Jang Gijong Launches "Disabled Entrepreneur Status Survey"... 5,000 Companies to Be Surveyed

Results to Be Announced in March Next Year

The Disabled Entrepreneurs Comprehensive Support Center announced on October 6 that it will conduct the "2025 Disabled Entrepreneurs Fact-Finding Survey" from October to December.

This is the 12th time the Disabled Entrepreneurs Fact-Finding Survey has been carried out. It aims to assess the management status of disabled entrepreneurs and collect basic data to establish future support policies.

Exterior view of the Disabled Entrepreneurs Comprehensive Support Center. Disabled Entrepreneurs Comprehensive Support Center

This survey is national-approved statistics based on the "Act on the Promotion of Activities of Enterprises Owned by Persons with Disabilities." A professional research agency will visit disabled-owned enterprises selected as samples and conduct research on 96 questions across 7 areas, including general company status, startup status, financial status, delivery records to public institutions, and policy status for enterprises. The results are scheduled to be published in March next year.

Maru Park, Chairman of the Board of Directors, said, "To effectively formulate policies to foster enterprises owned by people with disabilities, it is essential to accurately understand the actual situation," adding, "We ask for the active interest and cooperation of enterprises selected for the survey to ensure accurate research when surveyors visit."

Meanwhile, as of 2024, the number of disabled-owned enterprises was counted at 175,176. Their total sales amounted to 70.183 trillion won, and the average sales per company were 401 million won. Among a total of 586,595 employees, there were 185,821 employees with disabilities, accounting for 31.7% of the workforce.

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