| Activity 1 |
Internship Program |

Internship Program participants
in 2007 |
Long-term internship at venture businesses and NPOs.
In the past decade, about 2,000 students participated as interns in
the actual sites of innovation.
(650 corporations in total received intern students. After completing their internship,
127 students started their own business.) |
| Activity 2 |
Incubation (support to startup ) |

Winners of the Contest
|
Future leaders gather together and inspire each
other.
In 2000, two new innovative programs were begun: NEC Social
Entrepreneur Seminar and Business Plan Contest. |
| Activity 3 |
Challenging Community Projects |

An intern at a forestry company in a mountainous region
|
| A project to train producers who will create opportunities
for young
people in their communities to be involved in challenging work,
and to
spread innovations in different localities. Supported by the
Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry. In the past three years, 13 producers
were trained across the country. |