PROGRAMS
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- PROGRAMS
Support for Human Resource Development
Fostering Entrepreneurial Mindsets
- “Entrepreneur Egg School for Elementary School Students” Program for Elementary School Students
This program is designed to learn about the structure of society and the economy, and learn how they work through games. There are twilight school sessions where students experience business models. Workshops where they learn how to create new ideas together with their parents also available. - “Entrepreneur Education Programs” for Elementary and Junior High School Students
The city of Nagoya offers entrepreneur education as part of supplementary career education in schools, in collaboration with the education board. - “NAGOYA TEENS AI CAMP” for Junior and High School Students
Students learn programming by using IT and AI, as well as developing problem-solving skills in workshops. - “Startup Youth Camp” for High School Students
Participants experience starting a company and developing a business by creating a new business idea in a workshop. - “Deep-Tech Program SORA Lab” for High School Students
The city of Nagoya organizes a practical workshop on the theme of “Aerospace” in collaboration with universities and plans overseas trips to observe state-of-the-art technology.
Creating innovators
- NAGOYA BOOST 10000
NAGOYA BOOST 10000 implements programs that help participants acquire the knowledge and skills required for new business development, and experience the product & service-development process through the commercialization of business ideas. The program also organizes pitch events for the presentation of business ideas and creation of business opportunities. - Innovator Support through Various Programs “TRY”
For the purpose of gathering unique programs from the public, the City of Nagoya selects new support programs performed in the city center area, aimed at innovators to provide financial and advertising support.
Cultivating global entrepreneurs
- GLOW TECH NAGOYA
“GLOW TECH NAGOYA” is a program that supports the rapid growth of startup companies that are aiming for global expansion, in the hope of creating world-class, top-level startup companies.
Building startup support systems
- “STASUPPO” Startup Support Community
In order to promote the further growth of local startup companies, “STASUPPO” builds systems that enable the provision of multi-faceted support for businesses, and it also holds networking events.
Financial Support
Subsidizing business establishment
- Subsidy for Supporting Startup Companies
The City of Nagoya provides subsidies to persons starting new businesses in Nagoya, and personnel of small and medium-sized companies within the city that have been established within the past five years, for the purpose of covering a portion of the expenses required for business establishment, etc.
Contributing to venture funds
- STATION Ai Central Japan Fund 1
In collaboration with Aichi Prefecture and so on, the City of Nagoya makes contributions to the “STATION Ai Central Japan Fund 1” with the aims of supporting the growth of local startup companies, and attracting startup companies from other regions.
Supporting development of sales channels
- Project for Supporting Cultivation of Sales Channels by Startups, etc.
In order to support business development and the cultivation of sales channels, the City of Nagoya provides subsidies to small and medium-sized companies, etc. that are headquartered in Nagoya, for the purpose of covering a portion of their expenses related to newly opening offices that will serve as bases within the 23 wards of Tokyo.Project for Supporting Cultivation of Sales Channels by Startups, etc.
Subsidies for Expanding into Nagoya
- Startup Subsidy for Companies Outside Nagoya City to Start Businesses
For the purpose of attracting companies from outside Nagoya City, this program assists with a part of the expenses necessary to open a new office.
Support for Co-creation
Promoting Co-creation for Startups and Companies
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The City of Nagoya organizes events that provide business matching and hands-on support for regional startups and companies to accelerate their collaboration.
- Sustainable Support for Open Innovation “CIRCLE”
Co-creation coordinators always support startups and companies to accelerate open innovations.
- Open Innovation Pitch Event “CROSS”
The City of Nagoya hosts open innovation pitch events and networking.
Support for Demonstration Experiments
Supporting social demonstrations of advanced technologies
- Hatch Technology NAGOYA
This program supports companies with advanced technologies by facilitating social demonstrations to accelerate research and development (R&D) and the implementation of these technologies in Nagoya City.- Social Issue Proposal Support
This project provides management and financial support to companies conducting social demonstrations using advanced technologies to solve issues assigned by Nagoya City. - Test Field Offer Support
This project offers test fields to companies for their social demonstrations. It also assists companies in finding the appropriate technical supporters within the industry-academy-government network for management support.
- Social Issue Proposal Support
Promoting demonstrations in downtown areas
- Project for Promoting Downtown Demonstrations by Startups, etc.
With the aim of establishing Nagoya as a ""demonstration-experiment city,"" where start-up companies and so on gather and actively conduct social proofs in the city, demonstration-experiment environments are built at private-sector ""field locations,"" and the demonstration and implementation of advanced technologies are promoted through the solution of social problems.
Specifically, the project provides management and support for the demonstration costs of demonstration-experiment projects that are formed by matching social issues in the private sector with proposed solutions by start-up companies and so on with advanced technologies.
Community Formation
Engaging in exchanges with entrepreneurs, etc.
- NAGOYA CONNÉCT
In collaboration with “Venture Café,” which is well-known worldwide, NAGOYA CONNÉCT holds gatherings mainly at Nagono Campus and online, mostly from around 5 p.m. to around 9 p.m. on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. This is a community event in which entrepreneurs, companies (top-level managers, new business managers, etc.), VCs, CVCs and other investors, incubators, accelerators, students, university staff, government officials and other diverse personnel can freely participate, and it promotes learning and exchanges regarding innovation through lectures, workshops, networking, and other activities.
Building startup support systems
- “STASUPPO” Startup Support Community
In order to promote the further growth of local startup companies, “STASUPPO” builds systems that enable the provision of multi-faceted support for businesses, and it also holds networking events.
Cultivating global entrepreneurs
- GLOW TECH NAGOYA
“GLOW TECH NAGOYA” is a program that supports the rapid growth of startup companies that are aiming for global expansion, in the hope of creating world-class, top-level startup companies.
Globalization
Promoting Globalization of Startup Ecosystem
- Tech GALA Japan
The City of Nagoya organizes large-scale events that gather entrepreneurs and investors from both the metropolitan area and overseas to help regional startups expand internationally and accelerate the globalization of the startup ecosystem.
Supporting matching between local manufacturing companies and foreign firms
- Foreign Firm Invitation Promotion Project by Aichi Prefecture and the City of Nagoya
In collaboration with Aichi Prefecture, this project provides hands-on support and business match making with regional manufacturing companies to encourage foreign firms to expand into the region.Invitation to the Foreign Company Attraction Promotion Program
Cultivating global entrepreneurs
- GLOW TECH NAGOYA
“GLOW TECH NAGOYA” is a program that supports the rapid growth of startup companies that are aiming for global expansion, in the hope of creating world-class, top-level startup companies.
Engaging in exchanges with entrepreneurs, etc.
- NAGOYA CONNÉCT
In collaboration with “Venture Café,” which is well-known worldwide, NAGOYA CONNÉCT holds gatherings mainly at Nagono Campus and online, mostly from around 5 p.m. to around 9 p.m. on the second and fourth Fridays of the month. This is a community event in which entrepreneurs, companies (top-level managers, new business managers, etc.), VCs, CVCs and other investors, incubators, accelerators, students, university staff, government officials and other diverse personnel can freely participate, and it promotes learning and exchanges regarding innovation through lectures, workshops, networking, and other activities.
Attracting Companies
Subsidizing attraction of companies
- Attracting Companies
The City of Nagoya has been working to attract start-ups, ICT companies, and foreign companies that can innovate through collaboration with existing manufacturing industries, as well as the head office functions of such, and this is expected to have a substantial ripple effect on the local economy.
Various subsidy schemes are available for setting up offices in the city, so please take advantage of them and consider setting up in Nagoya, a city offering diverse potential.
J-Startup CENTRAL
J-Startup CENTRAL
- J-Startup CENTRAL
“J-Startup CENTRAL” is a project in which the Central Japan Startup Ecosystem Consortium collaborates with the Chubu Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to provide strong support for promising startup companies in the regions of Aichi Prefecture, The City of Nagoya, and Hamamatsu City. This is a regional version of “J-Startup,” in which companies are selected by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Support for Innovation
Supporting Research & Development in Collaboration with Universities and Research Institutes
- Innovation Creation Support Project in R&D “NAGOYA RESEARCH BRIDGE”
Universities and Research Institutes offer their research results and technical information to regional companies facing difficulties in new product development .They also provide collaborative support through business matching.