Uljin-gun will implement a special guarantee and secondary preservation support project for small business owners in 2024. Uljin-gun (Governor Son Byeong-bok) will implement the ‘2024 Small Business Special Guarantee and Secondary Preservation Support Project’ from the 28th to ease the interest rate burden on small business owners in the region.
The small business special guarantee is a system that guarantees through the Credit Guarantee Foundation so that small business owners who are experiencing financial difficulties or lack collateral can receive loans. Uljin-gun has made a special contribution of 300 million won to the Gyeongbuk Credit Guarantee Foundation, targeting small business owners with business locations in Uljin-gun. A special guarantee worth 3 billion won is provided.
The guarantee limit per company is determined by personal credit score within a maximum of 50 million won, and ends when the guarantee funds are exhausted. The loan interest rate follows the interest rate system of the financial company, and Uljin-gun supports interest on loans up to 5% per year for two years to ease the burden on small business owners.
However, if your business is currently closed or closed, if you have been registered as a person subject to credit management information within the past 3 months or if you have overdue loans, if you are already receiving small business support that includes secondary compensation, and if you are in an industry excluded from support (financial, insurance, Cases that fall under luxury, hedonistic consumption, speculation-promoting industries, etc. are excluded.
Small business owners who wish to apply can make a reservation and visit the Pohang branch of the Gyeongbuk Credit Guarantee Foundation for consultation and application, and can also apply for credit guarantee issuance non-face-to-face through the online or mobile app “Guarantee Dream.”
Those selected through document screening and on-site investigation can receive loans from six financial institutions in Uljin-gun, including NH Nonghyup Bank Uljin-gun Branch, KB Kookmin Bank Uljin Branch, Uljin Agricultural Cooperative, and Uljin, Jukbyeon, and Hupo Saemaeul Geumgo. . In addition, for further details regarding warranty consultation and application/reception, please visit the Uljin-gun website. [고시·공고]You can check the announcement in the column or inquire at the Pohang branch of the Gyeongbuk Credit Guarantee Foundation.
Uljin-gun Mayor Son Byeong-bok said, “We hope that this special guarantee and secondary preservation project for small business owners will be of practical help to small business owners in Uljin-gun. Through this, we will reduce the financial burden on small business owners in the region and further ensure successful and stable management by effectively utilizing the funds through the special guarantee.” “I look forward to continuing,” he said.
Meanwhile, Uljin-gun (Governor Son Byeong-bok) signed a business agreement on the 24th regarding the operation of a national technical qualification testing center conducted by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (Gyeongbuk-Eastern (Pohang) Branch Manager Ha Sang-jin).
With the conclusion of the business agreement, starting with a regular practical test (agricultural machinery operation technician) on November 23, it will be officially operated using the facilities and equipment of the Uljin-gun agricultural machinery rental business site for the first time as a local government in Gyeongsangbuk-do from January 2025.
The national technical qualification (technician) regular written and practical test is divided into three categories: agricultural machinery driving, forklift driving, and excavator driving technician and is held at the course practice center at the Uljin-gun Agricultural Machinery Rental Office. The regular written test is conducted in a CBT format, including Korean, Western, Japanese, and Chinese food. It consists of 12 categories, including confectionery, baking, general beauty, skin beauty, nail beauty, makeup beauty, architectural painting, and waterproofing, and is conducted at a specialized agricultural and industrial machinery training center.
Uljin-gun Mayor Son Byeong-bok said, “For test-takers within the region, the time and economic inconvenience caused by taking the test at long distance test centers such as Pohang, Daegu, Andong, and Gangneung have been resolved, and the local economy has improved due to the influx of test-takers from nearby areas (Yeongdeok, Bonghwa, Yeongyang, etc.). “I hope it will be of great help in revitalization.”
Also, on the 24th, Uljin-gun signed a mutual cooperation agreement with the Uljin-gun Christian Association (Chairman Sang-jin Sim) and Pohang CBS (CEO Seung-woo Yoo) to overcome the low birth rate crisis and ‘make Uljin a good place to have and raise children.’
Through this agreement, the three organizations agreed to fulfill their social responsibilities to create ‘Uljin a good place to have and raise children’ and to cooperate in providing practical alternatives to create a city where the whole family is happy.
To this end, efforts are being made to realize ‘sustainable Uljin where all births are respected’, including spreading the campaign to make Uljin a good place to have and raise children, promoting population policies for the entire population, creating a women- and child-friendly city, and community joint responsibility for pregnancy, birth, childcare, and care. Mutual cooperation, etc.
Uljin County Mayor Son Byeong-bok said, “We will do our best to create a child-rearing-friendly environment that residents can feel,” and added, “I look forward to the strength and wisdom of the entire community coming together to solve the low birth rate problem.”
Shim Sang-jin, president of the Uljin-gun Christian Association, said, “The sound of a child crying is the joy of the whole village. “I will actively help overcome the low birth rate so that the sound of children crying can be heard throughout Uljin-gun,” he said.
Economy Queen Reporter Hana Choi Photo: Uljin-gun
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