Jungjinkong Explores Export Promotion Measures with Experts and Entrepreneurs

1st Jungjingong Export Plus Advisory Committee Meeting Held on the 18th

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the afternoon of the 18th that it held the '1st SBC Export Plus Advisory Committee' at the 15th-floor conference room of the Small and Medium Business Distribution Center in Mok-dong, Seoul. The meeting was conducted in strict compliance with the government's COVID-19 prevention guidelines, including minimizing the number of attendees, wearing masks, and installing partitions.

This advisory committee was held to listen to various voices from experts in the small and medium business sector and export entrepreneurs regarding export difficulties and suggestions for system improvements, and to reflect them in policies. Attendees included Lee Sung-hee, Head of SBC Global Growth Headquarters; Park Joo-young, Professor of Venture and Small Business at Soongsil University; Song Young-chul, Research Fellow at the Small and Medium Business Research Institute; and four entrepreneurs including Kim Sang-wook, CEO of CJK Alliance.

The participants discussed ways to revitalize exports of small and medium ventures and shared opinions on the difficulties faced by export companies and the direction of policy support. Export entrepreneurs proposed ▲expansion and stable service provision of export support projects such as export vouchers ▲active overseas marketing support ▲logistics cost support due to the sharp increase in freight charges.

In response, Lee Sung-hee, Head of SBC Global Growth Headquarters, stated, "SBC plans to actively support the revitalization of the export economy and strengthening the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises this year," adding, "We will expand the scale of support projects such as export vouchers and logistics support and fulfill our role as a partner of export companies through solid project operation."

SBC plans to regularly hold advisory committees in the future to promptly identify the difficulties of export companies and continuously improve export support projects tailored to the field, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of policy support.

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