[4B] Area Study

[4B-02] Searching for images of the traditional crafts company that makes effective use of crowdfunding

- From a questionnaire survey targeting traditional craft production areas in Kyushu -

*Kazunori OBUCHI¹ (1. MIRAI Research Center for Traditional Crafts, Kyushu Sangyo University)

Keywords:Traditional crafts, Cross tabulation analysis, Crowdfunding

This research grasps the current state of awareness and efforts for crowdfunding through a questionnaire survey targeting traditional craft producers in seven prefectures in Kyushu. It turned out that young business owners or next-generation business owners who have succeeded to the business will flexibly accept and promote the utilization of crowdfunding. Business succession may play an important role in the issue of survival of the production area.