Number Guide 114, Unilever Holds 'Small Business Support Event'

[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] KT IS announced on the 29th that it will hold a ‘Small Business Support Event’ to overcome the COVID-19 crisis in collaboration with Unilever Korea, a company specializing in household goods.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the directory assistance service 114, which provides phone numbers for local screening clinics, safe hospitals, and public health centers, has now stepped up to support small business owners. In a social atmosphere where people refrain from going out, causing difficulties such as decreased sales for small business owners, directory assistance 114 is conducting an event with Unilever Korea to donate hand sanitizers to small business owners.

The event, which runs for one week starting March 30, invites people to leave messages of support for small business owners as comments on the online homepage of directory assistance 114. For each comment posted, Unilever’s hand sanitizers will be delivered to small business owners in the food service industry. Anyone can participate, and the supportive messages written can be viewed in real time online. When delivering the hand sanitizers to small business owners, the supportive messages will also be enclosed and sent together.

Kim Han-seong, head of the 114 Business Division, said, “We hope this event will provide small business owners affected by COVID-19 with a little help and hope,” adding, “Directory assistance 114 will continue to do its best to provide services that can support the local economy.”

Directory assistance 114 is used as an important promotional marketing channel for small business owners. Currently, about 5 million businesses are registered with 114, and in 2019, it handled 170 million inquiries annually. Small business owners who wish to promote their businesses can register their business names and phone numbers for free with 114, and the registered phone numbers are automatically exposed on major internet portals such as Naver and Daum, as well as on navigation systems.

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