Fostering diverse human resources

Social entrepreneurship is a way of contributing to society by solving social problems through business.
In recent years, the number of social entrepreneurs in Japan has been growing among the younger generation.

Since FY2002, NEC has been working together with the NPO "ETIC." to actively develop the human resources of students and young people so that they can start social ventures and business-type NPOs and manage them strategically.

In these schools, selected groups spend a half year receiving instruction, coaching, taking part in camps, and receiving advice, so that they can learn realistic skills and know-how.
While teaching them the basics for establishing NPOs and other organizations, they are also taught strategic and realistic business plans.

NEC not only provides funds, personal computers and facilities, but is also providing individual advice on management and IT skills through volunteer employees, so that we can contribute helping these young people realize their dreams by using our resources.
And with our newest partner, the City of Yokohama, in 2009 we intend to improve our support in the development of social entrepreneurs.

In FY2010, we established a social entrepreneur support platform "Social Entrepreneurship School Initiative" where multiple corporations and public agencies can participate in cooperation with NPO "ETIC.", Yokohama City, and Kao Corporation (Host: NPO "ETIC." Official partners: NEC Corporation, Yokohama City, and Kao Corporation)

This platform was established to horizontally deploy the know-how cultivated in the "NEC Entrepreneurship Schools" by NEC Corporation and NPO "ETIC.", with official partners selecting a few young entrepreneurs to support who participates in the Social Entrepreneurship Schools deployed on this platform, and are striving to solve social issues in the fields of "food", "agriculture", "medical service", "education", "family", and "child raising". The official partners use their expertise and specific resources to help the entrepreneurs.