Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Provides One-Stop Consulting Support for Self-Employed Hit by COVID-19

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, is becoming a strong support for self-employed business owners exhausted by COVID-19.

On the 26th, Gwangsan-gu announced that it held the ‘Self-Employed Cider (Boss, Now Start Again) Day’ at the district office to listen to the concerns of self-employed business owners and strengthen their mental health.

This event is part of the ‘Boss Restart’ policy, which supports small business owners facing difficulties to overcome the risk of closure and make a fresh start with refreshing solutions like ‘cider’.

Held for the second time following the first event last year, 80 self-employed business owners attended.

Gwangsan-gu provided one-stop professional consulting in various fields at one location to help restore the smiles of the bosses through mental healing and overcome the crisis of failure.

In particular, a special lecture titled “Laughter Restaurant” by Myung Bong-ho, president of the Korea Recreation Therapy Association, was held to remove the shadows from the participants’ minds and share energy of positivity and hope.

After the lecture, participants received tailored solutions suitable for their situations through ▲visiting psychological support services ▲‘Restart Theory’ loan guarantee consultations ▲commercial lease consulting ▲labor, tax, and marketing consultations conducted by experts in each field at the event venue.

Kim Sam-ho, mayor of Gwangsan-gu, said, “This was an opportunity to care for the hearts of self-employed business owners during difficult times and to fill them with strength to recover through counseling in areas of concern,” and promised, “Gwangsan-gu will continue to support small business owners so that they do not despair in the face of a bleak reality but can boost their will.”

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