Grand Prize Awarded for Study on Delivery App Platform Commission Regulations
Five Winning Papers Selected in Total

The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on the 8th that it held the '2025 Research Paper Contest Awards Ceremony for Small Business Sector' in collaboration with the Korean Association for Policy Studies.

The Small Enterprise and Market Service is taking a commemorative photo after holding the "2025 Research Paper Contest Awards Ceremony for Small Business Sector" at Kookmin University in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Photo by Small Enterprise and Market Service

The Small Enterprise and Market Service is taking a commemorative photo after holding the "2025 Research Paper Contest Awards Ceremony for Small Business Sector" at Kookmin University in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Photo by Small Enterprise and Market Service

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This contest was held from September 30 to October 30 to expand the research foundation in the field of small business policy and to foster the next generation of researchers, thereby strengthening the basis for future policy development.


A total of 39 papers were submitted to the contest. Based on criteria such as originality, academic contribution, and practical applicability, a panel of five internal and external experts selected five winning papers: one Grand Prize, two Excellence Awards, and two Merit Awards. The winners received a total of 9 million won in prize money, with 3 million won for the Grand Prize, 2 million won each for the Excellence Awards, and 1 million won each for the Merit Awards.


The Grand Prize was awarded to the paper titled "A Study on the Subjectivity of Restaurant Small Business Owners Regarding Delivery App Platform Company Commission Regulations: Focusing on the Case of Jeonju." At the awards ceremony, the recipients of the Grand Prize and Excellence Awards presented their research findings, drawing significant attention from the attendees.



Park Sunghyo, Chairman of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, stated, "Through this contest, we have discovered many studies with high potential for improving small business policy," and added, "We will continue to strengthen various support systems to further expand research on small business policy."


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