Kim Seong-seop, Vice Minister of SMEs and Startups (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of SMEs and Startups) , attended the opening ceremony of Sodam Square Chungbuk located at Korea Transport University in Chungju on the 20th and listened to the voices of small business users.
Sodam Square Chungbuk is the first Sodam Square in the Chungcheong region, and with this opening, small business owners in the Chungcheong region will be able to take photos of their products and sell live commerce without having to purchase expensive filming equipment, which is expected to be of real help in online sales.
The CEO of Company B, who reserved the Sodam Square Studio that day, expressed his expectations, saying, “I think we will be able to create a luxurious product image thanks to the professional equipment and studio facilities.”
Vice Minister Kim Seong-seop said, “Developing online sales channels is an essential element for the growth of small business owners,” and added, “I hope that small business owners will utilize Sodam Square Chungbuk to generate sales through various sales channels.”
In the following field visit, we visited Gwanagol, a representative crime-ridden area in Chungju and also known as Tobacco Alley. Currently, Gwanagol has transformed into a representative tourist attraction in the region, where local creators gather.
Botamplus Co., Ltd., a local management company established by local creators such as Sesangsanghoe, is carrying out the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ local brand creation team project and interconnecting local merchants, spaces, and cultures. It is also conducting an experiment to expand the Gwanagol commercial district by discovering new entrepreneurs through the craftsman school.
During the alleyway shopping district tour, we visited Gotimansion, a makerspace for creators created through the local brand creation team project, as well as Sesangsanghoe, Jayplanet, and Stayyoudam, and experienced how alleyway shopping districts are transformed into brands.
In the subsequent meeting, we heard an explanation from CEO Lee Sang-chang of Sesangsanghoe about ways for Gwanagol in Chungju to advance into a global commercial district, and discussed how the government can effectively support local startups that have recently become active.
Vice Minister Kim Seong-seop said, “Local creators are discovering hidden assets in the region and giving them economic value, thereby creating value that never existed before in the world.” He added, “We will utilize private innovation capabilities to the fullest extent possible to foster creative small business owners in the region into local brands and create global commercial districts that attract domestic and international floating populations and people from all over the world.”
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