Jungjingong Holds Opening Ceremony... "Will Be the Vanguard for Overcoming SME Crisis and Economic Rebound"

Dissemination of Business and Organizational Operation Directions Following Changes in the SME Management Environment

Kim Hak-do, Chairman of the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency, is delivering a New Year's address at the opening ceremony held on the 2nd at the headquarters in Jinju, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] The Small and Medium Business Corporation (Chairman Kim Hak-do, hereinafter referred to as SBC) announced on the 2nd that it held a New Year's opening ceremony both online and offline at its headquarters in Jinju, Gyeongnam.

On this day, Chairman Kim Hak-do praised the employees who worked on the front lines despite the difficult domestic and international environment caused by last year's Ukraine crisis and the triple high (high inflation, high interest rates, high exchange rates) phenomenon. Chairman Kim said, "This year as well, the management environment for small and medium enterprises will not be easy amid the complex crisis situation," adding, "We must turn the crisis into an opportunity through proactive policy support and innovation efforts."

He then announced the key directions for business and organizational operations to overcome the complex crisis of small and medium enterprises and support their leap forward in his New Year's address, emphasizing that "We must lead change through continuous innovation of core projects and big data-based, customer-first customized support."

In particular, to innovate business, he revealed plans to focus on ▲ cultivating on-site personnel centered on advanced new industries and resolving workforce mismatches ▲ speedy export and logistics support such as Smart Trade Hub and fostering global strong small and medium enterprises ▲ alleviating interest burdens on small and medium venture companies through the introduction of secondary interest subsidy projects ▲ expanding the Corporate Growth Response Center for on-site regulatory innovation.

Regarding organizational operations, he emphasized that adding the value of 'coexistence' to the basic directions of 'fairness, harmony, and expertise,' all executives and employees will work together to achieve sustainable innovation.

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