Community Managers Become Regional Coordinators in Business Succession Alliance
The alliance turns everyday community managers into early detection points for business succession, aiming to catch needs that formal consultation channels miss.
Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Relay, an open-name business succession platform, has formed a business alliance with ATOMica, a social coworking operator. Under the deal, community managers at ATOMica's over 60 locations will act as 'regional coordinators,' identifying business owners with succession needs and referring them to relay. The partnership aims to catch succession concerns that formal channels miss by leveraging daily local interactions.
Japan's rate of businesses without a successor has remained above 50%, according to Teikoku Databank, and many profitable companies close without ever meeting a potential successor. Relay, which has supported over 900 successions, and ATOMica, which operates coworking spaces with community managers at over 60 locations, are betting that casual conversations with local business owners can surface succession needs earlier than specialized institutions. The community managers will now be trained to spot those needs and refer them to relay's platform.
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