{"id":14046,"date":"2023-08-21T12:31:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/?p=14046"},"modified":"2023-08-21T12:31:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:31:39","slug":"jmec-30-2023-2024-now-open-for-applications-from-prospective-project-clients-and-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/news\/jmec-30-2023-2024-now-open-for-applications-from-prospective-project-clients-and-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"JMEC 30 (2023-2024): Now Open for Applications from Prospective Project Clients and Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692674910455000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1dgTVGlGL5txdVUChteCYC\"><strong>Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC) program<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8211; which is supported by 18 foreign Chambers of Commerce and trade organisations in Japan\u00a0incl. BLCCJ &#8211; is now open for applications from Prospective Project Clients and Participants for its 30th\u00a0edition.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need a Business Plan? Or Want to Upgrade Your Business Skills?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you a business owner seeking a customized business plan for entering or expanding into the Japanese market<\/strong>? If so, we invite you to take part in the 30th Japan Market Expansion Competition\u2014JMEC 30!<\/p>\n<p>By becoming a\u00a0<strong>JMEC Project Client<\/strong>, you can receive a professionally developed\u00a0<strong>business plan<\/strong>\u00a0written by some of Japan&#8217;s most talented up-and-coming business leaders, all at the fraction of the cost of hiring external consultants.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about this opportunity, visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692674910455000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3Ie2GaUXea1582VXCpMMxA\">JMEC homepage<\/a>\u00a0\u2014and contact JMEC Program Director Trond Varlid (<a href=\"mailto:trond@jmec.gr.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trond@jmec.gr.jp<\/a>) and JMEC Program Assistant Nele Duprix (<a href=\"mailto:nele@jmec.gr.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">nele@jmec.gr.jp<\/span><\/a>) to discuss and get more details.<\/p>\n<p>Interested companies can find more information and the online application form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/project-clients\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/project-clients&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692674910455000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1kvYDZqdkC4oE0KmDCa0zn\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nApplication deadline for Project Clients is 30 November\u00a02023\u00a0(early bird\u00a0deadline is 30 September\u00a02023).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Alternatively,\u00a0<strong>if you are looking to enhance your business skills,\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>JMEC is also also accepting applications for\u00a0<strong>JMEC Participants<\/strong>, individuals who wish to participate in the program. By joining, you\u2019ll receive comprehensive training in researching and developing a professional business plan. This\u00a0<strong>\u2018mini MBA\u2019 style program<\/strong>\u00a0includes classroom sessions led by experienced executives and successful entrepreneurs who serve as lecturers. You\u2019ll also gain hands-on experience in writing a business plan for a real business project, submitted by a real company.<\/p>\n<p>Interested applicants can find more information and the online application form\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/participants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/participants&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692674910455000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Tklvx3Wy6Q09DdG8bbGUq\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nApplication deadline for Participants is 15 October 2023\u00a0(early bird deadline is 30 September 2023).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/participants\/upcoming-information-sessions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/jmec.gr.jp\/participants\/upcoming-information-sessions&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1692674910455000&amp;usg=AOvVaw12yV8sCtmhRbZT_dcCk8Mv\">Information sessions for prospective participants\u00a0<\/a>will start from 24 August till 4 October\u00a02023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some companies may want to\u00a0<strong>send employees to the JMEC program<\/strong>\u00a0for training. For further information please contact Trond Varlid\u00a0(<a href=\"mailto:trond@jmec.gr.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trond@jmec.gr.jp<\/a>) and Nele Duprix (<a href=\"mailto:nele@jmec.gr.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">nele@jmec.gr.jp<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The BLCCJ is a proud sponsor of JMEC and encourages our members and the wider business community to engage with this excellent program!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Japan Market Expansion Competition (JMEC) program\u00a0&#8211; which is supported by 18 foreign Chamber&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12884,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-4"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14046"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14047,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14046\/revisions\/14047"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12884"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}