"Supporting Employment for Military Personnel"… Sojinkong Holds Startup and Employment Meeting

Park Seong-hyo’s Sixth On-Site Visit
Focusing on Entrepreneurship and Employment Support
for Veterans and Active-Duty Soldiers

The Small Enterprise and Market Service announced on the 8th that it held a meeting at Korea Polytechnics III University Wonju Campus to support entrepreneurship and employment for veterans and active-duty soldiers.

On the afternoon of the 8th, Park Seong-hyo, President of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, held a meeting at Korea Polytechnics III Wonju Campus to support the start-up and employment of discharged veterans and military personnel. Photo by Sojin Gong

This meeting was the sixth regional field visit by Chairman Park Seong-hyo, attended by related personnel including Baek Soon-im, Head of the Gangwon Regional Headquarters, Ji Gyeong-bae, Dean of Korea Polytechnics III University Chuncheon Campus, Lee Hong-gi, Dean of Gangneung Campus, Kwon Min-su, Dean of Wonju Campus, Byeon Hee-won, Director of the Gangwon Veterans Settlement Support Center, and Song Gyeong-seok, Commander of the 13th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Army.

Each institution sought ways to share resources and strengthen cooperation for entrepreneurship, employment, and job training for veterans and active-duty soldiers. Korea Polytechnics III University will provide on-site job training and technical education, while the Gangwon Veterans Settlement Support Center will offer employment information and expand customized settlement support programs to provide the technical foundation and effective information necessary for entrepreneurship and employment.

In particular, since the Small Enterprise and Market Service operates comprehensive startup support projects from entrepreneurship education, management consulting, to policy funds for business stabilization, it plans to prepare entrepreneurship and employment linkage programs in connection with these efforts to enhance the job skills of veterans and support various initiatives for the stable social reintegration of active-duty soldiers.

Park Seong-hyo, Chairman of the Small Enterprise and Market Service, said, "The Small Enterprise and Market Service plays a role in supporting the sustainable growth of small business owners and traditional markets, thereby promoting balanced national development and revitalizing the national economy. Along with this, we will strengthen cooperation with various institutions to ensure that veterans who have devoted themselves to the nation and society, as well as active-duty soldiers, can achieve economic independence and settle stably in society. We will also expand practical support linked to the Service’s support projects."