Cocorport
Basic Information
- Stock Code
- 9346
- Industry
- Service Industry
- Category Detail
- Recruitment & Staffing Services
- Prefecture
- Kanagawa Prefecture
- Establishment Year
- January 2012
- Listing Year
- March 2023
- Official Website
- https://www.cocorport.co.jp/
- TSE Information
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Overview
Cocorport is a rapidly growing welfare support company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, with employment transition support services for people with disabilities as its main business.
Current Situation
Cocorport recorded net sales of approximately 4.176 billion yen for the fiscal year ended June 2022, with approximately 587 employees. Its main employment transition support business is deployed across 72 locations nationwide, focusing on expanding employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Since the company name change in 2019, it has steadily increased the number of business locations and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in March 2023. It mainly provides designated disability welfare services based on the Comprehensive Support Law for Persons with Disabilities, with community-based service deployment serving as the source of its competitiveness. Moving forward, anticipating increased disability employment needs amid an aging society, it plans to focus on business expansion and service quality improvement. It is also actively engaged in social contribution activities, aiming for the development of a sustainable welfare industry. Amid intensifying market competition, it is advancing the introduction of the latest technologies and development of diverse services to achieve differentiation. From 2025 onward, it will pursue steady mid- to long-term growth through further location expansion and strengthened partnerships.
Trivia
Interesting Facts
- Originally named Melk at founding
- Number of employment transition support offices is top class domestically
- Achieved listing less than 10 years after incorporation
- Developed proprietary education programs for people with disabilities
- Approximately 600 employees and increasing
- Headquartered mainly in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
- Representative Director is Atsuya Sahara
- Business operations based on the Comprehensive Support Law for Persons with Disabilities
- Comprehensive operation of multiple welfare businesses
- Community-based service delivery as a key strength
- Coverage through over 72 locations nationwide
- Maintaining steady growth trajectory even after listing
- Improved support efficiency through IT technology introduction
- Numerous achievements in support for diverse disabilities
- High evaluation within the social welfare sector
Hidden Connections
- Participating in regional welfare promotion project in collaboration with Kawasaki City
- Built strong network with disability employment promotion corporate alliance
- Aggressively investing in ICT system development compared to peers
- Strengthened fundraising capabilities within the staffing industry through listing
- Balances competition and collaboration with major recruitment and staffing firms
- Engages in public sector projects and interacts with nonprofit welfare organizations
- Focuses on new graduate hiring for young talent development linked to performance
- Expanding into IT and education services for diversification
Future Outlook
Growth Drivers
- Strengthening of legal obligations for disability employment promotion
- Expansion of welfare needs due to aging society
- Popularization of online support programs
- Improved support efficiency through IT technologies
- Increasing needs for support across diverse disability types
- Sustained support from national and local welfare budgets
- Growing demand from strengthened corporate social responsibility
- Advancement of regional collaborations and joint ventures
- Employee skill enhancement and retention rate improvements
- Active entry into new business areas
- Brand strengthening through improved user and family satisfaction
- Exploration of applications from overseas welfare service models
Strategic Goals
- Expansion to over 100 business locations nationwide
- Achieve annual sales exceeding 10 billion yen
- Realize stable employment rate of over 90% for people with disabilities
- Foster organizational culture promoting diversity and inclusion
- Advanced support services through cutting-edge IT technologies
- Solve welfare challenges through collaborations with local communities
- Active utilization of social impact investments
- Maintain employee satisfaction above 80%
- Sustainable operations aiming for reduced environmental impact
- Expansion of welfare services compliant with international standards
Business Segments
Outsourced Operation of Disability Support Facilities
- Overview
- Undertakes operations and management of disability support facilities to provide services.
- Competitiveness
- Regionally rooted operational expertise and stable contracting track record
- Customers
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- Local governments
- Welfare organizations
- Corporate outsourcing departments
- Products
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- Employment transition support operations
- Plan consultation support provision
- Independence training management
Corporate Disability Employment-Related Services
- Overview
- Consulting and training to support corporate disability employment.
- Competitiveness
- Optimal support plan proposals based on extensive track record
- Customers
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- Small and medium-sized enterprises
- Large corporations
- Public organizations
- Products
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- Employment consulting
- Workplace adaptation training
- Disability employment support
Education and Training Services
- Overview
- Provides education and training services for welfare-related fields and companies.
- Competitiveness
- Development of practical and effective training programs
- Customers
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- Welfare facility staff
- Corporate HR personnel
- Training institutions
- Products
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- Disability understanding training
- Workplace environment improvement training
- Career support education
System Development and IT Support Services
- Overview
- Development and operational support for IT systems tailored to disability support.
- Competitiveness
- System development capabilities attuned to on-site needs
- Customers
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- Government agencies
- Welfare operators
- Products
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- Support management systems
- User information management
- Matching systems
Consulting Services
- Overview
- Management support and compliance consulting in the welfare sector.
- Competitiveness
- Extensive regulatory knowledge and industry experience
- Customers
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- Welfare operators
- Local governments
- Corporations
- Products
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- Management support
- Business planning
- Regulatory compliance support
Daily Life Support Services for People with Disabilities
- Overview
- Provides various services to support the daily lives of people with disabilities.
- Competitiveness
- Meticulous, user-centered care
- Customers
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- Individual users
- Welfare facilities
- Products
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- Life consultation support
- Daily living assistance
- Psychological support
Competitive Advantage
Strengths
- Extensive nationwide network of locations
- Specialized expertise in disability employment support
- Reliability based on Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare standards
- Community-based service delivery system
- Stable capital base and financial foundation
- High-quality services through employee training
- Swift response to legal amendments
- Increasing recognition within the industry
- Team of experienced counselors
- Diverse support programs
- Social significance in expanding disability employment
- Strong track record of high customer satisfaction
- Transparency as a listed company
Competitive Advantages
- Enhanced fundraising capabilities and transparency through listing
- Service design accommodating various disability types
- Customizable support systems by region
- Excellent accessibility due to abundant locations
- Advanced employment support know-how based on experience
- Flexible support programs tailored to corporate needs
- Support services leveraging the latest IT technologies
- Strong partnerships with government and local authorities
- Established multi-faceted revenue model
- Proactive talent development and retention measures
- Preemptive service adaptations to legal changes
- High contribution to social challenges in disability employment
- Superior continuous growth rate compared to competitors
- Comprehensive customer support
- First-mover advantage in the expanding market
Threats
- Changes in regulatory environment
- Intensified competition from new entrants
- Risk of reduced disability support budgets
- Challenges in talent acquisition and high turnover
- Decline in corporate hiring intent due to economic fluctuations
- Intensifying regional service competition
- Increasing IT security risks
- Subsidy reductions due to economic policy impacts
- Difficulties in differentiation due to service standardization
- Business constraints from novel infectious diseases and similar
- Competitors' pace of technological innovation
- Increased burden from complex administrative procedures
Innovations
2023: Launch of Online Employment Support Platform
- Overview
- Launched online support services accessible to people with disabilities in remote areas.
- Impact
- Expansion of user base and service coverage
2022: Introduction of AI Counseling System
- Overview
- Implemented optimization of individualized support programs using AI.
- Impact
- Improved support effectiveness and staff operational efficiency
2024: Support for Remote Work Environment Setup for People with Disabilities
- Overview
- Advanced development of remote employment support environments to realize user-friendly workplaces.
- Impact
- Improved employment retention rates and acquisition of new customers
2021: Development of Multifunctional Support Management System
- Overview
- Introduced proprietary system integrating support plan creation and progress management.
- Impact
- Operational efficiency and service quality improvements
2023: Strengthening of Corporate Collaboration Programs
- Overview
- Advanced initiatives for internships and expanded employment placements through corporate partnerships.
- Impact
- Increased employment success rates and corporate satisfaction
2022: Launch of Digital Skills Acquisition Support
- Overview
- Initiated programs for people with disabilities to acquire IT skills.
- Impact
- Expanded job domains and increased employment opportunities
2024: Introduction of Well-Being Promotion Program
- Overview
- Launched programs supporting users' physical and mental health.
- Impact
- Improved user satisfaction and retention rates
Sustainability
- Social awareness activities to promote employment of people with physical disabilities
- Promotion of environmentally considerate office operations
- Active participation and support in regional welfare activities
- Thorough respect for diversity and inclusion
- Sustainable talent development and career formation support
- Promotion of ICT support environments for people with disabilities
- Strengthening of support systems through regional collaborations
- Efforts to improve transportation access
- Expansion of support for long-term employment
- Strict compliance with laws and ethical operations
- Pursuit of employee health and work-life balance
- Enhanced support for socially vulnerable groups and information disclosure