家業エイド is an online community that supports individuals who are taking their first step in their family business. With 99. 7% of Japan's total companies being small and medium-sized enterprises or individual business owners, many of them face the challenge of succession, which directly affects the continuity of their businesses.

In the current era where various working styles are possible and diverse values are accepted, the traditional concept of business succession by the children of the business owners is undergoing significant changes. Born into families with family businesses and witnessing the efforts of their parents in sustaining these businesses, these individuals aim to create new value in the world by utilizing the tangible and intangible assets, personal networks, and industry-specific knowledge associated with their 家業. They launch completely new ventures within the long-standing family businesses, start new businesses leveraging urban networks to support their siblings who have inherited the family business locally, or operate platforms that support their father's business using digital technology while being employed in other positions.

All of these examples represent the very essence of Entrepreneurship that has been passed down through generations within family businesses, demonstrating the unique entrepreneurial spirit of Japan. As such, graftpreneurs exist all around us. We may even be graftpreneurs ourselves.

We support individuals who practice a new way of relating to their family businesses, without being bound by the conventional concept of business succession. Our focus is not solely on business succession. There are other possibilities beyond it.

Our online community brings together the intersection of 家業 and アントレプレナー, combining the technique of grafting (known as 接ぎ木) which refers to connecting the bud of one tree to the trunk of another to enhance its disease resistance and improve the quality of its harvest, with the concept of entrepreneurship. Whether continuing a family business or not, we call these individuals graftpreneurs who skillfully utilize the spirit and tangible and intangible assets of their family businesses to create new value in the world. Our mission is to bring graftpreneurs, who have not received much spotlight, to the forefront and build an ecosystem that shines a bright future for Japan through their entrepreneurial spirit.

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