BPA Announces Recruitment for 'Large and Small-Medium Enterprise Innovation Partnership' Support Project

Busan Port Authority (BPA) is recruiting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to participate in the Innovation Partnership Support Project.

On the 12th, BPA announced that it will recruit companies to participate in the "2023 Large and Small Business Innovation Partnership Support Project" by April 24 to improve the productivity and competitiveness of port-related companies at Busan Port.

The Innovation Partnership Support Project is a program in which BPA supports customized consulting and on-site improvements in seven areas beneficial to SMEs: ▲general consulting ▲productivity and quality improvement ▲new product, prototype, and design development ▲promotion and marketing ▲digital infrastructure establishment ▲ESG management ▲certification and patent acquisition.

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The eligible applicants for this project are SMEs in port-related industries such as port service providers, ship supplies suppliers, and ship repair businesses, as well as companies in the Busan Port New Port hinterland complex. BPA plans to select a total of 10 companies through a comprehensive evaluation of the business plans submitted by the companies.

Detailed information can be found on the BPA website and the Sangsaeng Nuri site from the 11th to the 24th, and SMEs wishing to participate can apply online.

A BPA official stated, “We will provide more diverse support to create a competitive port ecosystem and stabilize the management of Busan Port’s port-related industries.”

In 2022, BPA identified and improved a total of 28 innovation tasks for 14 companies, including 20 process innovations, 3 product innovations, and 5 organizational innovations.

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