Seongdong-gu Social Venture Hub Center Video Production Studio 'Studio Seongsu' Established

Advertising and online content production, video conferencing, online education support available for social ventures... 'Visiting Social Venture Team' formed to provide tailored support reflecting field voices

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) has established the ‘Seongsu Studio’ at the Social Venture Hub Center in Seongsu-dong to support online content production for social venture companies.

Since 2017, the district has laid the institutional foundation for fostering social ventures and created the Social Venture Hub Center in Seongsu-dong. From the 4th to 6th floors of the Seongdong Anshim Shopping Building, independent offices and collaborative workspaces were provided at affordable rents, serving as a core base for nurturing social ventures with administrative and financial support. Currently, 27 social venture companies are residing there.

On the 8th, in response to internal and external environmental changes including COVID-19, the district opened ‘Studio Seongsu’ at the Social Venture Hub Center. This studio supports various video content production such as product promotional materials and advertisements, video conferences, online interviews, and online education for social venture companies residing in the center.

The studio is equipped with basic filming equipment and soundproofing to create a space suitable for video production. It can be used anytime by simply making a reservation in advance through the hub center’s support platform.

Park Hyun-jun, CEO of ‘FindConnect,’ an online market development company using the studio, said, “Isn’t this the trend of the times? Due to COVID-19, interest in non-face-to-face marketing and content is exploding, but for small businesses like ours, it is difficult to rent a studio at a high cost. Having such a space provided by the district is a great help during these difficult times.”

A district official said, “Since last year, we have formed a ‘Visiting Social Venture Team’ to listen to voices from the field. Not only the establishment of this studio but also the recent support for online mandatory legal education through a Ministry of Employment and Labor-designated professional training institution for the independence and stable business operation of social ventures has received great response.”

The district is currently conducting free non-face-to-face education related to social ventures via web and app for about 230 social venture workers.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Among about 1,000 social ventures nationwide, approximately 300 social venture companies, intermediary support organizations, and impact investors are concentrated in Seongdong-gu. We will actively support them by preparing various support and nurturing plans to help social venture companies build competitiveness to immediately respond to the changed environment in the post-COVID-19 era.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.