Suncheon City Selected Most in Province for Social Economy Enterprise Financial Support Project This Year

4 Preliminary Social Enterprises, 22 Selected for Financial Support Projects

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Twenty-six social economy enterprises active in Suncheon City were selected for the second half of this year's financial support projects, the highest number selected in Jeollanam-do.

Four companies from Suncheon City were selected as preliminary social enterprises for the second half of this year, supported by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and Jeollanam-do, and 22 existing (preliminary) social economy enterprises were selected for financial support projects.

The four newly selected preliminary social enterprises are granted eligibility for job creation and business development support projects, and will receive benefits such as management consulting for future certified social enterprises, priority purchasing by public institutions, and market support, with a designation period of three years.

Thirteen existing (preliminary) social economy enterprises received wage support for job creation targeting vulnerable groups within the region, and nine companies received business development funds for prototype production and technology development.

In particular, this financial support project mainly focuses on business content adapted to the changed lifestyle patterns due to COVID-19, such as non-face-to-face content development and online sales system establishment, enabling social economy enterprises to generate profits and promote social value, including corporate social contributions, through the financial support project.

A Suncheon City official stated, “As Suncheon City has the largest number of social economy enterprises in Jeollanam-do, we will continue to do our best to grow the social economy in Suncheon City through step-by-step support such as education for discovering and nurturing preliminary social enterprises and consulting for efficient execution of financial support projects.”

Meanwhile, including the four companies selected as preliminary social enterprises this time, 48 social enterprises are currently active in Suncheon City.

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