"Business Chat (B-Chat)" is attracting attention as a university-specific initiative that is in line with the times.This is a cross-departmental student support program where you can directly learn living business skills from business owners and entrepreneurs who are active in various fields in order to cultivate the ability to survive in a changing business society. As a special program of "Opening Guidance Program", one of the pillars of "B-Chat", the "Opening Planning Contest" for students was held again this year, and the students of the Faculty of Law, Department of Law, won the championship. rice field.We spoke with Tomoyuki Minami, chief of the University's Social Cooperation Office, and Mr. Fujii, a student who is the winner of this year's contest, about a unique initiative to support real entrepreneurship.
"Opening Guidance Program" that fosters a spirit of challenge to the future
Minami: "B-Chat was promoted by the Faculty of Commerce and expanded to the university-wide program from April 2015. Currently, the five pillars of the president's direct communication program / wonderful school / opening instruction program / qualification master program / regional revitalization challenge It has evolved into a Pentagon-type student support program consisting of the "Opening Guidance Program", which provides support for students who want to start a business by learning actual know-how and approaching their future goals. This is a program that regularly holds lectures for owners of restaurants and apparel shops, online business entrepreneurs, etc. to learn the know-how of opening a business. We are holding a "Opening Planning Contest" to support the realization of the opening plan in collaboration with the "Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Club", an organization that has many members. "
In the "Opening Planning Contest", students with dreams such as "I want to start a business in the future" and "I want to succeed in my field of specialty" draw an original opening plan based on young sensibilities and learning at our university. This is an annual on-campus contest that competes for uniqueness and feasibility as a business.The winner will be a full-fledged one that will support the realization of dreams, such as the "Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Club" acting as a mentor.Members of the Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Club will also take the time to review the plan from a strict perspective as a manager.
Strict but warm advice for students who want to start a business
This year, when the contest that started in 2017 reached the third time, Tatsuya Fujii, a fourth-year student in the Faculty of Law, was selected as the winner. Mr. Fujii, who has launched a blog focusing on "working" and is also active as a student writer, chose "double work" as the planning theme.We have created a business plan for a community business where multiple people who have their main business as office workers and who are active as writers on the WEB can share and place orders through the cloud.
Mr. Fujii "This is the second time I have applied for the contest, following last year. In this contest, before the final presentation to decide the winner, the managers of the Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Club, who are the judges, will give two preliminary examinations and guidance. This guidance is a serious question about the feasibility of the business from the management's point of view. Last year, I was pointed out that my plan was not so sweet and I didn't win the championship. Well-developed and fully revenge! Still, profitability is an absolute requirement, and when asked how the business could have an impact on society, I realized the perspective I lacked. "
Preliminary guidance by senior managers
Mr. Ryuji Shono (President and CEO of Shono Electric Works Co., Ltd.), the chairman of the Osaka Gakuin Phoenix Club Opening Guidance Committee, said, "In the examination, it is okay to invest, from the perspective of whether it is a business that meets the needs of the times. Mr. Fujii's efforts have the potential to be sublimated into a business that solves future social problems such as changes in working styles by expanding connections to many people through SNS and forming a solid community. I felt that, "he said, and plans to continue to provide generous support as a mentor.
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