The document summarizes a presentation about how networking can help Japanese businesses overcome challenges to operating in Africa. It discusses the services provided by Kakehashi Africa, a network of African professionals with Japanese masters degrees that aims to build sustainable business relationships between Japan and Africa. The network offers business consultation, research and development, skills training, and reliable local partners across the continent to help navigate Africa's diverse markets, cultures, and languages. Real business successes with companies like Mitsubishi Fuso and NEC Africa show how the network has helped connect Japanese businesses to opportunities in Africa.

1. Network Is Power
Presentation By Sati Arthur, Eastern Chapter Coordinator on May 23, 2018

2. Quite a journey…
• Networking and Matching Fairs
• Business Seminars and Workshops
• Internships and Cultural
Exchange Programs
“Every interaction is an opportunity to grow!”

3. Challenges
1. Human Resources
• How do you get reliable
personnel?
• How do you manage your
personnel?
• Different environments,
backgrounds, cultures,
ways of thinking.

4. Challenges
2. Africa is very far…
• And we don’t know much
about Africa.
• 47.6%- Rise in personal
cost. (JETRO Survey 2017)
• 70.9%- Sales increase in
local market a motivator
for Profit forecast.

5. Challenges
3. Language barrier
• French-speaking West
Africa
• Arabic-speaking North
Africa

6. Kakehashi Africa
• Is the bridge to support you in
navigating your way across
Africa.
• Network of RELIABLE young
African professionals with
Masters degrees from Japan.
• Select group keen on building
sustainable business
relationship between Japan
and Africa.

7. Why KA?
• Reliable partnership built on
trust- “Ubuntu philosophy”
• Network across the
continent of Africa.
• Diverse professional makeup
• Understand both ways of
doing business- Africa’s way
and Japanese kata.

8. Our Services
• Business Consultation-
Knowledge Co-Creation, HR…
• Research and Development-
Market research, data
analysis.
• Entrepreneurship promotion.
• Skills training- business
cultures etc.

9. In lieu of this…
• Employment
• Mitsubishi Fuso (Kenya)
• NEC Africa(Pty) (Kenya)
• Aiki Co. Ltd. (Mozambique)
• Toyota (South Africa)
• Mayekawa (Senegal)
• Coordination (Kenya)
• Information- Tanzania
• Partnership (Cameroon)

10. Network is Power
Japanese
Business
Community
www.kakehashiafrica.com

11. Asante! ありがとう。Thank you!