TSUKUREA Inc. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hideki Suzuki; hereinafter "TSUKUREA") announces that the website for the 2026 fiscal year of "Kanagawa Entrepreneurship Challenge #Kikusuta ~KICK START for the Future~" (hereinafter "Kikusuta"), a next-generation entrepreneur incubation program commissioned by Kanagawa Prefecture, has been launched. [Official Website] https://tsucrea.com/kanagawa-kikusuta What is Kikusuta? Kikusuta is a "Next-Generation Entrepreneur Incubation Program" implemented by Kanagawa Prefecture for students residing or studying in Kanagawa Prefecture. The program uses "Kikusuta," an abbreviation of "KICK START for the Future," to express the nurturing of entrepreneurship (entrepreneurial spirit) among young people who will lead the future. The program is operated by TSUKUREA Inc., which was commissioned by Kanagawa Prefecture. Kikusuta offers programs such as "Entrepreneur Meetups" and "Business Plan Creation Seminars," as well as the "Kanagawa Student Business Idea Contest." Various initiatives are being developed to foster entrepreneurship among students in Kanagawa Prefecture. ■What is Entrepreneurship? It means "entrepreneurial spirit." In Kikusuta, emphasis is placed not only on whether one starts a business, but also on fostering "the ability to identify challenges independently and act proactively to solve them." Furthermore, with the idea that starting a business is just one of many options, we are promoting its introduction into educational settings as an educational curriculum that leads to career choices and the development of proactivity, targeting junior high school to university students. List of Offered Programs ■Entrepreneur Meetups These are talk session events held at junior high schools, high schools, and universities that are active in entrepreneurship education, aimed at making entrepreneurship feel more accessible. Experienced entrepreneurs who have started businesses will be invited to speak abou