The Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME) said on the 3rd that they are recruiting supplier corporations for the "2026 SME Innovation Voucher Program."
The Innovation Voucher Program is a project that supports services needed to strengthen the competitiveness of manufacturing SMEs in the form of vouchers. Demand-side corporations can use vouchers to receive customized services needed for corporate growth—such as consulting, technical support, and marketing—from supplier corporations.
Supplier corporations are the entities that provide substantive services to corporations participating in the Innovation Voucher Program, and eligible applicants include corporations or institutions such as corporations and sole proprietors registered in Korea, as well as universities and research institutes that meet certain qualifications.
The recruitment categories consist of a total of 13 programs across three fields: four consulting institutional sectors, seven technical support institutional sectors, and two marketing institutional sectors, and corporations can apply for up to two programs in each field.
In particular, KOSME will provide incentives to outstanding supplier corporations through performance evaluations starting this year to improve the service quality of supplier corporations, and will impose penalties restricting participation in the following year's program if there are no results during the agreement period.
Supplier corporations wishing to apply can submit online applications via the Innovation Voucher Platform from the 3rd to the 18th. More details are available in the recruitment notice posted on the website.
Kang Seok-jin, chair of KOSME, said, "Innovation Voucher supplier corporations are key partners that support the innovative growth of regional SMEs," adding, "We look forward to active participation by corporations with expertise and a strong sense of responsibility."