[Now accepting entries] Feedback is available for all submitted ideas! We will hold an “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest”
*Spready Co., Ltd.*
Press release: September 3, 2024
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[Now accepting entries] Feedback is available for all submitted ideas! We will hold an “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest”
* Spready Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), which provides the “Connect” interview platform “Spready”
Representative Director: Masaaki Sako (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) will hold an “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest” for intrapreneurs who are taking on the challenge of developing new businesses within their companies. This contest was designed to give participants an opportunity to try out new business ideas. A special website will be opened from August 29, 2024, and we will begin accepting entries. Entries are accepted until Tuesday, September 17, 2024, and all you have to do is fill out the application form with your business idea and it will take just 15 minutes. We welcome applications from intrapreneurs. *
* Special site: * * https://client.spready.jp/ideacontest-2024summer*
*Overview of “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest”*
The “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest” is a contest aimed at players and leaders working on new business development within companies, and aims to provide an opportunity for them to take on the challenge of new business ideas.
Submitted new business ideas will be evaluated based on their enthusiasm and business potential. Business ideas selected for the Excellence Award will receive the benefit of free matching on the “connecting” interview platform “Spready”.
Furthermore, a feature of the “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest” is that evaluators will provide feedback for all submitted ideas.
▼Recruitment period
Thursday, August 29, 2024 – Tuesday, September 17, 2024
▼Application qualifications
An individual or team who is motivated to advance the launch of a new business idea in a company.
▼How to apply
Please apply by following the entry form provided on the special website. https://client.spready.jp/ideacontest-2024summer#entry
▼Selection criteria
The evaluator will evaluate the applicant’s enthusiasm and business potential.
▼Evaluator
Spready Co., Ltd. Representative Director Masaaki Sako
NEWh Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Kenji Kamiya Relic Co., Ltd. Representative Director and CEO l Founder Takao Kitajima
▼Excellence Award/Applicant Benefits
Excellence Award: Free use of the “Connect” interview platform “Spready” Applicant benefits:
・All applicants receive 10% off usage fees for the “Connect” interview platform “Spready”
・Feedback from graders with comments on each application one by one ・Send idea trend report
Features of “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest”
Providing idea verification
The “Connect” interview platform “Spready” allows you to verify your business ideas. Excellence Award winners will receive “Spready” free of charge when validating their ideas, and all contest applicants will receive a 10% discount on “Spready” usage fees.
Feedback from evaluators is provided for all submitted ideas. All submitted ideas will receive feedback from our new business development experts. This allows participants to objectively review their ideas and further refine them. Through the contest, you can expect to grow your business idea into something more likely to come true.
Implementation schedule
1. Business idea recruitment period: August 29, 2024 to September 17, 2024 Please apply with your business idea according to the format. It is possible for one person to apply for multiple entries. We look forward to receiving many applications.
2. Examination and selection by evaluators: September 18, 2024 to September 30, 2024
The evaluators will select up to 5 excellent ideas from among the submitted ideas. In addition, evaluators will provide feedback on all submitted ideas.
3. Excellence Award Announcement/Evaluation Sending: October 2, 2024, noon (scheduled)
Those who win the Excellence Award will receive a ticket to use Spready for free. Additionally, all applicants will receive a 10% discount ticket. Please use the feedback comments from the evaluators as a reference to improve your business and aim to commercialize it. Additionally, as a bonus for participating, you will receive a report summarizing the trends of the ideas you submitted, so please take a look.
■Message from Spready Co., Ltd. Representative Director Masaaki Sako
New business is an indispensable element for Japanese society, which has become a developed country with many challenges, and its power has the potential to transform society. The “Intrepreneur Business Idea Contest” is a place to create businesses needed for the future together with innovators and intrapreneurs who go beyond the boundaries of their companies. We hope to support your creative business ideas from a standpoint different from that of the companies we belong to. We look forward to receiving your application!
■About Spready Co., Ltd.
At Spready Co., Ltd., we strive to build a platform that can provide a one-stop source of encounters necessary for Japanese innovation, with the motto “All the encounters necessary for Japanese innovation come from Spready.” We also support idea generation for new businesses, user interviews, and training for innovative human resources.
Spready service site URL: https://client.spready.jp/
Company name: Spready Co., Ltd.
Address: 19F Ebisu Garden Place Tower, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Representative Director: Masaaki Sako
Established: May 1, 2018
Corporate site: https://spready.co.jp/