2012年度の活動報告

Musashi University Faculty of Economics Department of Management　Noriyuki Takahashi

1. Overview of activities in 2012

This year, we carried out three main activities.

The first was a field survey, the second was the holding of a community business course as an attempt to nurture local leaders in community business, and the third was a lecture held in collaboration with Waseda University.

Regarding on-site research, this year (2011), on-site interviews were conducted in three locations (Yokote City, Akita Prefecture; Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture; and Minami Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture). As for courses, a total of six lectures, seminars, presentations, etc. related to the community business course, which is being held jointly with Nerima Ward, were held. In addition, as a new attempt, five research courses were held, providing a forum for collaboration between people who are already running community businesses. Including these research courses, a total of 11 courses have been held in collaboration with Nerima Ward.

Thirdly, in collaboration with Waseda University's Entrepreneurship Research Group, we invited Associate Professor Donna Kelly of Babson College, the number one school in the United States for entrepreneurial education, to give a lecture.

Table 1. Outline of the field survey

times	schedule	Themes etc.	Main Contents
１	2012 June 1 - 2	Field survey Akita City, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture Regional revitalization	We conducted interviews with government officials and others to learn about the current status and challenges of community business revitalization measures in Akita City and Yokote City.
２	2013 March 11 to 16th	Field survey Amami City, Kagoshima Prefecture Regional revitalization	We interviewed people about the Sports Island Concept and Shima Expo, focusing on the role that small businesses and community activities play.
３	2013 March 27 to 31st	Field survey Minami Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture Regional revitalization	We conducted interviews with business executives and government officials to see examples of how community cohesion has led to the sustainable development of the local economy.

This year marks the fourth year of the community business course, with a total of nearly 300 participants (296 people) this year. In addition to lectures, seminars, 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

	Date and time	Content	Location (Both Musashi University)
1st	Thursday, August 23, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Learning from advanced examples of community business Guest speakers: Kazuma Nishitsuji and Kyoko Kotegawa	Building 8, 6th floor 8604classroom 62Name (Number of participants, same below)
2nd time	Thursday, August 30, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Community Business Plan Creation Lecturer: Ei Nagasawa	Building 8, 6th floor 8604classroom 55First name
3rd	Thursday, September 6, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Community business practice examples in Nerima Ward Lecturers: Ayako Ueki, Tsuyoshi Oyamada, Takahiro Tanaka	Building 8, 6th floor 8604classroom 53First name
4th	Thursday, September 13, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Nerima Ward Regional Issues and Group Discussions (Exercises) Lecturer: Ei Nagasawa	Building 8, 6th floor 8601、8602、8604classroom 48First name
5th	Thursday, September 27, 2012 18時00分～20時30分	Interim presentation and mutual advice	８号館6Floor 8604classroom 45First name
6th	Saturday, October 20, 2012 13時00分～18時00分	Final Announcement	Building 8, 7th floor 8702classroom 33First name

Starting this year, in addition to the regular community business courses, five community business "research" courses were also held. The regular courses are aimed at people who are about to start a business, and focus on providing guidance on know-how, starting with the mindset required. However, the research courses are aimed at people who want to learn more about community business and those who have already started a business, and cover the environment surrounding community business and hot topics in the field. Although it was the first year, there were more applications than the capacity was available, and the number of participants did not decrease significantly with each session.

Table 3. Overview of the Community Business Research Course

	Date and time	Content	Location (Both Musashi University)
1st	Thursday, October 25, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Community management (management of social enterprises that draw out the power of the community) Guest: Takuji Hiroishi (CEO of Enpublic Co., Ltd.)	Building 8, 7th floor 8701classroom 35Name (Number of participants, same below)
2nd time	Thursday, November 1, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Public-private partnerships (partnership between the government and the private sector): Systems and methods that social enterprises can use Guest: Mr. Kozo Kurata (Director of Planning and Development, Local Government Public-Private Partnership Research Foundation)	Building 8, 7th floor 8701classroom 32First name
3rd	Thursday, November 15, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Effective collaboration between community businesses and global companies Guest: Norio Machii (Management Support Group, Nippon Foundation)CSRPlanning Promotion Team Leader)	Building 8, 7th floor 8701classroom 30First name
4th	Thursday, November 29, 2012 18時30分～20時30分	Discovering social problems and their solutions in everyday life Guest: Mako Yoshioka (Nonprofit OrganizationsMadre Bonita Corporation Representative)	Building 8, 7th floor 8701classroom 33First name
5th	Monday, December 15, 2012 18時00分～20時30分	Social media and otherITUsing tools: Social media tips to help you run a social enterprise Guest: Hayato Ikeda (blogger, co-representative of intermediary support organization "Tenten")	Building 8, 7th floor 8701classroom 26First name

The lecture, held in collaboration with the Waseda University Entrepreneur Study Group, took place on Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 6:30pm to 8:20pm in Room 201 of Waseda University Building 14. The theme was Entrepreneurial Activities Beyond Borders.

Study Group