small business

The alley-style shopping district around Mukdong Dokkaebi Market in Seoul’s Jungnang-gu has been selected as a target site under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ 2026 “Promising Alley Commercial District” …

With Korea’s coffee franchise market approaching saturation point, a growing number of cafe operators are turning to “localization” as a differentiation strategy, building brand identity around regional ingredients, partnerships with …

Seoul has designated five neighborhoods, Jangchungdan-gil, Hapmareu, Seonyurowoon, Oryu Beodeul and Yangjaecheon-gil, as new “local brand” commercial districts under a city program aimed at helping small, independent alleyway shops build …

Starting this year, small and midsized companies in South Korea have a new financial incentive to give their employees a half-day off: cash from the government. Since January, the Ministry …

Walk the back alleys near Hongik University Station in Seoul’s Mapo District this month and the music hits before anything else does — looping jingles spilling out of a row …