Shinhan Bank Launches 'Success Dream Customized Class' for Young Self-Employed Entrepreneurs

Kang Kwang-seok, CEO of the Pizza Itali franchise, shares the difficulties and challenges he faced during the early stages of starting his business, the process of overcoming crises, and the vivid know-how he gained while preparing for the franchise.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kwangho Lee] Shinhan Bank announced on the 16th that it has implemented the "Success Dodream Customized Classroom," which provides tailored lectures to help young self-employed individuals overcome management difficulties.

Shinhan Bank supports self-employed individuals through ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management practices based on coexistence and virtuous cycles by offering ▲ the "Success Dodream Customized Classroom," which provides customized single-subject lectures for the self-employed ▲ the "Shinhan Soho Academy," an intensive 8-week management consulting program for a select few ▲ and the "Success Dodream Seminar," which visits self-employed individuals in provincial areas.

The lecture was conducted via YouTube Live, and as the first session, CEO Kwangseok Kang, who graduated from the Shinhan Soho Academy and currently operates the Pizza Itali franchise, served as the instructor. He shared the difficulties and crisis management experiences he faced during the early stages of his startup, as well as vivid know-how gained while preparing the franchise.

Following this, time was allocated to introduce the "Hope Return Package" from the Small Enterprise and Market Service, designed to help young self-employed individuals prepare for potential business closure risks. The Hope Return Package is a support program that assists with rapid business closure, re-startups, business type changes, legal advice, and employment training, helping self-employed individuals who have closed their businesses to stabilize and restart.

A Shinhan Bank official stated, "We will continue to strive to provide education and support in various fields to help self-employed individuals in Korea run stable businesses."