Kobe City x Makuake Corporation Collaboration Project] Yano Athletic Supplies Co.

Press Release (November 22, 2023)
New Industry Creation Division, Bureau of Economy and Tourism

In September 2021, the City of Kobe and MacAke Corporation (“MacAke”) concluded a “Business Collaboration Agreement on Supporting Innovation Creation and Sales Expansion of SMEs” with the aim of further promoting support for innovation creation and sales channel expansion of SMEs from the perspective of marketing and public relations through ICT. In September 2021, the two companies signed a “Business Collaboration Agreement on Support for SMEs’ Innovation Creation and Sales Expansion” to further promote support for SMEs’ innovation creation and sales channel expansion. As part of these efforts, a Kobe City x Makuake special page was launched in March 2022 to provide a list of projects that Kobe-based companies are taking on.
Kobe City x Makuake Special Page] https://www.makuake.com/partner/kobecity

We are pleased to announce that a new project has been launched on “Makuake” by a company in Kobe City. We will continue to post new projects as soon as they are launched.

Listed projects

A silent, waterproof leather coin purse. We want to silence runners’ coins.

Company name: Yano Athletic Supplies Co.
Summary: We want to silence the chirping sound of change that bothers runners. This waterproof leather coin purse was developed with this in mind. Run Journey”, a running specialty store and “Kiichi”, a leather store both located in Motomachi, Kobe, have collaborated to develop a stylish coin purse for runners.

[Makuake project page] https://www.makuake.com/project/zenimoku/

(Reference) Kobe City and Makuake “Business Collaboration Agreement on Supporting Innovation Creation and Sales Channel Expansion of Small and Medium Enterprises

Specific items to be addressed

• Holding seminars and individual consultations on the use of “Makuake
• Cooperation with existing SME support programs
• Support for project pages
• Matching with creators in the city
• Establishment of a special page (Kobe City x Makuake page)

Kobe City x Makuake special page (re-posted)] https://www.makuake.com/partner/kobecity

Press release and details at the time of the agreement

First in Kansai! Kobe City and Makuake, Inc. start a project to support innovation creation and sales channel expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises in collaboration with Kobe City
～As in the Corona Disaster, “support purchase” encourages high value-added local industries! ~
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