Six 'Busan Economy Shining Small Business Entrepreneurs' Selected Amid COVID Crisis ... Small Business Entrepreneur Grand Prize

Award Ceremony to Be Held at Busan City Hall at 4:30 PM on the 29th

Three Years of Benefits Including Corporate Funding, Credit Guarantees, and Tax Audits

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Six small and medium-sized business owners who have illuminated Busan's economy have been selected. This award shines even brighter amid the challenging business environment caused by COVID-19. The awardees will receive various benefits from Busan City for three years.

Busan City will hold the '2021 Busan Metropolitan City Small and Medium Business Owner Grand Prize' award ceremony at 4:30 PM on the 29th in the large conference room on the first floor of City Hall.

The 'Small and Medium Business Owner Grand Prize' considered a total of nine candidates, recommended by the Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry from May 17 to 31 and those who applied through public announcement.

After expert evaluation and on-site verification, the final selection committee comprehensively assessed business management capabilities, growth potential, employment stability, and social contribution to select six winners.

The awardees will receive a trophy and a mayoral commendation, along with certification as excellent companies by Busan City. They will also be supported for three years with special benefits such as SME operating and nurturing funds, special credit guarantee support, priority dispatch to overseas market development teams and participation in overseas exhibitions, tax audit deferrals, free use of public parking lots, and toll exemption on Gwangandaero.

The six awarded companies are ▲ Segi System, the number one company in the domestic air curtain market ▲ Site Planning Architects Office, which possesses outstanding technology in urban design related to urban regeneration ▲ Sale, which has implemented quality management through smart factoring in door frame manufacturing lines ▲ Wonjin M&T, the largest domestic technology holder in precision parts for machine tools ▲ FoodN, which prepared for the contactless era through innovative ERP construction ▲ Hyundai RB, a manufacturer of oil and gas pipeline steel pipes increasing its market share domestically and internationally.

Park Hyung-jun, Mayor of Busan, said, “We hope to support small and medium-sized enterprises, which are the foundation of Busan's economy, so that they can play a significant role in regional development after COVID-19.”

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