Sejong Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (CEO Oh Deuk-chang, hereinafter referred to as Sejong Center) announced on the 4th that it has been selected as the private operator for the '2026 Innovative Small Business Investment Support Project (LIPS: Lifestyle Biz Incubator Program for Strong Enterprise)' promoted by the Small and Medium Business Corporation.
The Sejong Center has supported the growth of local small businesses and startups through programs such as the New Business Startup Academy, the Local Creator Development Program, and the Strong Small Business Development Program. Furthermore, the Center has established an investment and growth support system for local startups, operating regular investment-linked programs such as the "Demand Investment Round" and "Demand Investment IR."
In addition, the plan is to establish an integrated support structure that will cover everything from the initial stages of startups to commercialization, market verification, and global expansion by linking the '2026 Local Startup Promotion Project' being promoted this year with the LIPS program.
Sejong Center CEO Oh Deuk-chang said, “We have been expanding our investment-centered support system to ensure that local companies and small business owners in the central region can continue to grow in the market. With this LIPS operation as an opportunity, we will strengthen our growth support model that connects startups to commercialization, investment, and overseas expansion.”
Meanwhile, the government and local governments are expanding investment-linked support programs to support regional startups and small business scale-up, thereby revitalizing the local startup ecosystem.
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