Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, Visits Market Merchants for Communication

Gwangjin-gu Communicates at ‘Traditional Markets’

Operation of Visiting Small Business One-Stop Support Center

Listening to On-Site Voices and Identifying Livelihood Issues, Hearing and Resolving Market Merchants’ Difficulties

Small Enterprise and Market Service, Seoul Credit Guarantee Foundation Conduct On-Site One-Stop Consultations Together

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is operating the ‘Visiting Small Business One-Stop Support Center’ starting with Junggokjeil Market to communicate with market merchants.

The ‘Visiting Small Business One-Stop Support Center’ is intended to listen to and resolve complaints and difficulties of traditional market merchants who find it difficult to visit institutions due to their livelihoods.

The district, together with the Small Enterprise and Market Service and the Seoul Credit Guarantee Foundation, sets up consultation booths and conducts consultations with related officials so that market merchants can receive practical support.

In particular, consultations are provided not only for small business support projects such as the ‘Gwangjin-type Special Loan Support Project,’ which offers up to 50 million KRW to small business owners struggling with high interest rates, and the ‘Our Neighborhood Small Business Gwangjin-gu Management Doctor Project,’ which supports management consulting and facility improvement costs, but also for receiving and guiding complaints and difficulties all at once.

At the ‘Visiting Small Business One-Stop Support Center’ held at Junggokjeil Market in June, merchant A said, “I was looking into the Pungso low-interest loan project, but I was too busy running the store to have time to go to the district office, so I’m grateful that you came here to provide consultation.”

Merchant B said, “The economy is very tough these days,” but added, “Seeing the mayor come out to the market in person to listen to the voices on site gives me strength and reassurance.”

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “Traditional markets are not only places to buy and sell goods but also important places where residents communicate,” and added, “We will continue to actively communicate with market merchants and small business owners and do our best to resolve various complaints and difficulties.”

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