Network
Mentor Company
Current business conditions for venture businesses remain very tough. It
is said the more that technologies or products possess innovative aspects
at the final stages of development, the more difficult it is to recognize
user needs as well as obtain profitability. For these reasons alone we
see the extreme importance of "network". TOR has successfully
created a support system for the more R&D-oriented companies by direct
feedback and examination of such venture businesses by major companies,
as these companies often have a proximity to market needs with respect
to business matters and they are often occupy the closest position to the
market directly. This is possible through the concept of a "Mentor
Company System". Key individuals within these large corporations are
thereby able to offer critical feedback to the venture companies in a systematic,
thorough matter. This kind of important network has been found to be of
great benefit for the venture businesses in their effort to increase the
success rate of access to market.
| Asahi Kasei | Ulvac | Omron |
| Kajima | Canon | Suzuki Motor |
| Sony | Tokyo Electron | Tokyo Electric Power |
| TOSHIBA | Nissan Motors | Vitec |
| Panasonic | Hitachi | Fuji Xerox |
| Yamatake |
