Linking Santiago GBC with 62 Business Development Centers Across Chile

The Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) announced on October 27 that it had signed a business agreement with Chile's Technical Cooperation Service (SERCOTEC) to strengthen the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies in both countries and support their expansion into overseas markets.


Officials from both organizations attended the signing ceremony held on October 26 (local time) at the La Moneda Bicentennial Government Palace in Santiago, Chile. Attendees included Jo Hangyo, Executive Director for Human Resources Development at KOSME, and Henry Azurmendi Toledo, president of SERCOTEC.

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The two organizations plan to pursue cooperation in the following areas: sharing policies and operational experience in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises; exchanging personnel involved in startup support and workforce development programs; providing market information to companies seeking to enter each other's markets; cooperating in the online market sector; and organizing joint seminars and training programs.


KOSME plans to identify the needs of Korean small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies seeking to enter the Chilean market, focusing on its Santiago Global Business Center (GBC). SERCOTEC plans to use its network of 62 Centros de Desarrollo de Negocios (CDN) across Chile to help connect them with local companies and support organizations.



“We will actively connect the local networks of the Santiago Global Business Center (GBC) and SERCOTEC to support Korean small and medium-sized enterprises and venture companies seeking to enter the Chilean market, and expand cooperation between companies in the two countries,” said Jo, KOSME's Executive Director for Human Resources Development.


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