The G-Business Start-up Festival for successful start-up of would-be entrepreneurs came to a successful close on November 2

The Festival consisted of presentations on the accomplishments and good cases of the G-Business Start-up Project as well as product exhibition

◇ Gyeonggi Governor Kim Moon-soo is trying a game pad product for smart phones at the exhibition of the G-Business Start-up Festival held on November 2. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Heo Seon-ryang

“Looking around the exhibition, I found many products with good ideas. We will help all the would-be entrepreneurs to succeed by supporting production, financing and market opening.”

The place was full of all kinds of products with outstanding ideas, such as Ice-Hub that lowers temperatures by attaching a refrigerant on the back of a fan, PLAVOR that provides exhibition information and audio guide for domestic and overseas art galleries and museums via smart phones, and Healing Pot that has the effect of vegetation as well as humidifier by combining a flower pot with felt.

Gyeonggi Governor Kim Moon-soo looked at various innovative products at the G-Business Start-up Festival held in Gwanggyo Hall of Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Center (GSBC) on November 2, and wished successes of the participants of the Gyeonggi start-up program.

The festival was provided to verify the accomplishments of the G-Business Start-up Project which is the Gyeonggi start-up program, and foster the entrepreneurship and boost the confidence for would-be entrepreneurs. The event consisted of an exhibition of products by entrepreneurs, presentations of good cases, an awards ceremony of outstanding entrepreneurs, and a presentation ceremony of donation.

“Kwon Kyoung-soo, CEO of SNA that received support from the G-Business Start-up Project intended to help those facing difficulties in start-up, sent in a contribution today,” said Governor Kim in the opening remarks. “I hope all of you here today achieve success and help future entrepreneurs.”

He also added, “Because Koreans have outstanding dexterity and passion and are smart and diligent, I believe that all of you will be successful. We will make our utmost efforts to support you so that your ideas are made into products that sell well. I hope the relevant officials who are here today also provide a great deal of support.”

“I studied at the Gyeonggi Business Start-up School at night while I worked for a company,” said SNA CEO Kwon Kyoung-soo. “I started my own business in 2010 after I quit my job. Whenever I had concerns about quality issues in business, I received help from the Business Incubator Center. I decided to make a contribution with the appreciation for the help I received as well as the hope to be able to support would-be entrepreneurs.” He presented a donation of KRW 150 million.

SNA, a manufacturer of electronic integrated circuits, entered the Business Incubator Center of the GSBC in 2010 when it was the company’s first year of foundation, and had KRW 20 million in sales that year. This year, the company is expecting sales of KRW 7 billion by supplying to Samsung Electronics.

◇ At the Experience section, Governor Kim is listening to the explanation about an electric bicycle conversion kit product that interlocks with smart phones. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Heo Seon-ryang

◇ SNA CEO Kwon Kyoung-soo is presenting a donation of KRW 150 million. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Heo Seon-ryang

Governor Kim looked around the exhibition and listened to the entrepreneurs explain about their products, to which he offered his opinions on advantages and disadvantages from the consumer’s’ perspective. He also visited the booth of Smardi, which gave a presentation on a good case that day, where he tried out the game pad and unpowered speaker for smart phones. After that, he actually purchased ‘Horns Speaker,’ the exclusive unpowered speaker for smart phones.

“I was a credit delinquent due to my father’s failure in business three years ago, but thanks to the G-Business Start-up Project, I successfully started a company and am now about to supply to Samsung Electronics,” said Smardi CEO Oh Gyeong-sik. “I will exert every effort in the future to become a representative of Gyeonggi’s young venture entrepreneurs.”

“The G-Business Start-up Project provides support from production to sales, and increases the success rate of start-ups with a methodical system,” said Governor Kim. “I hope many people use the G-Business Start-up Project to achieve success in business start-up.”

A total of 88 booths were set up in the exhibition hall of the G-Business Start-up Festival to introduce start-up items and successful cases that day. The booths consist of seven  at the Successful Start-up section, 14 at the 2030 Start-up section, 29 at the 4050 Start-up section, 15 at the Female Start-up section, ten at the Mobile Start-up section, ten at the Experience section, and three at the Business Difficulty Counseling section.

The G-Business Start-up Project, which is Gyeonggi’s representative start-up support project that started in 2009 as the first among all local governments nationwide, has made various accomplishments such as supporting 540 people for start-ups, creating jobs for 1172 people, providing support for 765 cases relating to intellectual property rights, and helping 131 companies enter the Business Incubator Center in Gyeonggi.

◇ A scene at the‘G-Business Start-up Festival’ exhibition. ⓒ Gyeonggi G-News Heo Seon-ryang

ⓒGyeonggi G-News | Lee Jun-gyun eyekle@hanmail.net 

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