Ministry of SMEs and Startups Calls for Participants in 'Korea Sourcing Week'... Supporting Domestic and International Market Access

Export and Domestic Sales Consultation, Home Shopping Product Review, etc.
Recruiting 1,020 Companies for Sourcing Week Program Participation

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwak Minjae] The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announced on the 24th that it will recruit small and venture companies to participate in the ‘2022 Korea Sourcing Week’ for two weeks starting from the 25th.

Sourcing Week is an event that supports the expansion of domestic and overseas sales channels for excellent products from small businesses. The previously separately held ‘Global Business Sourcing Fair’ and ‘Marketing Fair’ have been integrated and promoted together.

The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, Small Enterprise and Market Service, and the Foundation for Cooperation between Large, Small Enterprises and Agriculture & Fisheries, which are export and marketing specialized organizations, will cooperate to hold the event on September 6 and 7 at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul.

Main events include ▲1:1 matching export consultation meetings with overseas buyers both online and offline ▲1:1 matching domestic consultation meetings with distribution buyers ▲MD (GS, Lotte, Hyundai, Gongyoung Home Shopping) product evaluation meetings for entry into overseas home shopping ▲awards for outstanding contributions to SME product sales channels and marketing.

Additionally, various side events such as ▲exhibition halls for excellent SME products ▲demonstration sessions inviting influencers from major export countries ▲live commerce broadcast sales events will be held.

In this regard, the three export and marketing specialized organizations are recruiting companies to participate in export and domestic consultation meetings, exhibitions, overseas home shopping product evaluation meetings, and candidates for awards.

The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency is recruiting 700 companies to participate in export consultation meetings with invited overseas buyers and 100 companies for the excellent product showcase. Inquiries can be made to the export consultation and showcase department.

The Small Enterprise and Market Service is recruiting 200 companies for the domestic consultation meetings and 35 candidates for awards, and inquiries can be made to the marketing support team of the Small Enterprise and Market Service.

The Foundation for Cooperation is recruiting 20 companies to participate in the overseas home shopping product evaluation meeting, and inquiries can be made to the foundation’s sales channel support department.

Lee Daegeon, Director of the Global Growth Policy Division at the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, stated, “Through the 2022 Korea Sourcing Week, we will help companies struggling with the triple hardships of high inflation, high interest rates, and high exchange rates to overcome the economic crisis and expand their domestic and overseas sales channels.”

For projects related to the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, details and announcements can be found on the Korea Sourcing Week website; for the Small Enterprise and Market Service, on the Panpandaero website; and for the Foundation for Cooperation, on the Online Joint Entry Project website, where applications can be submitted after checking the announcements and event details.

Additionally, announcements and event details can be checked on the Company Madang website.

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