Business English Study Group

About us

Having a global standpoint is more and more important for SMEs.

This is because business with foreign economies have become a matter of common practice for them.

SMEs in manufacturing sector come under the influence of worldwide competition as well as country risks.

Even SMEs in service sector, they are no longer limited to deal with Japanese customers. 

Following this internationalization, we, Small and Medium Enterprise management consultants are also required to acquire global perspective, overseas information and consultation skills to expand our business fields.

Here, English language skill plays a major role.

That is why we organized Business English study group in September 2013.

Differences between the study group and other similar groups, English conversation schools and business schools are as follows : 

• We are a society to learn Business English, a nonprofit club.
• Unlike English conversation schools, there are no professional teacher. This is a learning circle where each member shares their knowledge, opinion and experience in English.
• Unlike business schools with English lectures in Japan, we are not an educational entity.
• Unlike other English conversation clubs for working people, our membership is limited to SME management consultants.
  All of us are specialist who diagnoses and gives advice to the SMEs, concerning their various management issues.
• Eventually, our motivation for learning English is to support Japanese SMEs' overseas business and to support foreign SMEs' business. 

Needless to say, only 2 hour monthly meeting is not enough to maintain / improve your English proficiency.  Therefore, all members are encouraged to continue their own English lesson. This study group will be positioned as a pacesetter and a place for your presentation.  

Unfortunately, as of March 2024, our activity has stagnated and the frequency of meetings has been changed from monthly to as-needed.