'1 Night 2 Days' Field Tour by Minister Kwon Chil-seung, Inspecting Good Landlords and Baeknyeon Gage Stores

Touring Jeonbuk to Hear Opinions from SMEs and Small Business Owners... "Will Reflect in Policy"

Minister Kwon Chil-seung of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups is visiting a smart store (within Jeonbuk National University shopping district) to inspect the digitalization site of small business owners. Photo by Ministry of SMEs and Startups

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Kwon Chil-seung, Minister of SMEs and Startups, announced on the 2nd that he visited the Jeonbuk region for a 1-night, 2-day schedule and held an on-site meeting.

On the afternoon of the 1st, he attended the opening ceremony of the 'Expanded Shared Video Conference Room' at the Jeonbuk Economic and Trade Promotion Agency located in Jeonju City. He then held a meeting with the staff of the Jeonbuk Regional Small and Medium Venture Business Administration.

On the 2nd, he met with 'Good Landlords' at the Jeonbuk National University shopping district in Geumam-dong, Jeonju City. At this meeting, Minister Kwon stated, "The Good Landlord movement that started in Jeonju has spread nationwide," and added, "We will continue to support the voluntary movement in the private sector institutionally."

Following this, Minister Kwon visited smart stores within the shopping district, conducted an on-site inspection of the digitalization of small business owners, and had lunch with Jeonbuk Governor Song Ha-jin and others at Hanilkwan, a 'Baeknyeon Gage' (Century-old Store). During this meeting, they discussed support measures for small and medium-sized enterprises and small business owners in the Jeonbuk region.

Additionally, Minister Kwon visited Vinatek, selected as one of the 100 strong material, parts, and equipment companies, and the headquarters of Yeokjeon Halmeoni Beer in Iksan, Jeonbuk, to listen to various on-site opinions. Yeokjeon Halmeoni Beer is a company practicing franchise win-win cooperation by providing 2 million KRW in cash per franchise store and supporting 50% of franchise store rent.

Minister Kwon emphasized, "So far, the franchise industry has focused only on improving unfairness rather than win-win cooperation," and added, "Through a paradigm shift, we must create a structure where voluntary win-win cooperation leads to mutual growth."

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