EA-Tokyo will be combining our November seminar into the Global Entrepreneurship Week Japan (GEW Japan) - http://entrepreneurshipweek.jp/en/ For one week, millions of young people around the world will join a growing movement of entrepreneurial people, to generate new ideas and to seek better ways of doing things. Countries across six continents are coming together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity. To think big. To turn their ideas into reality. To make their mark. The speaker for the special November seminar will be announced shortly.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Japan (GEW Japan)

The biggest summer, Saturday afternoon, network-of-networks networking event for the Japanese and international community in Tokyo. All proceeds donated to charity. With close to 4 million yen raised to date!

Visit www.nettokyo.jp for details

EA-Tokyo is happy to announce that IMS is now a sponsor of the Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo, NPO. IMS is the only Legal Professional Corporation in Japan that handles the outsourcing of visa application processing for the intake of foreigners, and carries out visa application procedures for international professors, researchers, exchange students and their family members affiliated with The University of Tokyo.

IMS (Visa Consulting Service)

Avoid these mistakes and keep your sales letter out of the trash

Shape Up Your Sales Letter

Six Common Pitfalls of Small Business Marketing and How To Avoid Them.

Common Pitfalls of Small Business Marketing

Ten Tips for Using Email - Use email to get more publicity & sell your services.

Ten Tips for Using Email

Do you know your company's sales points? What makes your business stand out from the competition?

Discover Your Sales Points

Working Smarter as a Consultant - Find out how to increase your Earnings for the same hours worked.

Work Smarter As A Consultant

Getting Publicity Means Delivering What the Media Really Wants.

Launching a Publicity Campaign

February's speaker will be the former President of Noranda Magnesium Inc., head of the Office of Technology Transfer at McGill University, and Entrepreneurial Management Professor Michael Avedesian. Please email office@mcgillmbajapan.com for more information.

Due to the support of our great sponsors, we are happy to be able to announce new pricing for EA-Tokyo Membership & Seminars. Individual lifetime membership will now be 10,000 yen. The members' prepaid seminar rate has also been lowered to 3,500 yen from 4,500 yen. To view all of the revised rates, please visit the following link:

EA-Tokyo New Seminar & Membership Rates (2008)

If an Editor called you today wanting to write a story about your business with a 2-day deadline, would you be ready?

Creating a Press Kit

Boost Your Sales in 2008!

Ines Ligron - "The Beauty Business - from the Beauty Queen Maker"

An innovative entrepreneur shows how thinking twice before disposing of unwanted product can fuel a company’s bottom line.

Making Hunger History [PDF]

Date: November 27 & 28, 2007
Location: Hilton Hotel Tokyo
Attend this conference to discover how to advertise creatively and correctly communicate the key selling points to customers, increasing traffic while driving cost effectiveness. This event features leading case studies from Fuji Xerox, KDDI Corporation, Nissin Food Products, Kubota and Nihon Michelin Tyre Co.

**EA-Tokyo members are entitled to a 10% discount upon registration with Ms. Esther Wong.**
For further details, please contact: Ms. Esther Wong at: +603-2723-6736 or estherw@marcusevanskl.com

Please click here for more information

Kei Shibata - "Last Mover Advantage – Look, Listen and Learn Your Way to Success"

Generate Revenue by Becoming an Infopreneur and Selling your Expertise

Create Wealth with Info Products [PDF]

Patrick Newell - "Developing a 21st Century School & Today’s Wiki World"

How one entrepreneur’s dream is educating a new breed of internationally-minded children in Tokyo.

Today Decides Tomorrow - (PDF)

To celebrate the publication of "The New Business Road Test: What Entrepreneurs and Executives Should Do Before Writing a Business Plan" in Japanese, a joint seminar featuring Professor John W. Mullins of London Business School, the author of this book, as a special lecturer and Takaaki Hata (GCP Venture Capitalist). Friday September 7, 2007 (6:30-9:30) at the Globis Tokyo Campus. 5,000 Yen Fee includes copy of the book.

http://gis.globis.co.jp/e/seminar/2007/GlobisEntrepreneurshipSeminar.html

Nicolai Bergman - "The Florist and his Blooming Business in Japan"

They say a passion for wine helped bring down the mighty Roman Empire after years of splendor and decadence. However, a love of the same nectar has brought not ruin but great success for Nick Nobilo, pioneer of the modern New Zealand wine industry and Managing Director of New Zealand-based wine company Vinoptima Estate.

NZ Wine Master Producing a World Class Drop

Red Herring Japan 2007 Technology Summit is fast approaching. This dynamic, two day event will be true to the innovative, disruptive reputation of Red Herring. In addition to 36 corporate presentations by hand picked entrepreneurs from around the world, RH Japan will feature some of Japan's biggest, most provocative names in Japan-tech including NTT DoCoMo’s Takeshi Natsuno, eMobile’s Sachio Semmoto, SunBridge's Allen Miner and Sony’s Nobuyuki Idei. Contact Jason Sausto today at jsausto@redherring.com for more information or visit Red Herring's website at

http://www.herringevents.com/japan07

June Seminar - "An Entrepreneurial Story from Japan"

Aoyama Saturday Night Networking is holding a great night of networking, gourmet food and "Nomihodai" wine & drinks at Cuisine 219 in Minami Aoyama. Meet new friends and business contacts while feasting on delicious fusion "French - Californian" gastronomy!
Saturday, June 23rd from 19:00 - 22:00
Cuisine 219 in Minami Aoyama.
7,000 Yen (Registration required)

Details: Aoyama Saturday Night Networking

"How to Sell a Company in Japan" - Terrie Lloyd

Find out how to preserve the environment and boost profits by creating a green office.

Running A Green Office [PDF]

EA-Tokyo's May Seminar will feature Terrie Lloyd, one of Tokyo's premier foreign entrepreneurs. Wednesday, May 09 at the Shinsei Bank Head Office (Hibiya).

Register for the seminar

How did a keen Japanese bonsai enthusiast turn a quaint traditional hobby into a business that earned over 50 million yen in 2006? Find out in this month's Asia Business Intelligence.

AsiaBusIntel-Bonsai [PDF]

www.ea-tokyo.com/seminars/seminarsummaries/20070403.php

www.ea-tokyo.com/seminars/seminarsummaries/20070306.php

10 methods to tweak your business strategy and supercharge your business growth.

BoardroomBriefing-10Ways [PDF]

EA-Tokyo's March Seminar will feature Bruce Livingstone, founder & CEO of iStockphoto and Sean Mooney, Representative Director of Getty Images (Japan). Tuesday, March 06 at the City Club of Tokyo (Aoyama-Itchome).

Hosted by the Society for the Study of Venture Support, co-host: JCI Inc, supported by METI.

For more info: www.jci-inc.com

February EA-Tokyo Seminar Summary - B2B Sales Methods for Start-ups

After a tough day’s work, many people head to the pub for a beer. In this Asia Business Intel newsletter, find out about an entrepreneurial couple who not only own a pub and create their own brews, but are creating a niche for themselves in Japan’s hyper-competitive brewing industry.

AsiaBizIntel-BairdBeer [PDF]

February's Featured Member is Kenji Takaoka of Export-Japan.com, Inc. a company based in Tokyo and Osaka providing overseas business and organizations quality web development and marketing solutions.

www.ea-tokyo.com/membership/featuredmembers/KenjiTakaoka.php

If you are looking for Japanese-speaking staff, try Bananajob.jp. It is easy to use, effective and inexpensive (currently free).

In order to reach our goal of 5,000 job postings, we are having a promotion that you can't refuse. Any company posting a job before January first will get their job posting for free, and will be registered as a Bananajob lifetime partner. This will entitle you to discounts on job ads for as long as Bananajob.jp exists. Any company that posts or refers 10 or more jobs before January first will also get a free banner ad on the Bananajob.jp site.

www.bananajob.jp

December EA-Tokyo Seminar Summary - Legendary Service at the Ritz-Carlton

Blue chip businesses, soaring careers and successful individuals often have one key factor in common - effective networking. Discover how foreigners can build up and utilize an effective network in Japan.

Executive Answers - Networking [PDF]

October EA-Tokyo Seminar Summary

What drives customers to open their wallets and buy from a vendor? What impact can delivering value have on client relations, and ultimately long-term sales? Discover how a groundbreaking benefit marketing company is making waves in Japan's foreign community and reaching more non-Japanese than any other single media.

Marketing Secrets that Get Results [PDF]

Entrepreneur Taking Fair Trade Mainstream [PDF]

The Micro-Multinational Corporation - How outsourcing and off shoring can be a viable strategy for small and medium sized businesses.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's One-Stop Information Portal for Foreign-Affiliated Firms provides information on licensing regulations, government support services and much more.
• support@tokyo-business.jp

www.tokyo-business.jp/

Check out this great resource with loads of interesting discussion forums.

http://www.japanentrepreneurs.com