achicochi LLC. launches corporate website Strengthening New Business Development Consulting for Venture Businesses to Revitalize Local Communities

Limited Liability Company "achicochi (Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture; CEO: Kengo Miki), a limited liability company engaged in new business development consulting, has opened its corporate website (https://achicochi.net/) to enhance the value of its core business, new business development consulting. 

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Strengths of achicochi company

Based in Kyoto City's Nishikyo Ward, our company is a business creation group of consultants, PR planners, and other business professionals with a sense of fun and ethics, known as "Kaze-no-Hito”.

(*Note: "Kaze-no-Hito" is a synonym for "Tsuchi-no-Hito" who are rooted in the local community, and refers to those who bring new elements to their activities from outside.)

Since our founding in 2019, we have supported new business development for venture companies and large corporations, focusing on new digital domains such as robotics, automated ordering based on supply and demand forecasting and simulation, and generative AI.

On the other hand, he has also launched and managed "Colive Kyoto Taikoukyo," which provides Japanese cultural experiences and shared housing for digital nomads from overseas using Taikoukyo, a registered tangible cultural property located in Kyoto City, and established and managed the Japan Biryani Association to promote the ethnic cuisine "biryani," which originated in India, to the Japanese market. We also take the initiative in hands-on business development, including the establishment and operation of the Japan Biryani Association.

Our expertise not only in consulting but also in management and investment enables us to provide support for new business development with a sense of reality and touch that goes beyond planning.

4 Steps of New Business Consulting for Regional Revitalization

Through new business consulting, we aim to breathe new life into companies and regions to achieve sustainable growth. Our mission is to maximize the potential of companies and regions and develop innovative ideas into businesses.

Starting a new business is a challenging process. According to some statistics, the success rate of new businesses is only about 30%, and even fewer cases lead to increased recurring profit margins. In this challenging environment, we at achicochi exist to increase our clients' probability of success.

1st. providing a wealth of experience and expertise

achicochi's team of consultants has experience and expertise in a diverse range of industries. This experience allows us to accurately analyze our clients' new business challenges and propose viable solutions.

2nd. fostering innovation

New business is critical to a company's growth and ability to remain competitive in the marketplace. We contribute to the creation of new value by leveraging our clients' existing strengths while filling in the missing pieces.

3rd. achieving sustainable growth

We enhance the stability and future potential of our clients' businesses by helping them build long-term, sustainable growth strategies, rather than temporary success.

4th. contribution to regional revitalization

A government white paper released in June 2024 summed up the situation as "the situation is severe without changing the major trends of population decline and unipolar concentration in the Tokyo area. We aim to contribute to the development of the entire region through business development that takes advantage of regional characteristics.

achicochi is not just an advisor, but a true partner who walks alongside our clients, providing consistent support from conception to realization of new businesses, turning our clients' visions into reality. We work with entrepreneurs with new ideas and intreprenurs (entrepreneurs within a company) who want to diversify their businesses to create an innovative and sustainable future.

■Cases of New Business Development

Case 1: Generation AI startup company D

We remotely supported the strategic operations of the executive officer CSO of a university-launched startup that has been working on a generative AI business even before the general adoption of ChatGPT. We identified domestic and overseas players engaged in the generative AI business, analyzed their characteristics, and supported the preparation of corporate sales and pitch materials. The client appreciated our output, including research that captured business goals and provided new insights.

Image of a Generated AI Startup Company

Case 2: Company J in the weather industry

We supported the development and implementation of an automatic ordering system for a supermarket company operating a nationwide chain. We interviewed purchasing managers about their operations and systems, obtained past sales data by store, perishable item, and date, developed a simulation algorithm that combines weather forecast data, and supported the work of a data scientist working to improve accuracy. The client company appreciated that we created an environment in which they could concentrate on algorithm development.

Support for the construction of a supermarket automatic ordering system

Case 3: Company P, an electronics manufacturer

We supported research to commercialize the R&D results of the robotics business. We designed and conducted expert interviews with the relevant parties of a company that develops and sells remote-operated robots, autonomous robots, and robots with combined functions for the construction, space development, and retail industries, taking care not to disclose the confidentiality of both parties. The client appreciated that the interviews provided useful insights for considering business plans, alliances, and mergers and acquisitions.

Image of Research for Robotics Business

■Introduction of Consultants

Our representative consultants are introduced below.

Representative Consultant Miki

Kengo Miki

Born in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1984. After graduating from Keio University, he worked as a consultant at ABeam Consulting and a strategic PR planner at BlueCurrent Japan. In 2014, he started his own business in Tokyo to promote Indian ethnic food "Biryani" in Japan.

His strengths lie in his experience as a consultant (supporter) and as an entrepreneur/manager (participant). She completed her MBA at Kyoto University Graduate School of Business Administration in 2022.

Hayase Yokota

Born in 1987 in Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. After working for five years in IR, corporate planning, and business planning at an energy and infrastructure company, she moved to a PR firm, where she worked on projects for foreign manufacturers and financial institutions. He then worked for an IT venture company, managing web media, before becoming independent in 2016 and incorporating in 2017.

He is involved in business development, marketing and PR support, and M&A advisory, with particular strength in the BtoB domain, energy, and infrastructure operations. He is a close business partner of Mr. Miki both publicly and privately.

Company Profile

Company name: achicochi LLC.

CEO: Kengo Miki

Location ：Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Establishment ：February 14, 2019

Business Domain : New business development, innovation creation and co-creation, Brand Marketing, Public Relations, Learning facilitator of business skills, Providing Japanese cultural experiences for foreign visitors to Japan, etc.

Member organizations: DMO KYOTO, Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Japan Workcation Association, Japan Digital Nomad Association, Nihon Biryani Association