"Boss, How Have You Been Lately?" ... Gyeongnam Province to Conduct Small Business Survey Starting April 4

Current Status, Challenges, Sales, and Operating Expenses of Businesses

Analysis Results to Serve as Basic Data for Small Business Support Measures

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do will conduct a survey targeting small business owners in the province starting from the 4th.

Gyeongnam Province plans to use this survey to understand the current status and difficulties of small business owners and utilize the data as basic material when preparing support policies for small business owners.

The survey will be conducted by the professional research institute Gyeongnam Research Institute, where professional surveyors will visit 2,000 small business establishments in the province for face-to-face interviews.

The survey targets are businesses that, according to the 2020 Economic Census results announced by the Statistics Korea in July, operate in manufacturing and service industries and meet the criteria for small business owners based on sales and the number of regular employees.

Detailed Items of the 2022 Gyeongnam Small Business Survey.

The face-to-face survey will be conducted for one month starting from August 4, covering a total of 27 items including ▲general status of small business establishments ▲management status ▲startup status ▲closure-related issues ▲other management difficulties.

According to the province, each item was selected by reflecting the opinions of small business owners through meetings with related organizations such as the Gyeongsangnam-do Small Business Association and the Gyeongsangnam-do Economic Promotion Agency.

Surveyors will comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines such as hand sanitization and wearing masks before visiting establishments, and telephone surveys will be conducted if necessary depending on the COVID-19 resurgence situation.

All surveyed information is strictly confidential in accordance with Article 33 of the Statistics Act and will never be used for purposes other than data compilation.

A provincial official said, “Accurate surveys are essential to grasp the changes in the business environment and management difficulties experienced by small business owners, so we hope for active participation and responses,” adding, “We will prepare policies that can provide more practical help to small business owners facing difficulties through analysis of the survey results.”

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