Gwangju Chamber of Commerce Actively Serves as a Business Lounge

The cumulative number of visitors to the Gwangju, Jeonnam, and Jeonbuk Business Lounge (hereinafter referred to as the Lounge), operated by the Gwangju Chamber of Commerce and Industry, has surpassed 150,000.

The Lounge was established on the 4th floor of Yongsan Station in Seoul and opened in 2013 to support the business activities of regional companies in the Seoul metropolitan area.

Over the past 10 years, more than 150,000 businesspeople and stakeholders from the Honam region have visited the Lounge.

Approximately 8,300 business negotiations conducted here have resulted in contracts worth a total of 3.39 trillion KRW, ranging from small to large deals.

As of last year, the number of users reached 20,688, an increase of 39.2% compared to the previous year. The number of conference room uses also rose by 35.8% year-on-year to 1,588 cases.

According to a satisfaction survey conducted in September last year, about 46.5% of the 415 respondents reported visiting the Lounge about 1 to 5 times per month.

During the past year, regional companies utilized the conference room space within the Lounge to conclude contracts worth a total of 31 billion KRW, including construction service contracts and MOU signings.

The Lounge is evaluated as having established itself as a platform that provides practical business support to companies.

The Business Lounge is equipped with three conference rooms featuring presentation capabilities, office and rest areas, as well as work PCs and multifunction printers.

It is available free of charge to businesspeople and related institution officials from the Honam region on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., excluding Sundays and public holidays.

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