Introduction to Enjoy Iwate

1. Basic matters of the business

Business objectives: Increasing the number of participants in events and activities, promoting collaboration between organizers and related organizations, and improving the efficiency of organizers' work. Target users: Organizers, managers, performers, exhibitors, and collaborators of events and activities held in Iwate Prefecture. Target audience: Arts, culture, sports, education, welfare, corporate activities. Site format: A multi-directional communication-based browsing database for users (software used: WordPress).

Management structure: Site development and management: AZ Create Co., Ltd. Business publicity and management cooperation: NPOs in various fields related to event management (partnerships expanding as needed)

Biography
July 30, 2018: Project launched at the request of the Iwate Cultural Arts Coordinator
August 28, 2018: Kitakami City Urban Development Challenge Subsidy Grant Decision
January 27, 2019: Received the Encouragement Award at the Ofunato Business Plan Contest
April 1, 2019 Pre-release (specific user registration begins)
Official release: June 1, 2019 (general user registration begins)
June 28, 2019: The number of registered users exceeded 100.
July 31, 2019: Monthly page views exceeded 30,000
August 20, 2019: The number of registered users exceeds 200
September 18, 2019: Selected for the final round of the "New Tohoku" Reconstruction Business Plan Contest 2019
December 5, 2019: KDDI to participate in "Tohoku Future Builders" program supported by MAKOTO
January 10, 2020: The number of registered users exceeds 300
September 23, 2020: Blog function and email notification function launched
September 30, 2020: Monthly page views exceeded 40,000
November 1, 2020: We will start providing a feature to post information about classes and club activities.
November 18, 2020: Selected to participate in "SPARK! TOHOKU 2020 Startup Pitch," a startup program for Tohoku entrepreneurs
December 3, 2020: Winner of the Daiwa Securities Group Phoenix Award in the "New Tohoku" Reconstruction Business Plan Contest
February 1, 2021: Automatic translation function launched
April 5, 2021: Online sales service launched
October 1, 2021: The number of registered users exceeds 400
June 7, 2022: Homepage creation function (user page creation function) launched
January 25, 2023: Sponsored link ads will begin distribution.

Media Coverage
On April 9, 2019, a press release regarding the launch of "Enjoy Iwate" was published in Excite News, SankeiBiz, Rakuten Infoseek News, Zaikei Shimbun, and Mainichi Shimbun.
On May 10, 2019, "Enjoy Iwate" was introduced on FM Iwate's "Studio Sakurato" program.
On June 1, 2019, the Iwate Nippo newspaper published an article about the official release of "Enjoy Iwate."
On June 7, 2019, an article about "Enjoy Iwate" was published in the Iwate Nichinichi newspaper.
On July 11, 2019, "Enjoy Iwate" was introduced on Kitakami E&Be FM.
On January 17, 2020, "Enjoy Iwate" was introduced on FM Iwate's "Studio Sakurato" program.

2. Business mission and mid-term goals

[Mission] Realizing a local community where everyone can realize their potential
Enjoy Iwate solves the problems of event organizers and encourages active activities to create a sustainable local community where everyone can realize their potential.

[Mid-term goal] Achieving 1,000 users
Enjoy Iwate aims to register 1,000 users by 2026.
By systematizing the problems faced by many organizers and providing appropriate services, we will build an information platform that is essential for local urban development and human resource development.

3. Features of Enjoy Iwate

a) Display function: Registered events can be displayed by event period, location, and type.
-Registered classes and club activities can be displayed by date, location, and type.
– You can view information about the organizer who registered the event.
・You can view a list of organizers by field.

b) Registration and update function – Organizers can register and update information about events, classes, and club activities.
・Organizers can register and update their own organizers.
・You can easily register and update information even if you don't have any knowledge of HTML.

c) Notification feature: Receive updates from the organizer via email.

d) Sales function: Registered tickets, services, products, etc. can be sold online.
・Fee collection is done by credit card, which makes payment operations more efficient.
You can manage inventory of listed products.

e) Automatic translation function: Information registered in Japanese will be automatically translated into English and Chinese and posted.

4. Benefits of using the site

a) Benefits for users: It will be easier to find events, classes, and clubs that interest you.
・You will be able to get involved as a staff member in events that interest you, expanding your opportunities for success.
・You can receive updates from the organizers of your choice via email, so you won't miss out on information that interests you.
– You can easily purchase tickets, services, and products sold by the organizer.

b) Benefits of registering as an organizer: It will be useful as a new information (collection/dissemination) tool for planning events and attracting attendees.
・It will be easier to recruit and research collaborators and participants.
・By finding a diverse range of collaborators, it becomes possible to hold events in collaboration with the local community.
・It can be used as an alternative to the official website.
Increased awareness of the organization.
You can introduce online sales.
・Payment operations can be made more efficient.
・The machine translation function allows you to disseminate information overseas.
・You can register your official website, Facebook, and Twitter to encourage visitors to view your site.

5. Differences from general event sites

Most event information sites only transmit information one way. However, Enjoy Iwate allows for multi-way information exchange with multiple registered users and site visitors, allowing you to build new connections.

Events that previously could not be held through individual efforts alone can now be held more effectively and interestingly by recruiting collaborators and staff on the site and working together.

6. Usage fees

There is no charge for use.
User registration, event registration, classroom registration, club registration, product and service listing, etc. are all free of charge.

However, there is a fee for the following:
– 5% sales commission (5% sales commission will be charged only when the listed item is sold.)

7. Online sales function

You can list a variety of items, such as event tickets, class or salon participation fees, services, and product sales.
There is no setup fee. A 5% sales commission is charged only when the listed item is sold.
Please see the following page for details.

Online sales fees
https://enjoyiwate.com/?page_id=8076

8. Contact Information

System Management AZ Create Co., Ltd. Enjoy Iwate Management Office 2-4-7 Kajicho, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, 024-0062
TEL: 0197-72-6081 Email: info@enjoyiwate.com

Supported by NPO Art Studio Address: 68 Kitaoniyanagi 19, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, 024-0072

NPO Folder 2-1-33 Tokiwadai, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, 024-0012

Iwate NPO-NET Support NPO Corporation 1-3-1 Odori, Kitakami City, Iwate Prefecture, 024-0061

[Reference material] Enjoy Iwate's vision of the future of the region