Gwangju Chamber of Commerce's 'Management Diagnosis and Consulting Support Project' as a Stepping Stone to Overcome Management Crisis

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced on the 23rd that it is recruiting companies to participate in the newly launched "Regional Business Management and Employment Crisis Response Support Project" this year, in collaboration with Gwangju Metropolitan City, Gwangju Regional Employment and Labor Office, and Gwangju-Jeonnam Regional Small and Medium Venture Business Administration, to support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in overcoming the current crisis.

The Regional Business Management and Employment Crisis Response Support Project is designed to provide integrated support for local SMEs facing difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, the transition to a low-carbon and digital economy, and rapidly changing economic conditions. Support includes business transformation for new business entry, labor transition and employment stability for workers in transitioning industries, introduction of ESG management and compliance with regulations such as the Serious Accidents Punishment Act, investment attraction and fund management, market development, and sales increase.

For participating companies, experts by type and field will be dispatched on-site to diagnose business management and employment status. Based on the results, the project plans to link companies to other support programs or provide customized in-depth consulting tailored to each company.

In particular, for employees currently working who are scheduled to retire, proactive efforts will be made to stabilize employment by supporting reemployment and job training in cooperation with the Gwangju Employment Welfare Plus Center.

Eligible companies include those that have experienced a decrease in sales or employment compared to the previous year within the last three years or last year, SMEs wishing to transform their business, launch new businesses, or close businesses, and other companies facing management difficulties.

This year, support will be provided to 50 companies for diagnosis and 25 companies for consulting, with no cost burden on participating companies.

Choi Jong-man, the full-time vice chairman, emphasized, "The recent unstable international situation, soaring raw material prices and supply instability, and interest rate hikes have made the domestic and international economic environment challenging, causing great difficulties for companies." He added, "We will do our best to help local companies endure the current difficulties caused by various simultaneous adverse factors and find new growth opportunities to rise again amid the crisis."

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