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Tuesday, December 5, 2023

47Growth×CO-DEJIMA] Regional development accelerator starts collaboration with Nagasaki Prefecture's startup exchange center!

SB Japan K.K., operator of the regional development accelerator "47Growth", will start a partnership with CO-DEJIMA, a startup exchange center in Nagasaki. 47Growth aims to provide a new regional revitalization service that leads to sustainable regional development under the slogan "Make 47 prefectures more vibrant! 47Growth aims to provide a new regional revitalization service that leads to sustainable regional development under the slogan "Make the 47 prefectures more energetic!

What is 47Growth?

47Growth is a platform for creating business co-creation that improves regional vitality by matching regional issues with startups' technologies and ideas. The platform will open Government Accelerator Programs (GAPs) across Japan to create opportunities for business co-creation between regions and startup companies. The growth of startups in local communities will not only help solve local issues, but will also improve the vitality of the community by making it a place of choice for young people to work and live.

Cooperation with CO-DEJIMA

CO-DEJIMA is a base where startup companies with growth potential and those who aspire to become startups, companies, universities, financial institutions, and various other human resources can interact and enhance their ideas and skills to give shape to new services. With a focus on startup support such as coworking space, seminars, workshops, and entrepreneurship training, we support companies engaging in attractive activities in Nagasaki. Please contact us if you have any questions about starting a business or conducting business in Nagasaki.
CO-DEJIMA official website:https://co-dejima.jp/

GAPs ecosystem to be built nationwide

By holding GAPs, we will create an ecosystem in which multiple companies form partnerships in product development, business activities, etc., and while leveraging each other's technology and capital, involve developers, distributors, dealers, advertising media, as well as consumers and society, and create a broad-based coexistence and co-prosperity beyond industry boundaries and regions throughout the country. We will create a nationwide ecosystem of coexistence and co-prosperity beyond industry boundaries and regions.

Consultation with municipalities and companies is available.

■Consultation with municipalities and companies is available
Please feel free to contact us if you are a local government, DMO, or administrative agency that would like to work on regional development through business co-creation with startup companies, or if you are a company that would like to become a supporter of this project.
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0 Venture/start-up companies that want to collaborate with the community
0 Local governments, DMOs, etc. that wish to engage in regional development through start-up support
0 VCs, CVCs, large companies and financial institutions interested in GAPs

Contact us:https://growth.minna-kanko.jp/about

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