Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd. wins the 16th “Kids Design Award 2022”

Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd.
Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd. wins the 16th “Kids Design Award 2022” Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd. won the 16th Kids Design Award 2022 for “Cafe Eman,” an independent support space for small entrepreneurs.
Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd. won the 16th Kids Design Award 2022 for its compound event space “Cafe Eman” with a showroom and cafe in its Shiga branch. Recently, more and more housewives aim to start a small business, but it can be said that the hurdles to realize it are high. A common problem for both entrepreneurs and participants is finding a place to leave their children. In that respect, the company’s “Cafe Eman” has a kids’ corner where you can always see how the children are doing, and it is well received that both entrepreneurs and
participants can work with peace of mind. An average of 25 events are held each month, with an average of over 300 participants per month. The company also outsources tea service to customers and lunch for employees to cafe entrepreneurs, and the costs are returned to local entrepreneurs.
● Received the 3rd Kids Design Award
Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture; President: Eiyoshi Kawashima), which develops housing business mainly in Osaka, Kyoto and Shiga, is a self-reliance support space for small entrepreneurs “Cafe Eman”. Received the 16th Kids Design Award 2022. The company won the award for the third time following 2016 and 2021, and this is the 5th award.
●Outline of “Cafe Eman”
It is a complex event space with a showroom and a cafe in the company’s Shiga branch, and is a place to support the dreams of small entrepreneurs. Eman means “magnet” in French, with the hope that it will attract people like a magnet and point them in the right direction. Simultaneous holding of multiple events and interaction between multiple events will create stimulation and resonance and lead to success. With a kids’ corner and a large parking lot, entrepreneurs raising children and participants can work with peace of mind. ●Background of service operation
In recent years, more and more housewives aim to start small businesses such as product sales, restaurants, and classrooms, but the opportunities for such challenges are limited and the hurdles to realize them are high. Community centers and rental venues do not have childcare centers, and finding a place to leave children is a common concern for entrepreneurs and participants. The company’s “Cafe Eman” has a kids’ corner and cooking equipment, cooking classes and a variety of event functions, so it has an environment as a place to support small entrepreneurs.
● Effects after service operation
About 4 years after its establishment, an average of 25 events such as gymnastics, cooking, baby massage, and yoga are held every month, and more than 300 people attend on average. The facility has a children’s space where you can always see how the children are doing, and it is well received that both entrepreneurs and participants can work with peace of mind. As a company, by outsourcing tea service to customers and lunch for employees to cafe entrepreneurs, we can improve the quality of customer service and the eating habits of employees, and the costs are returned to local entrepreneurs.
[Overview of the 16th Kids Design Award]
■ Title of award-winning work / Self-reliance support space for small entrepreneurs “Cafe Eman” https://aimant.me/
■ Name of award-winning company / organization / Shikishima Housing Co., Ltd. ■ Category / Design category that makes it easy to give birth and raise children ■Category/Communication (D13. Work-life balance)

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Kids Design Award 2022
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Cafe Eman event scene

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