Seodaemun-gu Supports Small Business Owners in Building Online Sales Channels

Completion of 'Online Marketing Understanding Enhancement Training' Provides Support for Design Production, Packaging Containers, etc.

Seodaemun-gu Office Building Exterior View

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) is promoting the ‘Online Sales Channel Establishment Support Project’ to help small business owners respond to the expansion of non-face-to-face consumption.

The target includes small business owners, prospective entrepreneurs, small business owners who have closed their businesses, and those who have completed the ‘Marketing Understanding Enhancement Education’ within Seodaemun-gu. Support is provided for the initial entry costs to online platforms.

Applicants can download the application form from the Seodaemun-gu Office website’s public notice section, fill it out, and submit it by July 16 via email (seon3790@sdm.go.kr), mail, or in person. The district will select and support the first 100 applicants on a first-come, first-served basis.

The education can be applied for and taken online through the Seoul Small Business Academy website between July 19 and August 15.

The 20-hour course covers ▲registration for mail-order business ▲selection of shopping mall items ▲product registration and sales on open markets and portal online stores ▲sales increase using delivery applications ▲writing persuasive advertising copy ▲shopping mall tax knowledge, among other topics.

Upon completion of this education, each business can receive up to a total of 500,000 KRW in support for ▲company logo design production costs ▲purchase of promotional materials and delivery packaging containers ▲online shopping mall registration fees and delivery app advertising costs for certain platform companies (Baemin, Coupang, WemakepriceO).

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, said, “We have prepared this project to strengthen online capabilities and establish non-face-to-face sales channels so that small business owners can overcome the current difficulties well.”

Previously, the district has also been implementing a loan support project worth a total of 20 billion KRW from this month for small business owners struggling due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Each business can receive a credit guarantee loan of up to 20 million KRW with a ‘1-year grace period and 4-year equal installment repayment’ method, and the district will fully support the interest for one year from the loan date.

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