Pyeongtaek City Supports 'Social Enterprise Startup Promotion' for 3 Companies

Ha-eun Electric Corporation, The Malgeum Corporation, and Hong Mina Rehabilitation Activity Research Institute Selected
Up to 30 Million KRW Support Per Company

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 15th that it has selected three candidates for the 'Pyeongtaek-type (Preliminary) Social Enterprise Startup Support Project': Ha-eun Electric Corporation, The Malgeum Corporation, and Hong Mina Rehabilitation Activity Research Institute.

At the Pyeongtaek-type Social Enterprise Startup Support Project Agreement Ceremony, Kim Bo-kyung (from the left), Director of the Pyeongtaek City Job Economy Division, Hong Mina, CEO of Hong Mina Rehabilitation Activity Research Institute, Lee Soo-hyung, CEO of Ha-eun Electric Company, Jin Si-yeol, CEO of The Malgeum, and Oh Kyung-ah, Director of the Pyeongtaek City Social Economy and Village Community Support Center, are taking a commemorative photo. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

This project aims to establish a stable growth and self-reliance foundation for social enterprises. Selected companies will receive up to 30 million KRW in facility and business development expenses, which are directly necessary for increasing sales, provided in two installments.

The companies selected this time must be recognized as (preliminary) social enterprises by 2026 by pursuing social objectives such as providing social services or jobs to vulnerable groups to improve the quality of life of local residents, while conducting business activities such as the production and sale of goods and services.

Kim Bo-kyung, head of the Job Economy Division of Pyeongtaek City, said, "We hope that social enterprises newly established through this project will grow stably," adding, "We will continue to support the sustainable growth of social economy enterprises."

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