Mr Yagi says he turned down investment from venture capitalists so as not to compromise his commitment to doing social good. “I want to contribute to society, so if someone tells me I have to put profits first, it would go against my philosophy, he says.
Yagi表示,为了不影响造福社会的决心,他拒绝了风险资本家的投资。他说:“我想为社会做贡献,所以如果有人告诉我必须以利益为先,这会与我的哲学冲突。
Nevertheless, beBit has grown into a business with 78 full-time staff and more than 20 part-time workers. The company, whose customers include Sumitomo Mitsui bank, Honda and Nestlé, has capital of more than Y1bn and has opened its first overseas office in Taiwan.
尽管如此,beBit已经成长为一家拥有78名全职员工和20多名兼职员工的企业。公司客户包括三井住友(Sumitomo Mitsui)银行、本田(Honda)和雀巢(Nestlé),拥有的资本超过10亿日元,并已在台湾开设第一家海外办事处。
Until recently, Japan was not an easy place for start-ups, because of a risk-averse financial sector and a culture that did not look kindly on failure. However, the government has be-come more supportive of start-ups, providing low-interest loans and loan guarantees. Mr Yagi set up Bsize with Y20m in funds from a government-affiliated financial institution.
直到最近,日本仍然不是初创企业的乐土——日本金融领域倾向规避风险,文化上也瞧不起失败者。然而,政府正通过发放低息贷款和提供贷款担保,加强对初创企业的扶持力度。Yagi创立Bsize的2000万日元资金就来源于政府下属的金融机构。
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