July 5-8 'Women Entrepreneurs Week'... YeoGyeongHyup "Preparing for a Great Leap of 2.77 Million Women-Owned Businesses"

Over 30 Event Programs Nationwide
"Expanding Women's Economic Activities... A New Growth Engine"
Yeogyeonghyeop "Welcomes Lee Young, Minister of SMEs and Startups Nominee"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association announced on the 9th that it is preparing to declare the inaugural year of a great leap forward for women-owned businesses in celebration of the first-ever 'Women Entrepreneurs Week' to be held in July, coinciding with the launch of the new government.

At the end of last year, the Women Entrepreneurs Support Act was amended to officially designate Women Entrepreneurs Week. To mark the first '1st Women Entrepreneurs Week' in the first week of July, about 30 event programs will be held nationwide to inspire innovative management enthusiasm among women entrepreneurs and boost their pride.

On the first day of the event, July 5, the opening ceremony of Women Entrepreneurs Week will take place. The ceremony will include an awards and encouragement session for women entrepreneurs who have contributed to national economic development and job creation, along with a vision proclamation ceremony titled "A Great Leap Forward to Create New Growth Engines for 2.77 Million Women-Owned Businesses."

During the four days of events from July 5 to 8, various programs are planned, including △ National Assembly policy forums △ Women’s Economic Forum △ Exhibition of excellent women-owned products △ Awards ceremony for the Women Startup Competition △ Promotional sales of women-owned products △ ESG win-win cooperation meetings △ Job hub matching events, among others.

Nationwide, 17 branches of the Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association, together with regional economic entities such as local Small and Medium Business Administration offices, will simultaneously hold various events including women entrepreneurs’ conferences and volunteer activities in each region.

Meanwhile, the Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association expressed a warm welcome for Lee Young, the nominee for Minister of SMEs and Startups, who is a former female CEO. Regarding the nominee, they stated, "As a former woman entrepreneur with a deep understanding of the challenges faced by women-owned businesses and policies for women entrepreneurs, she is the right person to implement professional and practical field-centered policies."

Lee Jeong-han, president of the Korea Women Entrepreneurs Association, said, "Revitalizing women-owned businesses and expanding women’s economic activities are not only solutions to demographic issues such as low birth rates and aging populations, as well as job creation, but are also emerging as new growth engines for the Korean economy."

President Lee added, "We hope that the nominee will smoothly pass the confirmation hearing and be appointed as the Minister of SMEs and Startups at this critical time," and said, "The 2.77 million women-owned businesses will overcome crises with the strong spirit of motherhood and run together on the path toward making Korea a more advanced nation."

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