SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A large majority of South Koreans believe government support is crucial to developing venture businesses, underscoring public recognition of startups as key drivers of innovation and economic growth, according to a survey released Tuesday. The poll, conducted by the Korea Venture Business Association between July 14 and 21 with [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it plans to increase tax incentives for venture firms and support their drive for mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as part of efforts to nurture innovative startups. Under a vision to become one of the world’s major venture powerhouses, the government plans to support venture firms’ [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As of 2017, 762,000 South Koreans worked for venture businesses, which was more than the 750,600 employees working for Samsung and the four other largest conglomerates in South Korea. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Venture Business Association revealed that the average number of employees at [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The ruling Democratic Party (DP) on Thursday raised the need to introduce a dual-class share system for venture companies in a bid to help them secure funds while defending their managerial rights. As a key management defense tool, the dual-class share system allows major shareholders to exercise multiple voting [...]