System, method and program for supporting the creation of new businesses

Abstract

We provide technology that can help businesses that want to start new businesses put open innovation into practice and realize their business. [Solution] A system for supporting the creation of new businesses comprises means for accepting user registration from a first business that wishes to start a new business, means for supporting the registered first business in creating a base concept, means for supporting the first new business in creating a co-creation profile, means for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses based on search criteria obtained from the first new business, means for supporting the first new business in interviewing a second business that has created the searched co-creation profile, and means for supporting the first new business in creating a co-creation business plan with the second business with whom the interview was conducted.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a system, a method, and a program for supporting the creation of a new business. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses an information processing device for matching companies. This information processing device acquires information indicating one or more attributes of human resources for each of a number of large companies as large company information, acquires information indicating goals or challenges of venture companies as venture information, extracts information that matches the venture information from the large company information of each of the multiple large companies, and presents it anonymously to the venture company. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2023-60006 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] It is hoped that technology will be provided that can assist businesses wanting to start new businesses in putting open innovation into practice and realizing commercialization. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] A system for supporting the creation of a new business according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: A means to accept registrations from first businesses who want to start new businesses, a means for displaying, on a terminal of the registered first business operator, a first question inquiring at least about the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator, acquiring a first answer to the first question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a base concept serving as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired first answer, and displaying the created base concept on the terminal of the first business operator; a means for displaying, on the terminal of the first business operator, second questions for creating a co-creation profile, and a first link enabling automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second questions depending on the content of the base concept, acquiring second answers to the second questions from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation profile of the first business operator based on the acquired second answers, and registering the co-creation profile in a database; a means for acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the terminal of the first business operator, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and displaying the searched co-creation profile on the terminal of the first business operator together with a second link that enables a message to be sent to the second business operator that created the co-creation profile; a means for displaying, on a terminal of the first business operator, a third link that enables the first business operator to schedule an interview with the second business operator and conduct an online interview after the first business operator sends a message to the second business operator via the second link; a means for displaying a third question for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business on a terminal of the first business after the first business has conducted an interview with the second business via the third link, acquiring a third answer to the third question from the terminal of the first business, creating a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer, and transmitting the created co-creation business plan to the second business; Equipped with.

[0006] According to this embodiment, by utilizing this system, business operators who want to start new businesses can receive support for a series of commercialization processes such as partner search for co-creation, matching, interviews, planning, etc. This makes it possible to support business operators who want to start new businesses in putting open innovation into practice and realizing commercialization.

[0007] A system according to a second aspect of the present invention is the system according to the first aspect, a means for displaying a first screen on the terminal of the first business operator, which requests the setting of a target date for commercialization, acquiring the target date set via the first screen from the terminal of the first business operator, calculating target values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses based on the acquired target dates, and displaying the calculated target values ​​for each item on the terminal of the first business operator; It further comprises:

[0008] According to this embodiment, a target date for commercialization is clearly set, and specific numerical values ​​for the milestones toward achieving the goal are determined and visualized by working backwards from the set target date, enabling entrepreneurs who want to start a new business to approach their goal in a planned manner while keeping an eye on the big picture.

[0009] A system according to a third aspect of the present invention is a system according to the first or second aspect, A means to accept registrations from support companies that support third-party businesses that want to start new businesses, A means for acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the registered terminal of the supporting company, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and transmitting the searched co-creation profiles to the terminal of the supporting company; It further comprises:

[0010] A method for supporting the creation of a new business according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is a computer-implemented method, comprising: The step of accepting registration from the first business operator who wants to start a new business; displaying a first question on a terminal of the registered first business operator, the first question inquiring about at least the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator, acquiring a first answer to the first question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a base concept that will serve as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired first answer, and displaying the created base concept on the terminal of the first business operator; displaying, on the terminal of the first business operator, second questions for creating a co-creation profile, and a first link enabling automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second questions depending on the content of the base concept, acquiring second answers to the second questions from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation profile of the first business operator based on the acquired second answers, and registering the same in a database; acquiring search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses from the terminal of the first business operator, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and displaying the searched co-creation profiles on the terminal of the first business operator together with a second link that enables a message to be sent to the second business operator that created the co-creation profile; After the first business operator sends a message to the second business operator via the second link, displaying a third link on the terminal of the first business operator, through which the first business operator can schedule an interview and conduct an online interview with the second business operator; After the first business operator conducts an interview with the second business operator via the third link, displaying a third question for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business operator on a terminal of the first business operator, acquiring a third answer to the third question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer, and transmitting the created co-creation business plan to the second business operator; Includes.

[0011] A method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a method according to the fourth aspect, comprising: displaying a first screen on the terminal of the first business operator, which requests the setting of a target date for commercialization; acquiring the target date set via the first screen from the terminal of the first business operator; calculating target values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses based on the acquired target dates; and displaying the calculated target values ​​for each item on the terminal of the first business operator; Further includes:

[0012] A method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is a method according to the fourth or fifth aspect, comprising: The step of accepting registrations from support companies that support third-party businesses who want to start new businesses, A step of acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the registered terminal of the supporting company, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and transmitting the searched co-creation profiles to the terminal of the supporting company; Further includes:

[0013] A program for supporting the creation of a new business according to a seventh aspect of the present invention includes: The step of accepting registration from the first business operator who wants to start a new business; displaying a first question on a terminal of the registered first business operator, the first question inquiring about at least the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator, acquiring a first answer to the first question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a base concept that will serve as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired first answer, and displaying the created base concept on the terminal of the first business operator; displaying, on the terminal of the first business operator, second questions for creating a co-creation profile, and a first link enabling automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second questions depending on the content of the base concept, acquiring second answers to the second questions from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation profile of the first business operator based on the acquired second answers, and registering the same in a database; acquiring search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses from the terminal of the first business operator, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and displaying the searched co-creation profiles on the terminal of the first business operator together with a second link that enables a message to be sent to the second business operator that created the co-creation profile; After the first business operator sends a message to the second business operator via the second link, displaying a third link on the terminal of the first business operator, through which the first business operator can schedule an interview and conduct an online interview with the second business operator; After the first business operator conducts an interview with the second business operator via the third link, displaying a third question for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business operator on a terminal of the first business operator, acquiring a third answer to the third question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer, and transmitting the created co-creation business plan to the second business operator; to be executed by the computer.

[0014] A program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is a program according to the seventh aspect, displaying a first screen on the terminal of the first business operator, which requests the setting of a target date for commercialization; acquiring the target date set via the first screen from the terminal of the first business operator; calculating target values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses based on the acquired target dates; and displaying the calculated target values ​​for each item on the terminal of the first business operator; The computer further executes the following:

[0015] A program according to a ninth aspect of the present invention is a program according to the seventh or eighth aspect, The step of accepting registrations from support companies that support third-party businesses who want to start new businesses, A step of acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the registered terminal of the supporting company, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and transmitting the searched co-creation profiles to the terminal of the supporting company; The computer further executes the following: Effect of the Invention

[0016] According to the present invention, it is possible to support entrepreneurs who wish to start new businesses in putting open innovation into practice and realizing commercialization. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the new business creation support system. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the new business creation support system. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the new business creation support system. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 17] FIG. 17 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 18] FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 19] FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the terminal of the first operator. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description and the drawings used in the following description, the same reference numerals are used for parts that can be configured identically, and duplicated descriptions will be omitted.

[0019] (Device Configuration) FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 has a new business creation support system 2, business operator terminals 31 and 32, and a support company terminal 4. The new business creation support system 2 and the terminals 31, 32, and 4 are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet. The network may be either a wired line or a wireless line, and the type and form of the line are not important. At least a part of the new business creation support system 2 and the terminals 31, 32, and 4 are realized by a computer.

[0020] Among these, the business operator terminals 31 and 32 are terminal devices used by business operators (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as "business operators") who wish to start a new business, and the support company terminal 4 is a terminal device used by a support company that supports business operators who wish to start a new business. As the business operator terminals 31 and 32 and the support company terminal 4, for example, electronic devices such as mobile terminals such as smartphones and tablet terminals, notebook computers, or desktop computers are used. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the first business operator terminal 31 used by the first business operator and the second business operator terminal 32 used by the second business operator are shown as representatives, but the number of business operator terminals is not limited to two and may be three or more. In the example shown in FIG. 1, one of the support company terminals 4 used by a support company that supports a third business operator is shown as a representative, but the number of support company terminals is not limited to one and may be two or more.

[0021] Next, a detailed description will be given of the new business creation support system 2. Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the new business creation support system 2. In addition, in the figure, the functional units that perform each function can be said to be means for performing each function.

[0022] 2, the new business creation support system 2 is a server, and includes a communication unit 21, a control unit 22, and a storage unit 23. The units 21 to 23 are connected to each other via a bus or a network so as to be able to communicate with each other.

[0023] Of these, the communication unit 21 is a communication interface between the new business creation support system 2 and an external network. The communication unit 21 transmits and receives information between the new business creation support system 2 and each of the terminals 31, 32, and 4 via an external network such as the Internet.

[0024] The storage unit 23 is a non-volatile data storage such as a flash memory or a hard disk. The storage unit 23 stores various data handled by the control unit 22. For example, the storage unit 23 includes a co-creation profile database 23a, a business entity database 23b, and a support company database 23c.

[0025] The business database 23b stores information on each business whose registration has been accepted by the registration acceptance unit 22a (described later) (for example, information entered by each business when registering). The information on each business may include one or more of the following: corporate name (or name of local government), address, website URL, employee size, job title of person in charge, telephone number, name of person in charge, and email address. The business database 23b may further store, for each business, information on a base concept created by the base concept creation unit 22c (described later). The business database 23b may further store, for each business, information on another business that the business is considering as a candidate for a co-creation partner.

[0026] The co-creation profile database 23a stores information on the co-creation profile registered by the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d described below in association with information on the business that created the co-creation profile.

[0027] The support company database 23c stores information on each support company for which a second registration reception unit 22h described later has accepted the registration (for example, information entered by each support company at the time of the registration). The information on each support company may include one or more of the following: corporate name (or name of local government), address, website URL, number of employees, position of person in charge, telephone number, name of person in charge, and email address.

[0028] In addition, the memory unit 23 does not necessarily have to be physically located within the new business creation support system 2, and part or all of the memory unit 23 may be located within another device (e.g., cloud storage) that is communicatively connected to the new business creation support system 2 via an external network.

[0029] 2, the control unit 22 has a registration reception unit 22a, a goal setting unit 22b, a base concept creation support unit 22c, a co-creation profile creation support unit 22d, a matching support unit 22e, an interview support unit 22f, a planning support unit 22g, a second registration reception unit 22h, and a co-creation profile search unit 22i. Each of these units 22a to 22i may be realized by a processor in the new business creation support system 2 executing a predetermined program, or may be implemented in hardware.

[0030] The registration reception unit 22a receives user registration from a business operator who wants to start a new business. For example, when a first business operator operates the first business operator terminal 31 to access a web page for member registration, the registration reception unit 22a refers to FIG. 5 and transmits a member registration screen to the first business operator terminal 31 to display it. When the first business operator inputs the corporate name (or the name of the local government), address, homepage URL, number of employees, position of person in charge, telephone number, name of person in charge, and email address on the first business operator terminal 31 and then taps (or clicks) the "Register" button displayed on the member registration screen, the registration reception unit 22a stores the information input by the first business operator in the business operator database 23b, thereby receiving the user registration.

[0031] After the registration acceptance unit 22a completes the user registration of the first business operator, the goal setting unit 22b refers to FIG. 6 and transmits to the first business operator terminal 31 a first screen requesting the setting of a target date for commercialization to be displayed. When the first business operator sets a start date (start timing) and a target date (commercialization timing) on ​​the first business operator terminal 31, the goal setting unit 22b acquires the start date and target date set via the first screen from the first business operator terminal 31, and calculates target values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses, according to a predetermined rule (for example, a correspondence table or a calculation formula that specifies the relationship between the number of days from the start date to the target date and the numerical value of each item) based on the acquired start date and target date. Then, referring to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the goal setting unit 22b transmits the calculated target values ​​for each item to the first business operator terminal 31 and displays them. In the examples shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the items that must be implemented each month are seven items, namely, the number of messages sent, the number of replies, the number of first interviews, the number of follow-up interviews and negotiations, the number of co-creation agreements, and the number of co-creation starts. However, the number is not limited to seven, and may be six or less or eight or more. The goal setting unit 22b may display the calculated target numerical value of each item as a graph (a stacked bar graph in the illustrated example) as shown in Fig. 7, or may display it as letters (numbers) as shown in Fig. 8. By visualizing the specific numerical value of each item that must be implemented each month until the target date, the user can view the overall picture and work on achieving the goal in a planned manner.

[0032] 9 and 10, the base concept creation support unit 22c transmits a question (first question) that asks at least the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator to the first business operator terminal 31 and displays it. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the base concept creation support unit 22c transmits a base concept creation screen (initial screen) to the first business operator terminal 31 and displays it. When the first business operator operates the first business operator terminal 31 and taps (or clicks) a button "Proceed to Question" displayed on the initial screen, the base concept creation support unit 22c transmits the first question to the first business operator terminal 31 and displays it, as shown in FIG. 10. When the first business operator inputs an answer (first answer) to the first question on the first business operator terminal 31 and then taps (or clicks) a button "Save and proceed to the next step", the base concept creation support unit 22c acquires the first answer to the first question from the first business operator terminal 31. Then, when answers to all the questions prepared in advance are acquired from the first business operator terminal 31, the base concept creation support unit 22c, referring to Fig. 11, creates a base concept that serves as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired answers, and transmits the created base concept to the first business operator terminal 31 for display. The first business operator can clearly document and organize its own strengths, needs for co-creation, and the like as a base concept by simply answering in order the multiple questions (first questions) displayed on the first business operator terminal 31, thereby gaining a deeper understanding of its own company.

[0033] The co-creation profile creation support unit 22d displays a second question 51 for creating a co-creation profile (PR page) on the first business terminal 31 with reference to FIG. 12. The second question 51 may include, for example, one or more of basic information (basic information, employee information, etc.), information about the company (company characteristics, provided resources, etc.), co-creation image (co-creation title, problem to be solved, etc.), and tag to be searched (business field, problem, etc.). When the creation of the base concept by the base concept creation unit 22c is completed, the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d displays a first link 52 (in the illustrated example, a button of "Automatic setting") that allows automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second question (in the illustrated example, each item of the company characteristics, provided resources, problem to be solved, what to achieve, and problem (tag to be searched)) according to the content of the created base concept. By tapping (or clicking) the first link 52 (the "Automatic Setting" button), the first business operator can automatically input answers to one or more items of the second question according to the content of the created base concept. When the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d acquires answers to each item of the second question from the first business operator terminal 31, it refers to FIG. 13, creates a co-creation profile (PR page) of the first business operator based on the acquired answers, and transmits it to the first business operator terminal 31 for display. In addition, the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d associates information of the created co-creation profile with information of the business operator that created the co-creation profile, and registers it in the co-creation profile database 23a.

[0034] The matching support unit 22e refers to FIG. 14 and transmits a search screen for searching for candidates for co-creation partners to the first business terminal 31 to display it. When the matching support unit 22e acquires search conditions (for example, free words, company size, business field, co-creation purpose, location, year of establishment, company stage, number of employees, etc.) for searching the co-creation profiles of other businesses from the first business terminal 31 via the search screen, the matching support unit 22e searches the co-creation profile database 23a for a co-creation profile that satisfies the acquired search conditions. Then, the matching support unit 22e refers to FIG. 15 and transmits the searched co-creation profile together with a second link 53 (a "message" button in the illustrated example) that can send a message to the second business that created the co-creation profile to the first business terminal 31 to display it. By tapping (or clicking) the second link 53 (the "message" button), the first business can transition to a message creation and sending screen with reference to FIG. 16 and easily send a message to approach the second business that is a candidate for a co-creation partner.

[0035] Referring to Figure 15, when the first business operator taps (or clicks) the second link 53 (the "Message" button) or the "Favorites" button displayed on the searched co-creation profile on the first business operator terminal 31, the matching support unit 22e refers to Figure 17 and adds information about the second business operator who created the co-creation profile to a personal page that displays a list of companies being considered by the first business operator.

[0036] After the first business has sent a message to the second business via the second link 53, the interview support unit 22f refers to Fig. 17 and displays a third link 53 (the character string "arrange an interview date" in the illustrated example) that allows the first business to arrange a date for an interview with the second business on the My Page of the list of companies under consideration displayed on the first business terminal 31. By tapping (or clicking) the third link 53 (the character string "arrange an interview date"), the first business can refer to Fig. 18, transition to an interview schedule arrangement screen, and easily send a candidate date for the interview to the second business to arrange the schedule.

[0037] After the date of the interview with the second business is confirmed, the interview support unit 22f refers to Fig. 19 and displays a fourth link 54 (a button "Enter interview room" in the illustrated example) that enables an online interview with the second business to be conducted on the My Page of the list of companies under consideration displayed on the first business terminal 31. The first business can transition to a screen for an online interview using the video disclosure system by tapping (or clicking) the fourth link 54 (the character string "Enter interview room"), and can easily conduct an interview with the second business.

[0038] After the first business has conducted an interview with the second business via the fourth link 54, the planning support unit 22g refers to FIG. 20 and displays a button for "Create a business plan using the co-creation business plan tool" on the My Page of the list of companies under consideration displayed on the first business terminal 31. When the first business taps (or clicks) the button for "Create a business plan using the co-creation business plan tool" on the first business terminal 31, the planning support unit 22g transmits a third question (not shown) for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business to the first business terminal 31 and displays it. Then, when the planning support unit 22g acquires a third answer to the third question from the first business terminal 31, it creates a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer. The first business can easily create a summary document (business plan) of a systematic co-creation business by answering the question (third question) provided by the system. The planning support unit 22g transmits the created co-creation business plan to the second business terminal 32 and displays it. This allows the first business operator that has created the co-creation business plan to coordinate the contents with the second business operator and explore a feasible form for doing so.

[0039] The second registration reception unit 22h receives user registration from a supporting company that supports a third business operator who wants to start a new business. For example, when the supporting company operates the supporting company terminal 4 to access a web page for member registration, the second registration reception unit 22h transmits a member registration screen to the supporting company terminal 4 and displays it. When the supporting company inputs the corporate name (or the name of the local government), address, homepage URL, employee size, position of person in charge, telephone number, name of person in charge, and email address on the supporting company terminal 4 and then taps (or clicks) the "Register" button displayed on the member registration screen, the second registration reception unit 22h stores the information input by the supporting company in the supporting company database 23c, thereby receiving the user registration.

[0040] The co-creation profile search unit 22i transmits a search screen for searching other businesses to the supporting company terminal 4 of the registered supporting company to display it. When the co-creation profile search unit 22i acquires search conditions (e.g., free word, company size, business field, co-creation purpose, location, year of establishment, company stage, number of employees, etc.) for searching the co-creation profiles of other businesses from the supporting company terminal 4 via the search screen, the co-creation profile search unit 22i searches the co-creation profile database 23a for a co-creation profile that satisfies the acquired search conditions. Then, the co-creation profile search unit 22i transmits the searched co-creation profile to the supporting company terminal 4 to display it.

[0041] (Example of operation) Next, an example of the operation of the new business creation support system 2 will be described with reference to Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the new business creation support system 1.

[0042] As shown in Fig. 3, first, the registration acceptance unit 22a accepts a user registration from a first business operator who wants to start a new business (step S10). For example, when the first business operator operates the first business operator terminal 31 to access a web page for member registration, the registration acceptance unit 22a refers to Fig. 5 and transmits a member registration screen to the first business operator terminal 31 to display it. When the first business operator inputs information such as a corporate name (or a municipality name) on the first business operator terminal 31 and then taps (or clicks) a "Register" button, the registration acceptance unit 22a stores the information input by the first business operator in the business operator database 23b, thereby accepting the user registration.

[0043] Next, the goal setting unit 22b sets the target date for commercialization (step S11). For example, referring to FIG. 6, the goal setting unit 22b transmits a first screen for requesting the setting of the target date for commercialization to the first business operator terminal 31 and causes it to be displayed. When the first business operator sets the start date (start timing) and the target date (commercialization timing) on ​​the first business operator terminal 31, the goal setting unit 22b acquires the start date and the target date set via the first screen from the first business operator terminal 31. Then, based on the acquired start date and target date, the goal setting unit 22b calculates the target numerical values ​​of at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be carried out each month, to other business operators, according to a predetermined rule (for example, a correspondence table or a calculation formula that specifies the relationship between the number of days from the start date to the target date and the numerical value of each item), and transmits the calculated target numerical values ​​of each item to the first business operator terminal 31 and causes it to be displayed (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 8).

[0044] Next, the base concept creation support unit 22c supports the creation of a base concept (step S12). For example, referring to Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, the base concept creation support unit 22c transmits a question (first question) that asks at least the strengths of the first business operator and needs for co-creation to the first business operator terminal 31 and displays it, and when an answer (first answer) to the first question is input on the first business operator terminal 31, the base concept creation support unit 22c acquires the first answer from the first business operator terminal 31. Then, when answers to all questions prepared in advance are acquired from the first business operator terminal 31, referring to Fig. 11, the base concept creation support unit 22c creates a base concept that serves as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired answers, and transmits the created base concept to the first business operator terminal 31 and displays it.

[0045] Next, the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d supports the creation of the co-creation profile (step S13). For example, referring to FIG. 12, the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d displays a second question 51 for creating a co-creation profile (PR page) on the first business terminal 31, and displays a first link 52 that allows an answer to be automatically input to one or more items of the second question according to the content of the created base concept. Then, when an answer (second answer) to each item of the second question is input on the first business terminal 31, the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d acquires the second answer from the first business terminal 31, and referring to FIG. 13, creates a co-creation profile (PR page) of the first business based on the acquired answer, and transmits it to the first business terminal 31 for display. In addition, the co-creation profile creation support unit 22d registers information of the created co-creation profile in the co-creation profile database 23a in association with information of the business that created the co-creation profile.

[0046] Next, the matching support unit 22e acquires search conditions for searching for co-creation partners from the first business operator (step S14). For example, referring to Fig. 14, the matching support unit 22e transmits a search screen for searching for co-creation partner candidates to the first business operator terminal 31 to display it, and acquires search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other business operators from the first business operator terminal 31 via the search screen.

[0047] Then, the matching support unit 22e searches the co-creation profile database 23a for a co-creation profile that satisfies the acquired search conditions, and transmits the searched co-creation profile to the first business terminal 31 together with a second link 53 that allows a message to be sent to the second business that created the co-creation profile with reference to FIG. 15, and displays the co-creation profile (step S15). The first business can transition to a message creation and sending screen with reference to FIG. 16 by tapping (or clicking) the second link 53. Also, with reference to FIG. 15, when the first business taps (or clicks) the second link 53 or the "favorite" button displayed on the searched co-creation profile on the first business terminal 31, the matching support unit 22e adds information about the second business that created the co-creation profile to a personal page that displays a list of companies being considered by the first business with reference to FIG. 17.

[0048] Next, the interview support unit 22f supports the implementation of an interview with the second business (step S16). For example, after the first business sends a message to the second business via the second link 53, the interview support unit 22f refers to FIG. 17 and displays a third link 53 that allows the schedule of an interview with the second business to be arranged on the My Page of the list of considered companies displayed on the first business terminal 31. The first business can transition to an interview schedule arrangement screen by referring to FIG. 18 by tapping (or clicking) the third link 53. Next, after the date of the interview with the second business is confirmed, the interview support unit 22f refers to FIG. 19 and displays a fourth link 54 that allows the online interview with the second business to be conducted on the My Page of the list of considered companies displayed on the first business terminal 31. The first business can transition to a screen for an online interview using a video disclosure system with the second business by tapping (or clicking) the fourth link 54.

[0049] Next, the planning support unit 22g supports the creation of a co-creation business plan with the second business (step S17). For example, after the first business has conducted an interview with the second business via the fourth link 54, the planning support unit 22g refers to FIG. 20 and displays a button for "Create a business plan using a co-creation business plan tool" on the My Page of the list of companies under consideration displayed on the first business terminal 31. When the first business taps (or clicks) the button for "Create a business plan using a co-creation business plan tool" on the first business terminal 31, the planning support unit 22g transmits a third question (not shown) for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business to the first business terminal 31 and displays it, and when it acquires a third answer to the third question from the first business terminal 31, it creates a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer. Then, the planning support unit 22g transmits the created co-creation business plan to the second business terminal 32 and displays it.

[0050] (Another example of operation) Next, another example of the operation of the new business creation support system 2 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing another example of the operation of the new business creation support system 1.

[0051] As shown in Fig. 4, first, the second registration reception unit 22h receives a user registration from a supporting company that supports a business operator who wants to start a new business (step S20). For example, when the supporting company operates the supporting company terminal 4 to access a web page for member registration, the second registration reception unit 22h transmits a member registration screen to the supporting company terminal 4 and displays it. When the supporting company inputs information such as the corporate name (or the name of the local government) on the supporting company terminal 4 and then taps (or clicks) the "Register" button, the second registration reception unit 22h stores the information input by the supporting company in the supporting company database 23c, thereby receiving the user registration.

[0052] Next, the co-creation profile search unit 22i acquires search conditions for searching for co-creation partners of third businesses supported by the supporting company from the supporting company (step S21). For example, the co-creation profile search unit 22i transmits a search screen for searching for co-creation partner candidates to the supporting company terminal 4 and displays it, and acquires search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses from the supporting company terminal 4 via the search screen.

[0053] Then, the co-creation profile search unit 22i searches the co-creation profile database 23a for a co-creation profile that satisfies the acquired search criteria, and transmits the searched co-creation profile to the supporting company terminal 4 for display (step S22). The supporting company can use the searched co-creation profile to support matching between the third business operator and other businesses.

[0054] According to the above embodiment, a business operator (first business operator) who wants to start a new business can use this system to receive support for a series of commercialization processes such as partner search, matching, interviews, planning, etc. This makes it possible to support business operators who want to start a new business in practicing open innovation and realizing commercialization.

[0055] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, a target date for commercialization is clearly set, and specific numerical values ​​for the milestones toward achieving the goal are determined and visualized by working backwards from the set target date, so that entrepreneurs who want to start a new business can view the big picture and work in a planned manner toward achieving their goal.

[0056] The above description of the embodiment and the disclosure of the drawings are merely examples for explaining the invention described in the claims, and the invention described in the claims is not limited by the description of the embodiment or the disclosure of the drawings. The components of the above embodiment can be combined in any manner without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[0057] In addition, the new business creation support system 2 in the above-mentioned embodiment may be composed of one or more computers, but the program for realizing the new business creation support system 2 in one or more computers and the computer-readable recording medium on which the program is recorded non-transitory are also protected by this case. [Explanation of symbols]

[0058] 1. Information Processing Systems 2. New business creation support system 21 Communications Department 22 Control section 22a Registration Desk 22b Goal setting section 22c Base Concept Creation Support Department 22d Co-creation Profile Creation Support Department 22e Matching Support Department 22f Interview Support Department 22g Planning Support Department 22h 2nd Registration Reception 22i Co-creation Profile Search Department 23 Memory section 23a Co-creation Profile Database 23b Business Database 23c Support Company Database 31 First carrier terminal 32 Secondary operator terminal 4 Support company terminal

Claims

1. A system for supporting the creation of new businesses, A means for accepting registrations from first businesses who want to start new businesses; a means for displaying a first question on a terminal of the registered first business operator, the first question inquiring about at least the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator, acquiring a first answer to the first question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a base concept serving as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired first answer, and displaying the created base concept on the terminal of the first business operator; a means for displaying, on the terminal of the first business operator, second questions for creating a co-creation profile, and a first link enabling automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second questions depending on the content of the base concept, acquiring second answers to the second questions from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation profile of the first business operator based on the acquired second answers, and registering the created co-creation profile in a database; a means for acquiring search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses from the terminal of the first business, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and displaying the searched co-creation profile on the terminal of the first business together with a second link that enables a message to be sent to the second business that created the co-creation profile; a means for displaying, on a terminal of the first business operator, a third link that enables the first business operator to schedule an interview with the second business operator and conduct an online interview, after the first business operator sends a message to the second business operator via the second link; a means for displaying a third question for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business on a terminal of the first business after the first business has conducted an interview with the second business via the third link, acquiring a third answer to the third question from the terminal of the first business, creating a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer, and transmitting the created co-creation business plan to the second business; A system equipped with.

2. a means for displaying a first screen on the terminal of the first business operator, which requests the setting of a target date for commercialization, acquiring the target date set via the first screen from the terminal of the first business operator, calculating target values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses, based on the acquired target dates, and displaying the calculated target values ​​for each item on the terminal of the first business operator; The system of claim 1 further comprising:

3. A means to accept registrations from support companies that support third-party businesses that want to start new businesses, A means for acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the registered terminal of the supporting company, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and transmitting the searched co-creation profiles to the terminal of the supporting company; The system of claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

4. 1. A computer-implemented method for supporting new business creation, comprising: A step of accepting registration from a first business operator who wants to start a new business; displaying a first question on a terminal of the registered first business operator, the first question inquiring about at least the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator, acquiring a first answer to the first question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a base concept serving as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired first answer, and displaying the created base concept on the terminal of the first business operator; displaying, on the terminal of the first business operator, second questions for creating a co-creation profile, and a first link enabling automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second questions depending on the content of the base concept, acquiring a second answer to the second question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation profile of the first business operator based on the acquired second answer, and registering the created co-creation profile in a database; acquiring search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses from the terminal of the first business, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and displaying the searched co-creation profiles on the terminal of the first business together with a second link that enables a message to be sent to the second business that created the co-creation profile; After the first business sends a message to the second business via the second link, displaying a third link on the terminal of the first business, through which the first business can schedule an interview with the second business and conduct an online interview; After the first business operator conducts an interview with the second business operator via the third link, displaying a third question for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business operator on a terminal of the first business operator, acquiring a third answer to the third question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer, and transmitting the created co-creation business plan to the second business operator; The method includes:

5. a step of displaying a first screen on the terminal of the first business operator, which requests the setting of a target date for commercialization, acquiring the target date set via the first screen from the terminal of the first business operator, calculating target numerical values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses based on the acquired target dates, and displaying the calculated target numerical values ​​for each item on the terminal of the first business operator; The method of claim 4 further comprising:

6. The step of accepting registrations from support companies that support third-party businesses that want to start new businesses; A step of acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the registered terminal of the supporting company, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and transmitting the searched co-creation profiles to the terminal of the supporting company; The method of claim 4 or 5, further comprising:

7. A program to support the creation of new businesses, A step of accepting registration from a first business operator who wants to start a new business; displaying a first question on a terminal of the registered first business operator, the first question inquiring about at least the strengths and needs for co-creation of the first business operator, acquiring a first answer to the first question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a base concept serving as a guideline for efforts toward commercialization based on the acquired first answer, and displaying the created base concept on the terminal of the first business operator; displaying, on the terminal of the first business operator, second questions for creating a co-creation profile, and a first link enabling automatic input of answers to one or more items of the second questions depending on the content of the base concept, acquiring a second answer to the second question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation profile of the first business operator based on the acquired second answer, and registering the created co-creation profile in a database; acquiring search conditions for searching for co-creation profiles of other businesses from the terminal of the first business, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and displaying the searched co-creation profiles on the terminal of the first business together with a second link that enables a message to be sent to the second business that created the co-creation profile; After the first business sends a message to the second business via the second link, displaying a third link on the terminal of the first business, through which the first business can schedule an interview with the second business and conduct an online interview; After the first business operator conducts an interview with the second business operator via the third link, displaying a third question for creating a co-creation business plan with the second business operator on a terminal of the first business operator, acquiring a third answer to the third question from the terminal of the first business operator, creating a co-creation business plan based on the acquired third answer, and transmitting the created co-creation business plan to the second business operator; A program that causes a computer to execute the following.

8. a step of displaying a first screen on the terminal of the first business operator, which requests the setting of a target date for commercialization, acquiring the target date set via the first screen from the terminal of the first business operator, calculating target numerical values ​​for at least the number of messages sent, the number of replies, and the number of interviews, which are items that must be implemented each month, to other businesses based on the acquired target dates, and displaying the calculated target numerical values ​​for each item on the terminal of the first business operator; The program according to claim 7, further causing the computer to execute the steps of:

9. The step of accepting registrations from support companies that support third-party businesses that want to start new businesses; A step of acquiring search conditions for searching co-creation profiles of other businesses from the registered terminal of the supporting company, searching the database for co-creation profiles that satisfy the acquired search conditions, and transmitting the searched co-creation profiles to the terminal of the supporting company; The program according to claim 7 or 8, further causing the computer to execute the following:

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