Gwangju Dong-gu, Social Economy Startup Academy Preliminary Entrepreneur Course Opens

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 19th that it has opened the ‘Social Economy Startup Academy Preliminary Entrepreneur Course’ for systematic startup support.

This training is conducted for 36 prospective entrepreneurs, including residents and youth, who wish to start social economy enterprises.

The training includes ▲ Special lectures on post-COVID-19 and the reorganization of the social economy ▲ Social entrepreneurship spirit and social innovation ▲ Case studies of senior social economy entrepreneurs ▲ Practical exercises on deriving social values and business models ▲ Business plan writing practice ▲ Business plan presentation practice and expert feedback, conducted over seven sessions until the 15th of next month.

Since starting the ‘Resident Admission Course’ in June, Dong-gu plans to provide one-on-one customized consulting from the initial preparation stage to actual startup through this ‘Preliminary Entrepreneur Course’ and the ‘Early Entrepreneur Course’ next month, offering step-by-step education and consulting for social economy startups.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, “This training is a practical course that finds social economy models responding to the post-COVID-19 era and sets concrete business plans, which can directly lead to startups. I hope that prospective entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to grow into sustainable social enterprises that provide social services as well as generate profits through this course.”

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