The Small Enterprise and Market Service said it will begin accepting applications for the "small business management stability voucher" support program on the 9th.
This program provides a voucher worth 250,000 won to small businesses with annual sales of less than 104 million won based on 2025. The voucher can be used to pay utilities such as electricity, gas, and water; the four major social insurance premiums (National Pension, National Health Insurance, workers' compensation insurance, employment insurance); vehicle fuel costs; and the traditional market fire mutual aid premium (a SEMAS product).
SEMAS improved the system to make the application process more convenient. For small businesses that participated in last year's "small business cost-relief credit" program, it introduced a function that automatically retrieves existing information at the time of application to reduce the inconvenience of re-entering information.
Applications will be accepted from 9 a.m. on the 9th through the dedicated website "소상공인경영안정바우처.kr." To prevent congestion at the start of intake, a two-shift system based on the last digit of the business registration number will be operated on the first and second days of applications. Details can be found in the notice on the SEMAS website (www.semas.or.kr), and guidance is available through the dedicated call center (1533-0600).
SEMAS urged special caution regarding phishing websites or text messages impersonating the support program. Applications must be made through the official website, and SEMAS emphasized that it will not, under any circumstances, ask for deposits or account passwords.
SEMAS Chairman In Tae-yeon said, "I hope the small business management stability voucher will help, even a little, small businesses struggling with declining sales," adding, "We will contribute to stabilizing small business management through swift implementation."