In today's rapidly changing business environment, we offer a variety of strategic consulting services based on the concept of identifying invisible corporate value through intellectual capital assessment. We create and support highly feasible strategies based on that value in order to achieve sustainable corporate value enhancement.
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540
Intellectual capital assessments conducted
592
Supported enterprises
90+
Overseas partners
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Intellectual Capital Assessment
Utilizing IC RatingⓇ , a method of evaluating intellectual capital that has proven its value in ICMG's corporate support since its inception, ICMG visualizes the intellectual capital that will be the source of future value creation and unearths the essential strengths and weaknesses of a company.
Corporate Transformation Support
Rebuild organizational and business models rooted in the intellectual capital possessed by the company, improve productivity through the implementation of appropriate business models, and support transformation into a corporate entity capable of creating new value organically and sustainably.
Support for company-wide and business strategy formulation
In an ever-changing market environment and the era of VUCA, we formulate strategies and market positioning that enable companies to sustainably grow their businesses through analysis and forecasting of the market environment and visualization of intellectual capital.
Support for human resources and organizational strategy development
Provide assistance in the installation of organizational redesign, strategic HR type management techniques, business and operational management frameworks to increase the effectiveness of human resource engagement and strategy, and to increase the speed of corporate growth.
Overseas market entry and exit support
Working with ICMG's global network and partner network, we develop highly feasible overseas expansion strategies rooted in the client's intellectual capital while conducting realistic overseas market research and test marketing.
Hitoshi Funahashi
ICMG Group Group CEO
Representative Director and CEO, ICMG
Chairman, Management and Intellectual Assets Subcommittee, Industrial Structure Council/New Growth Policy Subcommittee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Vice Chairman, New Business Creation Committee, Economics and Finance Association ('08), Vice Chairman, Executive Officer, Central SME Activation Committee ('09/'10)
MBA, Waseda University Graduate School, Ph.
"We create something of value to society."
Founder and President of ICMG Co.
He has worked in a general trading company in the development and export of chemical products for overseas markets and handling national bidding projects, until he joined Recruit Co. Ltd. in 1987. After working in the Human Resources General Service Division and the New Business Development Office, he founded the Business Incubation Division in 1996. He then launched the magazine "Entre" and provided a variety of services including "magazine," "internet," "events," and "individual consulting" as support services for venture companies. In 2000, he founded Accel, Inc. as a successor to the business support project.
In 2001, the company partnered with Intellectual Capital AB, a Swedish intellectual capital rating company, to license and develop a Japanese version of IC Rating®, a method for evaluating the actual value of a company that cannot be shown on its balance sheet. In 2003, he took a stake in the company, and in 2010, he made it a subsidiary.
Today, ICMG is an advocate of intellectual capitalism that ensures fair and appropriate profits for corporate stakeholders, including management, employees, business partners, customers, and shareholders, and conducts research and practice of ICMG's unique "Intellectual Capital Management" method.
Takuro Kato
ICMG Director
Graduated from Keio University
"Unleash the potential of organizations and people to accelerate social change."
He joined ICMG in 2008 and has worked on projects in the field of corporate planning. He has experience in establishing innovation mechanisms and assisting large companies in business development in various fields such as electric power, information equipment, chemicals, retail, distribution, and energy.
In addition, he has accomplished the integration of business, human resources, and the organization through numerous practical activities, including corporate transformation, corporate culture improvement, and M&A projects in collaboration with investment firms.
