Wonju City Recruits Market Development Team to Expand US Market Access

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Wonju City, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Mayor Won Gang-su) announced on the 7th that it will dispatch a New York market development team for 6 days and 4 nights from November 11 to 17 to expand the US market for excellent local small and medium-sized enterprises.

A view of the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Wonju City Hall.

As part of the ‘2024 Wonju City Export Competitiveness Enhancement Support Project,’ the ‘New York Market Development Team Dispatch’ aims to promote the excellent products of Wonju-based companies in the US market and lay the foundation for the entry of small and medium-sized enterprises based in Wonju into the US market.

The market development team will conduct programs to expand US market channels, including face-to-face export consultations with local US buyers and local market benchmarking in New York.

To encourage the participation of excellent companies, the city plans to support 50% of the airfare and accommodation costs for one executive or employee per participating company in the market development team. Applications are currently being accepted, with the deadline at 3 PM on the 11th. Detailed information can be found on the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Economic Promotion Agency website.

A Wonju city official stated, “By visiting New York consecutively last year and this year, we will further solidify the entry of Wonju-based companies into the US market and do our best to lay the foundation for achieving $1.5 billion in exports from Wonju.”