Gwangju Changgyeong Center Holds Basic Youth Startup Training in 2022

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Center for Creative Economy and Innovation announced on the 4th that it successfully conducted basic entrepreneurship education for local young business leaders participating in the 2022 Gwangju Youth Startup Support Program.

The Gwangju Youth Startup Support Program is a project that discovers young startup companies within Gwangju Metropolitan City and provides 15 million KRW in first-year commercialization funds and 24 million KRW in second-year labor costs. This year, 19 local youth companies participated.

The basic entrepreneurship education held this time took place over two days from the 3rd to the 4th, and advanced education and mentoring are planned to be conducted on May 10th at the first-floor coworking space of the Gwangju AI Startup Camp.

The basic education program consisted of six fields: ▲ Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Spirit ▲ Deriving Startup Ideas ▲ Understanding Local Traditional Resources ▲ Startup Trend Analysis ▲ Understanding Business Models ▲ Management (HR, Labor, etc.), totaling 14 hours. The advanced education will include ▲ Customized mentoring by field.

Windy CEO Baek Sang-yoon, a participant in the education, said, “The lectures related to startups are very helpful, and especially, it is satisfying that young representatives from the same region gathered and formed a lot of empathy.”

Center Director Ha Sang-yong stated, “Although there is will and passion for startups, local youth who face difficulties in management will be supported through this project so that they can grow into representatives of youth startup companies in the region. The center will spare no effort.”

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