Gather for the Non-Face-to-Face Youth Startup Idea 'CheongCheongCon'

Online Youth Startup Idea Competition Held in the Non-Face-to-Face Sector

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (Minister Park Young-sun, hereinafter referred to as the Ministry) announced on the 23rd that it will hold 'CheongCheongCon,' a startup idea competition, to connect various non-face-to-face ideas held by young people to startups.

Participants will be recruited from the 24th of this month until the 18th of next month. In order to apply the fresh and creative sensibilities of young people to the evaluation process, the evaluation committee and mentor group will be composed of young senior representatives (CEOs), and reflecting this, the competition was named 'CheongCheongCon,' which means 'a contest where young senior startup CEOs select and lead junior young startups.'

Anyone under the age of 29 who is a prospective young entrepreneur or a startup founder within one year of establishment can participate, and applications are accepted in six major non-face-to-face fields such as smart healthcare and online education. Through document evaluation and presentation evaluation, 10 teams per each of the six fields, totaling 60 teams, will be selected.

The 60 teams that pass the presentation evaluation will receive direct mentoring for four weeks from senior young startup CEOs. During this period, guidance will mainly focus on presentation skills and secrets to startup success to help concretize startup business ideas and prepare for the final presentation. In addition to senior young startup CEOs, a public jury will participate as evaluators in the final presentation, and the presentation evaluation and awards ceremony will be broadcast live on YouTube. In the final presentation, 3 teams per each of the six fields, totaling 18 teams, will be selected.

The final 18 teams will receive initial commercialization funds and will be linked to next year's startup commercialization support projects and technology guarantees. Youth entrepreneurs wishing to participate in CheongCheongCon can check detailed information and apply through the recruitment announcement posted on the K-Startup website.

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