[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] As COVID-19 prolonged, many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners faced management difficulties. According to the government, government support for SMEs and small business owners exceeded 40 trillion won.
It remains difficult to discuss the end of COVID-19 at this time. However, while companies have so far focused on minimizing damage and managing the situation, economic experts say now is the time to actively establish plans for business recovery in preparation for the 'post-corona' era.
'Egbiz' is drawing attention as a support project information platform for SMEs preparing for the 'post-corona' era.
'Egbiz (Easy Gyeonggi Business)' operated by Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Province Economic Science Research Institute (hereinafter GSERI) carries the meaning of being able to easily and quickly access enterprise support information.
It is accessible through its website (www.egbiz.or.kr), and is built as responsive web for flexible operation across various devices, making it easy to access via mobile.
'Egbiz' contains all information regarding SME support and is organized into ▲major support projects ▲urgent deadline support projects ▲support projects by institution so that SMEs do not miss any support projects and can verify and apply.
Additionally, support projects are classified into ▲finance ▲technology ▲workforce ▲export ▲domestic sales ▲startup ▲management ▲institutional ▲mutual growth ▲small business, allowing easy access to desired support information.
In particular, as non-face-to-face support projects have recently gained attention due to COVID-19, information on untact support projects such as 'web seminars' and 'online export consultation meetings' can also be obtained through Egbiz.
'Egbiz,' which began service in 2010, provides field-specific support projects and policies tailored to SMEs and small business owners in the province, and the entire process from business application to post-management is conducted online in a one-stop manner.
With an average annual visit of approximately 630,000 people, Egbiz currently has approximately 197,000 registered members and continues to grow steadily each year. In particular, last year saw a total of 11,935 support project applications processed through Egbiz.
GSERI Director Kim Ki-jun said, "We hope that many companies will gain valuable information through Egbiz for preparing for the post-corona era and find it helpful in business management," and added, "The Research Institute will also concentrate all efforts to become a leader in supporting enterprises in the post-corona era."
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