Gyeonggi Province to Pursue 622 'Business Environment Improvement Projects' This Year to Strengthen SME Competitiveness

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gap-dong] Gyeonggi Province will support improvements to infrastructure and work environments for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), including road paving around businesses, construction of dormitories, and installation of fire safety equipment, enabling SME owners to focus on business operations.

The province announced on the 29th that it has confirmed 622 support recipients for this year under the '2025 Business Environment Improvement Project' and will proceed with implementation.

The province will implement business environment improvement projects across five fields for SMEs in the region: △infrastructure improvement △labor environment improvement △knowledge industry center improvement △work environment improvement △fire safety facility improvement.

In the 'infrastructure improvement' field, which organizes management-related infrastructure such as road expansion and paving, water and sewerage in areas with concentrated SMEs, support up to 700 million won will be provided with 19 projects in progress. Notably this year, the province expanded support eligibility from requiring participation of five or more companies to three or more companies.

The 'labor environment improvement' field targets small and medium manufacturing enterprises with fewer than 200 employees and sales of 300 billion won or less, supporting installation and renovation of dormitories, cafeterias, restrooms, and break spaces. Seventy-nine projects have been selected for support this year with a support limit of 40 million won.

The 'knowledge industry center improvement' field targets knowledge industry centers that have been in operation for seven years or more since completion, supporting renovation of restrooms and aging facilities up to 60 million won, with five projects selected this year.

The 'work environment improvement' field targets micro-enterprises in manufacturing with fewer than 50 employees, supporting renovation costs for work spaces including floors, ceilings, walls, work tables, and ventilation and dust collection systems up to 20 million won, with 486 projects to be supported.

The 'fire safety facility improvement' field supports 33 projects including installation of alarm systems, wireless fire detectors, and replacement of aging electrical wiring for SMEs (manufacturing) with fewer than 200 employees and sales of 300 billion won or less, or knowledge industry centers that have been in operation for seven years or more since completion. This year, the support limit was increased from 60 million won to 70 million won.

The province conducted demand surveys from city and county governments starting in August of last year and proceeded with on-site investigations and business selection reviews. Including an additional demand survey conducted in January, it plans to provide a total of 14.3 billion won in provincial and municipal funding to 31 cities and counties. This represents an increase of 300 million won from last year.

Jeon Eun-suk, head of the Business Promotion Division, said, "Through improving the poor infrastructure of SMEs and fire safety, labor, and work environments, we will revitalize the local economy and contribute to job creation."