On Wednesday, January 21st, 21 students from Professor Kenta Funaoka's seminar inthe Department Department of Business and Marketing Faculty of Commerce, held a proposal session for a new business venture aimed at listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market with Geolocation Technology Co., Ltd. (Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture) and representatives from the Fukuoka Stock Exchange.
The company provides a variety of services that use IP addresses (online addresses) required to access websites, and was listed on the Fukuoka Stock Exchange Q Board in 2021. It is currently working to expand its business with a view to listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, which has higher listing standards.
The students were divided into five teams and analyzed the company's characteristics and business operations in light of the "revision of standards for maintaining listings in growth markets" scheduled for 2030. Based on this, they proposed new businesses that utilize existing services and business expansion through M&A.
The company's president and CEO, Keisuke Yamamoto, along with Iyanaga Soto and Nakamura Kana, praised the students, saying, "They did a lot of research on GeoLoke and came up with several ideas that could be implemented.Their proposal materials were easy to understand, and I feel like I'd like to work with them someday."
Also present from the Fukuoka Stock Exchange on the day were Hidehiko Kari (Managing Executive Officer and Head of Sales Department, Fukuoka Stock Exchange) and Keiko Murakami (Chief Researcher, General Affairs Department, Fukuoka Stock Exchange), who commented, "They also had a good understanding of the stricter standards in the TSE market. Their perspective was interesting and it was a great proposal that captured the trend."
[Faculty of Commerce]
