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[29] Entrepreneurial Ecosystems of Local Entrepreneurs and a Social Enterprise to Regenerate Existing Urban Areas

- A Case Study of the “MAD City” Project around Matsudo Station

○Hiroki Nakajima¹, Hiroki Baba² (1. The University of Tokyo, 2. Hitotsubashi University)

Keywords:Local Entrepreneur, Social Enterprise, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Existing Urban Area

This study, through a case study of the “MAD City” project around Matsudo Station, investigates the entrepreneurial ecosystems led by local entrepreneurs and a social enterprise. We defined entrepreneurial ecosystems as interconnected groups of people and supportive environments for creating entrepreneurship. This study clarified that some local entrepreneurs do not depend on local social environment, although they have developed their businesses contributing to improvement of local services. It also revealed differences in the environment that entrepreneurs depend on according to their gender and whether they have children. The examined social enterprise has fostered entrepreneurial ecosystems by promoting collaboration between such entrepreneurs, local communities and government.