SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Small to mid-sized firms are asking the government to modify pension requirements, arguing that paying half of the national pension dues for foreign workers with E-9 visas is unreasonable. The Korea Federation of SMEs (KBIZ) sent a letter to the Ministry of Health and Welfare on Wednesday asking the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Officials from the government and the ruling Democratic Party (DP) agreed Monday to cut card commission rates for smaller business owners to help them tide over economic difficulties. The move came as small businesses are feeling the pinch the most amid the economic downturn and the government’s hikes in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of 10 South Korean venture companies with overseas operations are willing to invest in North Korea if inter-Korean economic cooperation is revitalized, according to a poll released Tuesday. In the survey of 267 venture companies by the Small and Medium Business Corporation, over 60 percent reacted positively [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Merchants in North Jeolla Province are struggling under the burden of interchange fees, according to a recent survey conducted by the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU). Queried on the business expense that needs to be addressed most urgently, 59.3 percent of the respondents chose interchange fees. That is [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A new measure that would punish large corporations or public institutions for stealing technology owned by small and mid-sized companies is being pushed forth by the government. According to the proposed policy, organizations would have to pay 10 times the estimated value of the technology if found to have [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Monday launched a 3 trillion-won (US$2.7 billion) fund to invest in promising startups as it seeks to promote innovation-led economic growth. The government has unveiled a set of support measures to boost innovative growth by providing funding and other incentives to eight key sectors, such as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Companies that share similar production processes will be able to finance high-quality “smart” factories cost-effectively by coming together in clusters of five or more. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups revealed yesterday that it would be partially funding the establishment of factories that would benefit companies through economies of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Credit card companies are on high alert after the launch of a new payment system by the city of Seoul that allows small business owners and their customers to make monetary transactions without any fees. Yesterday, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced the launch of “Seoul Pay,” a zero transaction [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The central government in association with the ruling Democratic Party of Korea said it would continue to advocate for the creation of new jobs for the nation’s youth by nurturing so-called “social economy” ventures. The social economy is formed by a diversity of social actors that place importance [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Forest Service (KFS) will be pushing ahead with plans to foster local towns and social enterprises that take advantage of forest products. The KFS revealed today that it will support 18 community and social enterprises this year, expanding the figure to include 212 enterprises by 2022. According [...]