XLOCAL Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation Group Form Partnership for "10 Billion Think Tank"
XLOCAL Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku Co., Ltd. have formed a partnership for the "10 Billion Think Tank," a community dedicated to helping regional business owners achieve 10 billion yen in sales. This collaboration will combine XLOCAL's human resources and know-how with Sumitomo Corporation Group's commercial distribution, logistics, and network to fundamentally expand the business scale of regional companies.
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XLOCAL Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Representative Director: Daisuke Sakamoto, hereinafter XLOCAL), whose mission is to "create world-changing encounters for regional business owners" and who accompanies regional corporate transformation, has formed a partnership agreement with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Representative Director and Executive Officer: Seiji Takano, hereinafter "Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku") for the "10 Billion Think Tank," a community of knowledge and practice for regional business owners aiming to become 10 billion yen companies.
Through this alliance, XLOCAL's "human resources and know-how" will be combined with Sumitomo Corporation Group's "commercial distribution, logistics, and network" to build a support system that fundamentally expands the business scale of regional companies.
## Aim of this Collaboration
XLOCAL has been promoting the transformation of regional companies through the "10 Billion Think Tank."
This time, a partnership has been formed with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku. The framework for practical support will be built and operated to directly connect the company's diverse sales channels and advanced corporate functions to regional companies, fostering global expansion and the construction of large-scale supply chains.
Furthermore, Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku invested in NEWGREEN Co., Ltd., a company within our group, in October 2025. This alliance further diversifies and deepens collaboration with the same group, establishing a stronger cooperative system for supporting the growth of regional companies.
## What is the "10 Billion Think Tank"?
The 10 Billion Think Tank is a management support platform designed to foster companies in regional areas to achieve over 10 billion yen in sales. It provides ambitious regional business management teams with the knowledge to break through the 10 billion yen mark and comprehensive support for growth.
### Main Opportunities Provided by the 10 Billion Think Tank
1. **Learning Platform for Management Teams, 10 Billion Research Group**
Provides exclusive videos to learn the "10 Billion Breakthrough" model and real research meetings.
The videos systematically organize the strategies, organizations, fundraising, and trajectories of failure of 10 billion yen companies based on primary information. Monthly events further delve into case studies, identifying the true causes of success from "off-the-record information" not publicly disclosed.
2. **Recruitment Support for Management Teams**
Matches specialized skilled personnel and next-generation management personnel, indispensable for growth to 10 billion yen, through outsourcing. It precisely supplements practical capabilities lacking in internal resources, such as strategy formulation, marketing, and organizational development.
3. **Co-creation Support**
Builds a strong network with regional business owners who share the same aspirations. It provides opportunities for alliances across industries and acceleration for new business development.
## Future Plans: Co-hosting Events
The 10 Billion Think Tank is currently conducting a nationwide caravan under the banner of "10 Billion Yen Companies from the Regions." As part of this, a co-hosted event with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku will be held in Sendai on May 13, 2026.
Additionally, for highly motivated companies discovered through this initiative, concrete management support and business partnership consulting will commence under a joint system with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku, aiming for increased sales and overseas expansion from fiscal year 2027 onwards.
Through this alliance, XLOCAL's "human resources and know-how" will be combined with Sumitomo Corporation Group's "commercial distribution, logistics, and network" to build a support system that fundamentally expands the business scale of regional companies.
## Aim of this Collaboration
XLOCAL has been promoting the transformation of regional companies through the "10 Billion Think Tank."
This time, a partnership has been formed with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku. The framework for practical support will be built and operated to directly connect the company's diverse sales channels and advanced corporate functions to regional companies, fostering global expansion and the construction of large-scale supply chains.
Furthermore, Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku invested in NEWGREEN Co., Ltd., a company within our group, in October 2025. This alliance further diversifies and deepens collaboration with the same group, establishing a stronger cooperative system for supporting the growth of regional companies.
## What is the "10 Billion Think Tank"?
The 10 Billion Think Tank is a management support platform designed to foster companies in regional areas to achieve over 10 billion yen in sales. It provides ambitious regional business management teams with the knowledge to break through the 10 billion yen mark and comprehensive support for growth.
### Main Opportunities Provided by the 10 Billion Think Tank
1. **Learning Platform for Management Teams, 10 Billion Research Group**
Provides exclusive videos to learn the "10 Billion Breakthrough" model and real research meetings.
The videos systematically organize the strategies, organizations, fundraising, and trajectories of failure of 10 billion yen companies based on primary information. Monthly events further delve into case studies, identifying the true causes of success from "off-the-record information" not publicly disclosed.
2. **Recruitment Support for Management Teams**
Matches specialized skilled personnel and next-generation management personnel, indispensable for growth to 10 billion yen, through outsourcing. It precisely supplements practical capabilities lacking in internal resources, such as strategy formulation, marketing, and organizational development.
3. **Co-creation Support**
Builds a strong network with regional business owners who share the same aspirations. It provides opportunities for alliances across industries and acceleration for new business development.
## Future Plans: Co-hosting Events
The 10 Billion Think Tank is currently conducting a nationwide caravan under the banner of "10 Billion Yen Companies from the Regions." As part of this, a co-hosted event with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku will be held in Sendai on May 13, 2026.
Additionally, for highly motivated companies discovered through this initiative, concrete management support and business partnership consulting will commence under a joint system with Sumitomo Corporation Tohoku, aiming for increased sales and overseas expansion from fiscal year 2027 onwards.