Saga's Potential Unlocked: Human Resource Development & Business Creation Program 'UNDERLINE' Launches. Kickoff Event on Monday, June 1st

Treasure Foot Inc. (Headquarters: Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture; Kyushu Branch: Saga City, Saga Prefecture) has been commissioned by the Saga Industrial Promotion Organization's Saga Industrial Future Creation Base, for the "FY2026 Human Resource Development Project for Entrepreneurship and Multiple Occupations."

Following this, the human resource development and business creation program 'UNDERLINE,' which aims to unlock Saga's potential, will commence in June 2026. We are pleased to announce that a kickoff event will be held on Monday, June 1, 2026, to commemorate the program's launch.

◾️ What is UNDERLINE?

Saga has unseen potential.
There are people eager to take on challenges.
UNDERLINE draws a line under such "unseen value" to make it visible.
It is a human resource development and business creation program that unlocks Saga's potential.

Side jobs, entrepreneurship, startups—

As a "co-creation platform" that transcends these boundaries and creates new value together, we will walk together towards new challenges.

◾️ Main Contents of UNDERLINE

'UNDERLINE' offers the following three contents as a human resource development and business creation program that supports challengers and involves the community:

01: Basic Courses and Seminars
We will offer basic business courses and three seminars (side jobs, entrepreneurship, startups) that accompany challengers.

*Details will be published on the website later.

02: Community
We provide a self-driven network that connects like-minded peers, instructors, senior entrepreneurs, and local companies, fostering mutual growth.

03: Practice
We support the implementation of honed skills and business ideas through introductions to exclusive projects for those seeking side jobs and ideathons exploring collaboration with local companies.

◾️ June 1 (Mon) UNDERLINE Kickoff Meeting Held

■ UNDERLINE kickoff meeting

・Date: Monday, June 1, 2026, 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Reception starts at 2:30 PM) *Entry and exit allowed during the event

・Venue: SAGA CHIKA (Saga Prefectural Office B1F, 1-1-59 Jonai, Saga City, Saga Prefecture)

・Participation Fee: Free

・Details and Application: https://underline-saga.peatix.com/

■ Event Content

【Keynote Speech】Why Challenge from Saga Now?

What is the "perspective" needed when launching a business aiming for national and global reach from a regional area? Speakers will discuss the walls faced during the process of creating something from scratch and the source of will that broke through them.

＜Speaker＞

・Shoichi Yamashita / Founder & Chairman, Peraichi Inc.

【Session 1: Scale】How to Build a Business Valued by Listed Companies

Practitioners with experience in startup business growth and exit strategies will speak. They will unravel strategic thinking for accurately grasping the market and growing a business, and the realities of management decisions.

＜Speaker＞

・Guest: Shosuke Tanaka / Founder, Gangnam Doll Inc.

・Moderator: Naohiro Fuda / M&A & Business Collaboration Manager, Treasure Foot Inc.

【Session 2: Social】Cultivating Regions, Creating Culture

What is the process of unearthing unique regional assets and elevating them into sustainable businesses? We will explore the philosophy of business design that balances "social impact" and "business viability."

＜Speaker＞

・Guest: Kenta Yamashita / Representative Director, island company Inc.

・Moderator: Masahiro Takeda / Senior Producer, Business Co-creation Department, Treasure Foot Inc.

【Session 3: Side Job】Transforming Individual Skills into Regional Power

Participants who have utilized skills cultivated through their experience to secure side job projects and achieve independence will speak. They will share their real stories of how they transformed learning into "work" and stepped into practice.

＜Speaker＞

・Guest: Several Saga-based side job practitioners (former SAGA Smart Terakoya participants) are planned.

・Moderator: Marina Tsuji / Senior Managing Director & Kyushu Branch Manager, Treasure Foot Inc.

Shoichi Yamashita / Founder & Chairman, Peraichi Inc.
Shosuke Tanaka / Founder, Gangnam Doll Inc.
Kenta Yamashita / Representative Director, island company Inc.

Naohiro Fuda / M&A & Business Collaboration Manager, Treasure Foot Inc.
Masahiro Takeda / Senior Producer, Business Co-creation Department, Treasure Foot Inc.
Marina Tsuji / Senior Managing Director & Kyushu Branch Manager, Treasure Foot Inc.

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◾️ Organized by: Saga Industrial Promotion Organization, Saga Industrial Future Creation Base (RYO-FU BASE)

RYO-FU BASE was established by the Saga Industrial Promotion Organization to promote DX and...