Three Institutions in Osan Designated as Social Enterprises by Gyeonggi Province

Three institutions within Osan have been newly designated as social (preliminary) enterprises in Gyeonggi Province's social enterprise designation screening.

With this, the number of social (preliminary) enterprises designated by Gyeonggi Province within the city has increased to a total of six institutions.

According to Osan on the 17th, the social enterprises designated this time are ▲People Design Co., Ltd. (public art and mural projects) ▲Korea Youth Culture Federation (youth program operation projects) ▲Gyeonggi Osan Regional Self-reliance Center under Korea Small Welfare Association (elderly and disabled care service projects) — three institutions in total.

Social enterprises designated by Gyeonggi Province are granted eligibility to participate in financial support projects for up to two years, including social job creation project funds, business development funds, and professional manpower salary expenses.

In addition, enterprises receive support from experts in law, accounting, management, and marketing, as well as benefits including participation in promotional exhibitions hosted by the province, linkages with companies and public institutions, and sales channel support such as preferential purchasing and project outsourcing.

A city official stated, "In addition to administrative support for the six preliminary social enterprises including the three newly selected businesses, we plan to pursue various collaborative projects," and added, "Next year, we will recruit social enterprise specialists and continue to discover and foster social enterprises and community enterprises that utilize latent local resources."