The Ministry of SMEs and Startups said on the 11th it will simultaneously hold comprehensive briefings in 13 regions nationwide to guide 2026 support programs for small and medium-sized enterprises and will run customized on-site "visiting briefings" by corporate field and target.
The 13 regional SME and Startup Offices nationwide will simultaneously hold comprehensive briefings on the 15th of this month and plan to hold more than 200 "visiting briefings" in January–February. Through this, they plan to provide customized guidance by field—such as technology startups, research and development (R&D), and smart manufacturing—and by target, including startup corporations, small merchants, and exporting corporations.
At the comprehensive briefing on the 15th, major support programs such as finance, technology development, startups, and exports will be introduced, guidebooks will be distributed, and 1:1 consultations will be offered with officials from support institutions including the Korea SMEs and Startups Agency (KOSME), the Korea Technology and Information Promotion Agency for SMEs (TIPA), the Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development (KISED), the Korea Technology Finance Corporation (KOTEC), and the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT). Central and local government and other ministries' support programs and systems will also be presented together to increase corporations' utilization.
The Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) will produce videos on major support programs, stream them on YouTube, and make the guidance materials available for anyone to download from the MSS website and the Corporate Grounds portal. Corporate Grounds is a platform that integrates and provides notices of programs from about 580 central and local government and public institutions.
Corporations that find it difficult to attend can participate through visiting briefings at regional offices or by checking the schedule on the website, and program notices will continue to be provided through the Corporate Grounds portal and the KakaoTalk channel. Small merchants can subscribe to the "Kakao Project Regulars" channel to receive information on support programs from the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) and local governments via KakaoTalk.
Minister Han Seong-sook said, "To help small merchants and SMEs move beyond recovery to growth, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups (MSS) will serve as a growth ladder," and added, "We hope this briefing will help more corporations understand and actively use government policies."