"We Will Listen to First-Round Participants' Difficulties"... Ministry of SMEs and Startups Holds 'Startup for All' On-Site Forum

Holding Forums Across 17 Cities and Provinces Nationwide

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups is holding the "Everyone's Startup" nationwide tour meetings. The purpose is to review the progress of business operations by regional operating and mentoring organizations and to listen to the opinions and challenges faced by first-round finalists. The ministry also plans to identify areas for improvement that arise during the course of business operations.

On July 8, at the Chungbuk Creative Economy Innovation Center, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups held an on-site meeting with operating and mentoring organizations from the Chungcheong region, as well as first-round finalists of the "Everyone's Startup" program. This is part of a series of meetings touring all 17 cities and provinces nationwide, which started on June 29.

The meeting was divided into two sessions. In the first session, operating and mentoring organizations shared updates on their respective mentoring activities and discussed future plans. The Ministry of SMEs and Startups provided information on the results of the first-round evaluation and preparations for the second round. Afterwards, operating organizations freely proposed challenges they encountered in business execution and suggested ideas for institutional improvements.

Noh Yongseok, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, is giving a greeting at the "National Tour Meeting for Everyone's Startup" held on the 8th at the Chungbuk Creative Economy Innovation Center in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do. Ministry of SMEs and Startups

During the second session, first-round finalists of the "Everyone's Startup" program shared their experiences participating in the program and offered suggestions for improving its operations. Noh Yongsuk, First Vice Minister of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, who attended the meeting, said, "For first-round finalists to refine their ideas and grow into competitive startups, the expertise and hands-on support of mentoring organizations is more important than anything else. I hope the mentoring organizations will serve as reliable guides and partners on the ground, so that the potential of entrepreneurs can be realized as success."

Additionally, Vice Minister Noh told the first-round finalists, "Being selected in the first round is not the end but the starting point for greater growth, and the Ministry of SMEs and Startups will continue to provide support together with the operating and mentoring organizations so that you can grow into competitive startups."

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups plans to continue touring all 17 cities and provinces, meeting regularly with operating and mentoring organizations and finalists to gather feedback from the field. Based on this, the ministry aims to develop "Everyone's Startup" into a trusted startup support platform that the public can rely on and that empowers entrepreneurs to take on new challenges. The "Everyone's Startup" program will select the final winner by the end of the year, after conducting additional regional and nationwide auditions for the first-round qualifiers.

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