Establishment of a Consortium Preparatory Committee for Co-creation of Corporate Value and Advanced Monitoring, and Commencement of Practical Discussions with Nine Companies

YK Planning Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Representative Director and President: Tatsunori Okamoto) has launched a Consortium Preparatory Committee (hereinafter, "the Consortium") with the aim of contributing to the development of regional economies by continuously implementing "visualization of corporate value" for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and "ensuring transparency and improving value" through monitoring by partners supporting corporate management, all "through a network." Practical discussions have commenced with nine companies, including accounting firms and system vendors.

## Private Cross-Sectoral Network for Continuous Visualization and Improvement of SME Corporate Value

This Consortium is a nationwide framework that promotes the visualization and improvement of corporate value through collaboration among private entities (accounting firms, financial institutions, IT businesses, AI businesses, etc.), in step with the government's policy trends listed below:

* Advancement of business assessment-based lending
* Creation of corporate value collateral rights
* Regional financial strength enhancement plan
* Value co-creation guidance
* Digital linkage and data utilization of business data, etc.

## Composed of Preparatory Committee Members and "Endorsing Participants" from Accounting Firms Nationwide

Initially, the Consortium will establish a preparatory committee consisting of nine companies to not only develop systems, requirements, and content, but also to create practical case studies. Simultaneously, we will widely solicit endorsements from accounting firms, financial institutions, and support organizations nationwide to build a cross-industry collaborative system.

## What the Consortium Aims For

① Establishment of a mechanism to "digitize" SME corporate value
We will create a framework for recording and sharing corporate activity information (financial, non-financial, qualitative, external environment, etc.) as "reusable digital data."

② Tripartite collaboration model of companies × accounting firms × financial institutions
We will realize a continuous co-creation process that spans from business plan formulation to monitoring, improvement proposals, and value enhancement.

③ Acceleration of monthly closing and KPIs, and improvement of dialogue quality
By enabling companies to articulate their own financial figures, we will enhance the quality of dialogue with stakeholders such as financial institutions, thereby contributing to the overall productivity improvement of the regional economy.

④ Alignment with policies aimed at by government agencies

* Advancement of business assessment-based lending
* Corporate value collateral system
* Advanced monitoring
* Digital linkage of corporate information

In conjunction with these, we will promote the creation of a "regional economic ecosystem" from the private sector.

## Preparatory Committee Members (5 Offices)

* SOT Consulting Co., Ltd. (Up Partners Group)
* MMPC Consultants Co., Ltd.
* SHIP Tax Accountant Corporation
* Tsuji-Honngo IT Consulting Co., Ltd.
* Yokohama Co., Ltd.