Expanding Employment Opportunities for Gwanak-gu Residents Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises

Gwanak-gu Recruiting Participating Companies for ‘Small and Medium Enterprise Internship’... Up to 6 Million KRW per Person in Labor Cost Support When Hiring Interns Aged 18 or Older from Gwanak-gu

Alleviating Management Burden on SMEs and Expanding Employment Opportunities for Residents, a Win-Win Effect

SMEs with 5 or More Regular Employees Eligible to Apply... Applications Accepted Until March 9

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is easing the management burden on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and expanding employment opportunities for residents through the operation of the ‘2023 Gwanak-type SME Internship’ program.

The ‘Gwanak-type SME Internship’ is a project that supports part of the labor costs for up to six months to SMEs that newly hire unemployed residents aged 18 or older, who are registered in Gwanak-gu, as interns.

The district supports companies with 1 million KRW per person per month in labor costs for the three-month internship period. Additionally, if the intern is converted to a full-time employee and works for more than three months, the company receives an additional three months of support.

The final selection of participating companies is scheduled for March, and once selected, companies can hire interns accordingly.

The application period is until March 9, and eligible applicants are SMEs located in Gwanak-gu with five or more regular employees.

Companies wishing to apply should complete the application form and submit it by visiting the 4th floor Job Venture Division of Gwanak-gu Office or by email to the person in charge.

For more details, check the announcement posted on the Gwanak-gu website or contact the Job Venture Division by phone.

Residents interested in participating in the internship can check the recruitment information of participating companies on the Gwanak-gu website after March.

An official from the district said, “We hope this internship support project will ease the burden on SMEs hesitant to hire new employees due to the economic downturn and provide good employment opportunities for residents. We will continue to actively support job projects that benefit both local companies and residents.”

Gangdong-gu Leads Youth Job Creation by Fostering Young Entrepreneurs

Providing Opportunities for Young Entrepreneurs with Growth Potential... Total Support of 30 Million KRW

Recruiting Excellent Youth Companies in Technology, Knowledge, and Other General Startup Fields from the 24th to 28th

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Soo-hee) is recruiting participating companies for the ‘2023 Youth Startup Support Project’ to foster young entrepreneurs with excellent ideas and technological capabilities in the region and promote job creation.

Through this project, the district plans to discover and nurture capable startup companies, helping startups facing financial difficulties in the startup market to overcome funding crises and achieve stable growth.

To create an environment where excellent companies can continuously grow without being eliminated and to help them enter a stable growth trajectory, Gangdong-gu will select three companies and support each with 10 million KRW. The startup support funds can be used for product commercialization costs, market development expenses, and more. Additionally, selected companies will receive not only startup support funds but also access to startup education, mentoring, and consulting through linkage with the Gangdong-gu Youth Haenaem Center programs.

Applicants must be startups within five years of establishment, registered in Gangdong-gu as of the announcement date, and the company representative must be a youth aged 19 to 39 residing in Seoul.

The recruitment fields include ▲Technology Startup ▲Knowledge Startup ▲Other General Startup, with applications accepted in person from the 24th to the 28th.

Mayor Lee Soo-hee of Gangdong-gu said, “We hope the Youth Startup Support Project will help talented young entrepreneurs grow. We will continue to do our best to prepare various measures to revitalize youth startup companies.”

Details on how to apply and other inquiries about the Gangdong-gu Youth Startup Support Project can be found on the Gangdong-gu Office website, or by contacting the Job Policy Division of Gangdong-gu Office for detailed guidance.

Gwangjin-gu Announces Submission of Corporate Local Income Tax Special Withholding Statement... Deadline February 28

For Special Withholding Obligors of 2022 Corporate Local Income Tax

Used as Verification Data for Prepaid Tax Amounts in Corporate Local Income Tax Final Returns

Submission Possible Online via Wetax, Etax, or In-Person at the Tax Division 2 of the District Office

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) has announced that special withholding obligors of the 2022 corporate local income tax must submit the special withholding statement by February 28.

A ‘corporate local income tax special withholding obligor’ refers to domestic corporations and foreign corporations with business establishments in Korea who, when paying interest or dividend income, withhold 10% of the corporate tax withholding amount as corporate local income tax and report and pay it.

The special withholding statement serves as verification data to deduct prepaid special withholding tax amounts during the corporate local income tax final return in April and is used for the adjustment of corporate local income tax special withholding amounts among local governments.

Therefore, special withholding obligors who have corporate tax withholding details on interest and dividend income for 2022 must prepare and submit a statement containing details such as corporate income taxpayer, income payment date, withheld tax amount, and jurisdictional local government to the local government where the business is located by the 28th.

The district sent submission notices to 234 business sites of special withholding obligors on the 13th and is actively promoting this through the district website and electronic billboards.

Submission can be made online via the Wetax or Etax websites, or by visiting the Tax Division 2 of Gwangjin-gu Office to submit via storage media (CD, USB) or in writing.

For more details, refer to the Gwangjin-gu Office website or contact the Tax Division 2.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “We ask that the statements be submitted within the deadline to ensure smooth processing of corporate local income tax special withholding.”

Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) is recruiting participants for the 4th Metaverse Creator Program until March 15.

As part of the ‘Creative Resident Job Creation Project through Metaverse Creator Development,’ the ‘4th Metaverse Creator Course’ aims to nurture metaverse creators who will lead the 4th industrial revolution and secure community-linked resident jobs. The program is held at ‘De Gande Me,’ a community-type job creation space.

The Metaverse Creator project produced a total of 60 creators last year and has successfully linked employment and startups with official builder studios such as The Sandbox (a global metaverse platform), Packbros, Design Egg, Nestri, and LotiX. This year, the program offers free comprehensive ‘all-in-one’ education, including 1:1 personal mentoring tailored to individual characteristics to connect participants with employment and startups.

The education period runs from April 3 to June 7, consisting of 27 on-site lectures. The curriculum includes ▲Metaverse Ecosystem and Blockchain ▲Understanding NFTs ▲VoxEdit Training ▲GameMaker Training ▲Game Planning ▲Metaverse Ecosystem PM/PD Training ▲Sandbox Fund Training, among others.

Applications for the 4th Metaverse Creator program can be submitted through the Dongdaemun-gu Social Economy Support Center website notice board until March 15. Only applicants will undergo document screening on March 20 and face-to-face interviews on March 23, with final successful candidates announced thereafter. For details, contact the Meta Team at the Dongdaemun-gu Social Economy Support Center.

An official from the district stated, “Through the ‘4th Metaverse Creator Course,’ we aim to nurture talents who will lead the 4th industrial revolution already integrated into our lives. Beyond this project, we will prepare various measures such as customized consulting to help residents secure sustainable and safe jobs by maximizing Dongdaemun-gu’s physical and human resources.”