Smart service support business

Smart service support business

[Ministry of SMEs and Startups Announcement No. 2023-01]

The Ministry of SMEs and Startups announces the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Support Project 2023 for SMEs in 2023 to enhance the competitiveness and manufacturing innovation of SMEs in Korea as follows. 

January 09, 2023 

Minister of SMEs and Startups

Eligibility for application

Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Companies in Korea

How to apply

Online (Internet) business plan acceptance. Business plan application: smart-factory.kr → membership registration → login business management → assignment application business plan contents input 

Announcement by detailed project

Announcement on the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' website (smart-factory.kr) and Smart Factory Business Management System (www.mss.go.kr) according to the schedule of each project.

Government funding is within 30-100% 

*Please refer to the individual project announcement because the application reception method may be different for some projects.

Smart service support business

Smart Service Support Project for Small and Medium Businesses 

Smart Service Support Project for Small and Medium Businesses 

By combining advanced ICT such as big data and AI into the service (non-manufacturing) field of SMEs, we support productivity enhancement, high value-added, and new business creation.

Size of Smart Service Support Project for Small and Medium Businesses 

Budget of around 150 new companies (9 billion KRW) Advancement of 15 companies (1.5 billion KRW) will be supported.

a company that wishes to participate in a business

You must form a consortium with a supplier and apply, and two or more companies can form a cooperative company to participate.

New business to register for the first time 

Support for new rescue of smart service solutions for corporate innovation, revitalization of the online economy, and solving public problems 

(within 50%, up to 60 million KRW).

an advanced field 

Once the same business is supported by companies with the same solution, it helps organizational solutions improve performance and expand the scope of services for existing solution builders. (within 50%; up to 100 million KRW)

Smart Workshop Support Project

Smart Workshop Support Project for Small Businesses 

Business purpose

Support digitalization through customized application of basic smart technologies (IoT, AI, etc.) to small manufacturers' manual manufacturing processes (around 600 companies with support)

Support target 

Manufacturers with less than 10 full-time workers are "small business owners" with less than 10 full-time workers, and the "manufacturing industry" is the main business according to the Korean Standard Industry Classification.

What is a small manufacturer (industry code: C10-34)? 

① Highly labor-intensive

② On the basis of skilled technology 

③ Characterized by aggregation in a certain area

④ Manufacturers in 24 industries

Contents of application

Task planning, capacity building education, development cost support (task planning) Smart workshop construction project development purpose, content, and direction of task development for each small manufacturer (capacity strengthening education) Introduction of smart technology and product technology development cost support (within 4900 KRW per company) 

Application accepted 

Online application through the Integrated National Subsidy Management System (www.gosims.go.kr) for e-Nara assistance.

Non-face-to-face voucher business guide

Announcement of additional recruitment of companies in demand for 

non-face-to-face service voucher business in 2022 

[Announcement] Announcement of additional recruitment of companies in demand for non-face-to-face service voucher business in 2022.

Ministry of SMEs and Startups Announcement No. 2022-493 

2022 Post-Corona Era Announcement of Additional Recruitment of Non-face-to-face Service Vouchers for Small and Medium-sized Businesses and Venture Businesses to Promote Digitalization and Promote Non-face-to-face Service Areas

We are recruiting excellent companies to participate as 'demand companies' in the 'non-face-to-face service voucher' project as follows.

Business purpose

Promotion of digitalization of small and medium-sized venture companies and fostering non-face-to-face service fields through service support such as retrospective meetings and telecommuting (collaboration tools).

Small and medium-sized enterprises subject to recruitment

· Demanding companies that have been selected for non-face-to-face service voucher projects for 20 years and 21 years 

  and have received even a part of vouchers cannot reapply.   

  (Companies selected in the first half of 2022 and receiving even some vouchers cannot reapply in the same way)

·  However, only companies certified as disabled/female companies can apply (support) up to two times.

   (Demand companies selected/supported through certification of women/disabled companies in the first half of '22 cannot apply in the second half of '22')

· In addition, many companies (individuals, corporations) with the same representative can apply only for one company, and if they have a 

  history of supporting the '22-year non-face-to-face service voucher project, they cannot reapply.

Support scale

Around 7,000 companies

Application period

From Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 09:00 to Wednesday, September 14, 2022 at 16:00

How to apply

Apply online from the K-Non-face-to-face Service Voucher Platform (www.k-voucher.kr)

In the case of a private business operator, you can submit the issuance data in your personal name for the certificate of full payment 

of national and local taxes.

※ For more information, please check the attached 'Announcement of Additional Recruitment for Companies Requiring 

    Non-face-to-face Service Voucher in 2022'.  

August 25th, 2022. 

Minister of SMEs and Startups

Export Voucher Business Guide

Export voucher SME support recruitment announcement 

This is a guide to the first recruitment announcement for the 2023 export voucher "Ministry of SMEs and Startups" support project (first half of the year). 

■ Recruitment size : About 2,400 export vouchers / 1,000 global small and medium-sized companies 

■ Support amount : Step-by-step support limit: (domestic demand) KRW 60 million (beginner) KRW 60 million (promising) 

                                    KRW 80 million (growth) KRW 140 million

■ Subsidy ratio : Differences in state subsidies depending on sales volume in 2021 * Sales of less than 10 billion won (70%), less than 10 to 30 billion won (60%),     

                              and more than 30 billion won (50%) 

■ Application method : Online application for export voucher website

■ Application period : From January 16, 23 (Mon) to February 2, 23 (Thu) at 17:00

■ Business Period : April 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024 (11 months)

*It is a support project that both small and medium-sized companies can apply for, and companies with sales of less than 10 billion won can use

  it at 30% of their own expense as the subsidy ratio based on sales has been eased compared to the previous year. 

  However, since many companies are recruited in the first half (the first half), it is expected to recruit relatively few companies in the second half 

  (the second half), so I recommend you to apply for the first recruitment. 

  If you have any questions about export vouchers, please feel free to contact us. Thank you.