Gwangju Seo-gu and KBC Gwangju Broadcasting Join Hands to Expand Market Access for Small Business Owners

Published 23 Aug.2022 14:35(KST)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim I-gang) announced on the 23rd that it has signed an agreement with KBC Gwangju Broadcasting to expand sales channels and increase sales for small business owners.

At the signing ceremony held the previous day, KBC President Lim Chae-young and related officials attended and began full-scale promotion of the online business support project.

They agreed to cooperate in increasing sales through digitalization and online advancement of small business owners in Seo-gu, discovering products capable of entering the online market and supporting sales channels, supporting entry into online markets and producing and promoting live commerce, as well as post-management of participating companies.

KBC Gwangju Broadcasting, which has a professional studio on the third floor of the broadcasting station, will recruit companies wishing to enter, select supported companies through fair screening, and provide comprehensive support such as product consulting, detailed page production, and online store opening to enable them to enter the ‘Uri Dongne Jotdeuman Market’.

With this agreement, Seo-gu expects to serve as a starting point for recovering the local commercial district by enabling an integrated process from entering the online platform to sales, thereby maximizing the speed, efficiency, and promotional effect of the project.

Kim I-gang, Mayor of Seo-gu, said, “Through this agreement, we hope that small business owners in crisis will gain strength and hope, the depressed local commercial district will stand tall again, and Seo-gu, Gwangju will become a ‘neighborhood-centered economic city’ as a catalyst.”