Naju-si to Recruit 'Jeonnam-type Preliminary Social Enterprises' Until the 18th

Published 13 Apr.2023 11:43(KST)

Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Yoon Byung-tae) is recruiting companies and organizations wishing to be designated as a ‘Jeonnam-type Preliminary Social Enterprise’ for the first half of 2023 until the 18th.

According to the city on the 13th, Jeonnam-type Preliminary Social Enterprises are companies that create social value in various fields such as job creation for vulnerable groups, welfare, culture, and arts, and are designated by the governor.

Naju City Hall panorama <br>[Photo by Naju City]

Naju City Hall panorama
[Photo by Naju City]

Eligible applicants are companies with organizational forms such as corporations, associations, companies, non-profit private organizations, social welfare corporations, cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, and agricultural corporations.

Upon designation, qualification to apply for government financial support projects is granted. For three years, companies can receive up to 20 million KRW per company for job creation (partial support for labor costs) and business development expenses.

Additionally, consulting for conversion to certified social enterprises and opportunities to increase sales as priority purchase target companies for government and public institutions will be provided.

Applications can be submitted online after signing up as a member on the integrated information system website of the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency.

The designation of Jeonnam-type Preliminary Social Enterprises for the first half of this year will be finalized in June after on-site inspections of the applicant companies next month.

The call for applications for the designation of Jeonnam-type Preliminary Social Enterprises for the second half of the year will be conducted in October.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Regional Economy Team of the Job and Economy Division at City Hall.

Mayor Yoon Byung-tae said, “Social enterprises greatly contribute to improving residents’ quality of life by expanding social services lacking in the public sector,” adding, “I hope that various preliminary social enterprises suited to regional characteristics will be discovered and establish themselves as a pillar of the local economy.”