Kang Seok-jin, Chairman of Jungjin Gong, Visits K-Fashion SMEs on Site

Visiting Fashion Industry Companies
in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul

The Small and Medium Business Corporation announced on the 17th that it visited the Seoul Digital National Industrial Complex and nearby areas in Geumcheon-gu and Guro-gu, Seoul, to promote the 'Visiting SBC, On-site Communication Program.'

The Seoul Digital National Industrial Complex was established in the 1960s to revitalize clothing and sewing exports and to form a large-scale fashion commercial district. Currently, it has become a core industrial complex that energizes the local economy not only through the fashion industry but also as a hub for advanced IT industries.

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This visit by Chairman Kang Seok-jin was part of the 'Visiting SBC' service, which connects small and medium-sized enterprises' sites with policies. It was promoted to proactively identify on-site difficulties faced by companies, provide necessary policy information, and actively reflect on discovering support projects for revitalizing the K-fashion industry.

During the on-site communication, discussions were held on ▲2025 support projects including policy funds ▲K-fashion overseas expansion strategies ▲field-centered support measures to resolve difficulties such as labor shortages. In particular, attending business owners suggested the need for customized support tailored to the characteristics of the fashion industry and job measures to secure competitiveness for small and medium enterprises in response to aging and intensified recruitment difficulties.

Chairman Kang visited Miju, a women's fashion clothing manufacturing company located in Geumcheon-gu, Seoul, and a graduate company of the 3rd Youth Startup Academy, to inspect the logistics warehouse and other sites. He then visited the business site of Sungjin Apparel, a long-time partner of Miju, expressing his commitment to strengthening the foundation for win-win cooperation for mutual growth among companies engaged in the fashion industry.

Chairman Kang said, “Clothing manufacturing and sewing industries have played an important role in leading Korea’s exports and economic growth since the days of the Guro Industrial Complex,” adding, “We will spare no support to help the fashion industry secure sustainable growth engines in line with the rapidly changing industrial environment and further expand overseas sales channels.”

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