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Research & Analysis

To foster a business-friendly environment, we engage in extensive research and analysis. We are assigned to research & analyze markets, technologies and business trends. The output of these researches is provided to member companies as reference materials, and also to the government for basic data in mapping out the policy directives.

Suggestion

Yeosu CCI aims to revive its regional economy and develop the community. Yeosu CCI assesses problems facing the local industry and cooperates with the government to resolve such issues.

Local Economic Research Institute

As an affiliate of the Yeosu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Local Economic Research Institute has contributed to the development of the local economy through joint studies between the academia and industry in order to strengthen the competitiveness of the local commerce and industry and boost the growth of the overall local economy. In association with the nation’s top private economic research center, Samsung Economic Research Institute, the Chamber currently runs the Yeosu Economic Forum, at which monthly seminars are held under a timely and appropriate theme. The purpose of the forum is to seek further growth of not only the local economy but the national economy as well. The forum has taken root as a venue for actively exchanging differentiated advanced management techniques and updated information.

Commerce and Industry Promotion Projects

We are helping member businesses to enhance their capacity to competently cope with the internal and external changes of the economic environment by promptly providing information on the government’s initiatives and policy direction and holding numerous lectures, seminars, training and education (CEOs and middle managers). We also offer customized education services such as the competitiveness strengthening education tour to promote the sound development of the local economy.

High-Growth-Potential SMES

We seek to promote high-growth-potential SMEs from different sectors, by identifying and recommending them as candidates for the government's special award. Selected companies enjoy better opportunities to recruit talented workforces, apply for government-assisted projects and boost the recognition level to enhance corporate value.

Business Assistance

As part of efforts to bring about widespread changes in business management, we have launched the ‘Business Innovation Campaign’ and the ‘Single PPM’ campaign which aims to minimize the defective rate of products. In addition, there is a wide array of assistance projects designed to help create a business friendly environment such as provisions regarding environmental provisions, cooperation between labor and management, cooperation between industry and academia, PL insurance consulting, C2 fund(aggregate ceiling loan), substitute military service application projects and a business writing contest.

Patent Information Consulting

We offer a number of assistance projects regarding intellectual property in order to foster small and mid sized enterprises and venture businesses in the region. These include a patent expert pool, existing technology information searches’, patent application financial assistances, patent technology valuation financial assistances, foreign paten t document translations, patent dispute response strategy consulting, initial patent promotion assistances, sleeping patent discovery projects and a research and analysis of patents for locally specialized industries of the region. These projects are part of our efforts to drive the region’s economic development and nurture its industries.

International Trade Promotion Projects

To promote international exchange on a private and national level, the CCI implements a wide array of international activities such as dispatching and receiving trade mission, signing a cooperation agreement with foreign chambers, taking part in overseas exhibition, offering seminar, and arranging overseas industrial tour for awarded employees, etc.

The CCI authenticates the trade-related documents including certificate of origin (C/O), commercial invoice, bill of lading, insurance policy, inspection certificate, in addition to contract paper, power of attorney, bidding documents. We also issue ATA Carnet which is designed to ensure convenient temporary entry during customs clearance.

Trade Inquiry Service

The CCI provides information on potential foreign business partners to help small-and medium-sized companies in their search for overseas market. The CCI also arrange one-on-one contact meeting with visiting foreign trade missions.

Dispatch and Reception of Trade Mission

The CCI has bee striving to cope with the trend of trade liberalization since the launch of WTO, the emergence of regional economic bloc like EU, APEC and NAFTA. With that purpose, the CCI actively supports member companies in their search for new business opportunities through the dispatch and reception of trade missions to and from abroad.

Membership Services

We issue all types of certificates in relation to trade such as verification of origin of export products, signatures and membership certificates. Member businesses are given official commendations and assistances with various events. In addition, we lend conference rooms, provide policy information, operate an archive and hold numerous councils.

Trade Documents

Import-export transactions need to be backed up by objective and fair documents. Documents with our certification secure international recognition, and we offer the service at no charge to our members.

Public Relations Activities

The CCI strives to give a wide publicity of the opinions of member companies and the projects of CCI through the local media, and at the same time, publishes promotional materials and various research reports and disseminates them to members and local residents.

Support Center for Conventional Market Management

The CCI operates "Support Center for Conventional Market Management" to lay a foundation that will help the beleaguered conventional market stand on its own from the onslaught of mega shopping malls and discount stores.

Love-Our-Company Coalition Center

To foster more business-friendly environment, the CCI operates the "Love-Our-Company Coalition Center " which includes the representatives from local organizations covering various fields such as economy, labor, civil, women, culture, arts, university, law, accounting, media, etc.

Arrangement of Funds

To help the SMEs gain smooth access to financial funds and prevent the shortage of operating funds, the CCI arranges or recommends the policy funds set by the government and special relief funds of financial institution.

On-Line Business Information

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Informatization Projects

Yeosu CCI facilitates a policy for broad-based utilization of IT resources based on changes in the environment in public administration, economic activity and life, and advances in technology, moving with the times of the IT Revolution.

National Skills Certification Tests

Word processing capability, computer skills, electronic transaction managerial skills, electronic transaction operator certification, electronic account manager certification, secretarial certification, and Korean stenography

National Certification Test: Distribute Management Certificate

National Official Certification Test: 16 types including Trade English