2012.

Table 1. Outline of the field survey

times	schedule	Themes etc.	Main Contents
1	2011 July 4th to 8th	Field survey Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture (1) Regional revitalization	The overall picture of the current situation in Ishigaki City was grasped through the efforts of government officials and others.
2	2011 November 25-26	Field survey Kyoto City Community Business	In addition to individual companies, we also investigated the incubation function that fosters community businesses.
3	2012 March 12-18	Field survey Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture Regional revitalization	We interviewed government officials and others, as well as small businesses that utilize local resources to expand their business, and investigated the possibilities for development unique to Amami and relationships with local companies.
4	2012 March 25-31	Field survey Ishigaki City, Okinawa Prefecture (2) Regional revitalization	As one possibility in Ishigaki City, we investigated the possibility of taking advantage of new initiatives such as private lodgings, and developed a textbook in conjunction with the survey conducted in July.

This year marks the third year of the community business course, with a total of over 250 participants this year. In addition to lectures, workshops, and presentations held at the university, individual consultations were also held between the midterm and final presentations, and as a result, some of the students have actually started community businesses.

Table 2. Overview of community courses

times	Date and Time	Themes etc.	participants
1	August 24, 2011 18時30分～20時30分	Community Business Overview Speaker: Ei Nagasawa, Representative Director of NPO Community Business Support Center	50people
2	August 31, 2011 18時30分～20時30分	Lectures from experienced people Lecturer: Tomoichiro Kitaike, CEO of Town Kitchen Co., Ltd. Lecturer: Toshitaka Imami, CEO of Senior Village Co., Ltd.	47people
3	September 7, 2011 18:30-20:30	Group discussion The aim is to share participants' ideas with the entire course and develop them into something better.	45First name
4	September 10, 2011 18時30分～20時30分	How to develop a business plan Speaker: Yoshiaki Murakami, Japan Institute for Financial Studies	44First name
5	September 28, 2011 18時30分～20時30分	Interim report Participants will give presentations focusing on business opportunities	40First name
6	December 3, 2011 10:00-16:00	Final Announcement Participants will present what they have created up to the end of their business plan.	26First name

Note: In addition to this, 15 individual interviews were conducted between the interim presentations and the final presentations.

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