SBC Hosts Meeting with MZ Generation on 'Small Business Owners and Traditional Markets'

The Small Enterprise and Market Service held a meeting on the 7th with 30 experiential youth interns hired in the second half of this year, focusing on the theme of "Small Business Owners and Traditional Markets."

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] The Small Enterprise and Market Service (SEMAS) announced on the 8th that it held a meeting the day before under the theme of 'Small Enterprises and Traditional Markets from the Perspective of the MZ Generation (Millennials + Generation Z)' to facilitate meaningful communication with 30 experiential youth interns hired in the second half of this year.

The event was organized to allow youth interns to directly experience small business sites and traditional markets supported by SEMAS from their perspective, and to candidly listen to the current status of SEMAS support projects through interviews with small business owners. Prior to this, from the 2nd to the 5th, the youth interns spent four days experiencing support project sites related to their departments and interviewing small business owners to hear vivid voices from the field.

The main discussion topics of the meeting were 'Effective Digital Transformation Measures for Small Businesses' and 'Measures to Expand Payment Convenience in Traditional Markets.' Regarding effective digital transformation measures for small businesses, a youth intern from Group A emphasized, "Digital transformation education for small business owners is necessary," adding, "A platform that allows mobile on-demand viewing is also needed to provide customized education that fits the busy schedules of small business owners." Regarding measures to expand payment convenience in traditional markets, a youth intern from Group B said, "Hardware support such as distributing card payment terminals and software campaigns to induce a change in the awareness of traditional market merchants are necessary."

Park Seonghyo, Director of SEMAS, said, "Through this youth intern communication meeting, we were able to directly hear various statuses and opinions on small businesses and traditional markets from the perspective of the MZ generation," adding, "We will continue to create opportunities to meet not only youth but also young employees to listen to open ideas and reflect them in support projects."

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