PROGRAMS

Fostering entrepreneurial mindsets

• “Entrepreneur Egg School for Elementary School Students” Program for Elementary School Students
  This is a hands-on program in which participants learn about how society and the economy work through games and other activities, as well as interactions with local entrepreneurs. Through financial education, the program provides content that cannot normally be learned at school, and this supports the development of entrepreneurial awareness and entrepreneurial qualities.

  Entrepreneur Egg School for Elementary School Students

• “Nagoya Startup 1 Day / 2 Days” Program for Junior High School Students
  This is a program in which participants learn about starting IT businesses through activities such as practical lectures on app development and so on, and speeches from local entrepreneurs. The program is based on programming education, and provides content that is ordinarily not possible to learn about in school. This content helps the participants to foster an awareness of entrepreneurship and develop entrepreneur-like qualities.

  Nagoya Startup 1 Day / 2 Days

• “Startup Youth Camp” for High School Students
  This is a practical entrepreneur development program aimed at high school students. It features lectures aimed at raising interest in entrepreneurship in general, and workshops and presentations for experiencing entrepreneurship through creating business ideas while acquiring practical knowledge, information, and so on.

  Startup Youth Camp

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.

NAGOYA BOOST 10000

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.

GLOW TECH NAGOYA

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.

STASUPPO

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.

Subsidy for Supporting Startup Companies

Contributing to venture funds

• STATION Ai Central Japan No. 1 Fund
  In collaboration with Aichi Prefecture and so on, the City of Nagoya makes contributions to the “STATION Ai Central Japan No. 1 Fund” with the aims of supporting the growth of local startup companies, and attracting startup companies from other regions.

STATION Ai Central Japan No. 1 Fund

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.

Subsidizing entry of startups into Nagoya

• Subsidies for Promotion of Gathering of Startups
  In order to promote the further gathering of startup companies in Nagoya, the City of Nagoya provides subsidies to startup companies for the purpose of covering a portion of their expenses related to opening offices that will serve as new bases within the city.

Subsidies for Promotion of Gathering of Startups

Matching business companies and startups

• NAGOYA Movement
  This is a program that supports matching between startup companies and business companies*, and the subsequent creation of businesses. In order to further increase the reliability of co-creation following matching, NAGOYA Movement implements various types of programs, such as seminars that are aimed at the acquisition of skills and so on that are necessary for co-creation. Furthermore, following matching between startup companies and existing companies, NAGOYA Movement implements in-person support that is aimed at the joint development of specific products and services.
  *Large companies, medium-sized companies, and small & medium-sized companies that are already in a unique business domain

NAGOYA Movement

Providing support through co-creation promotion coordinators

• Nagoya Innovation Gateway
  Nagoya Innovation Gateway deploys coordinators in order to promote collaboration among startup-innovation bases, and the co-creation of companies, etc. that utilize such bases. Furthermore, it implements matching, collaboration events, and so on.

Supporting social demonstrations of advanced technologies

• Hatch Technology NAGOYA
  Hatch Technology NAGOYA promotes research & development and social implementation regarding advanced technologies in Nagoya. Based on this, it implements support for social demonstrations, and holds experiential events (in which a broad range of citizens participate), with the aim of encouraging startup companies, etc. that possess advanced technologies to gather in the city.
  1. Issue presentation-type support projects
     These projects target social demonstrations that are aimed at solving public-administration issues and social issues that have been presented by the city. In these projects, support, etc. is implemented regarding management for demonstrations and the expenses of such demonstrations.
  2. Field utilization-type support projects
     These projects target social demonstrations that utilize “field locations” such as facilities. These projects involve the implementation of the matching of proposals from companies that possess advanced technologies, the management for demonstrations, and so on, within industry-academic-government network communities.
  3. Advanced-technology experience projects
     In these projects, in order to deepen understanding regarding advanced technologies, and boost the acceptability of the implementation of such within society, experiential events are carried out that make it possible for a broad range of citizens to participate in social demonstrations in the city.

Hatch Technology NAGOYA

Hatch Technology Fes.

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.

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.

NAGOYA CONNÉCT

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.

STASUPPO

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.

GLOW TECH NAGOYA

Supporting matching between local manufacturing companies and foreign companies

• Project to Promote Attraction of Foreign Companies (Scheduled)
  Details of implementation (scheduled)
  In cooperation with Aichi Prefecture and other relevant organizations, this project will provide support and carry out business matching with manufacturing companies in the region, in order to promote the entry of foreign companies into the region.

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.

NAGOYA'S POTENTIAL REVEALED

Subsidizing attraction of companies

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.

J-Startup CENTRAL

Developing new businesses by utilizing design management

• FUXION - NAGOYA CREATIVE CROSSING (up to FY2022) *The name for FY2023 has not yet been decided.
  This is a project to develop and commercialize new businesses in small and medium-sized enterprises together with external human resources using design management methods.
  1. Support for the creation of new products and new services
     This support is carried out through a course in which companies learn about design management while cooperating with external personnel such as designers, and then take on challenges regarding the creation of new products and services.
  2. Individualized, in-person support for commercialization
     An “individualized, in-person support course” is offered in which companies develop sales channels while receiving in-person support from professional advisors, with a view to actually launching new products and services in markets.