Korea Federation of SMEs to Operate Yellow Umbrella Promotional and Experience Zone at Jeju Leaders Forum
A timing game highlighting the 3.7% compound interest rate
Promoting the Yellow Umbrella and offering on-site consultations
The Korea Federation of SMEs said on October 20 that it will operate a promotional and experience zone for the Yellow Umbrella at the 2026 SME Leaders Forum, being held in Jeju from October 20 to 23.
The Yellow Umbrella promotional experience zone at the 2026 SME Leaders Forum, held at Lotte Hotel Jeju from the 20th to the 23rd. Korea Federation of SMEs.
View original imageThe zone was set up to introduce the Yellow Umbrella to the approximately 400 attendees visiting the forum. It will offer a range of programs to convey its core message, “Retirement benefits for small businesses and microbusiness owners: the Yellow Umbrella,” in an approachable way.
The venue features a “Timing Game,” where visitors can experience firsthand the 3.7% compound interest rate on business-closure mutual aid benefits, and a “History Wall” tracing the Yellow Umbrella’s history. On-site consultations for visitors will also be available.
The Yellow Umbrella is a mutual aid program operated by the Korea Federation of SMEs since 2007. It supports small businesses and microbusiness owners in maintaining financial stability and restarting their businesses during crises such as business closure or old age. As of October, the number of active members had surpassed 1.92 million. Members are eligible for income tax deductions of up to KRW 6 million per year, and annual compound interest is applied to their principal contributions. Mutual aid benefits are legally protected from seizure.
The Yellow Umbrella is running a friend referral event through November 30. When an existing member recommends the program to an acquaintance who then signs up as a new member, both the referrer and the new member will receive a digital payment coupon worth KRW 50,000, redeemable through Naver Pay or Kakao Pay. If multiple acquaintances join through referrals, the member can receive KRW 50,000 in digital payment coupons for each signup, with no limit.
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Lee Chang-ho, head of the Korea Federation of SMEs’ Mutual Aid Business Group, said, “We hope that operating this promotional and experience zone will help introduce the Yellow Umbrella’s various benefits to the small and medium-sized business owners and microbusiness owners attending the 2026 SME Leaders Forum, and increase their understanding of and interest in the program.” He added, “We will continue to work actively to make the Yellow Umbrella more accessible through various promotional activities.”
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