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Research & Analysis

We monitor local economic conditions, issues, and outlooks. We release this information to local businesses to help them keep abreast of current economic developments. We relay this information to related government offices to be applied in government economic policy as well. Also, we have conducted ongoing study of overall economic activities that applied to local economic development policy and uses to strengthen the region’s business competitiveness.

Suggestion

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

CCI Ombudsman Service Center

Changwon Chamber of Commerce and Industry strives to promptly solve any problems our member businesses confront and pay heed to their inquires concerning expert consulting, policy suggestions, and information access by running an Ombudsman Service Center and call center that swiftly assists member businesses in handling various difficulties and unreasonable legal and institutional barriers.

Local Economic Research Institute

As an affiliate of the Changwon 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 Changwon 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.

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.

CEO Roundtable

The most popular service offered by CCI, CEO Roundtable sessions are featuring by timely discussions to meet the needs of member companies. Yangsan CCI invites renowned speakers with professional expertise and holds the meetings at an excellent facility in a convenient location. By delivering current government policies and management information, the CEO Roundtable helps participating CEOs raise management capabilities, socialize with peers and exchange information. It is an excellent and worthwhile for CEOs who want to explore new business opportunities.

New Year's Greeting /Commerce & Industry Day

Every year, we host a New Year's Party where local government officials and business leaders come together to greet the New Year. We also celebrate Commerce and Industry Day to encourage entrepreneurship among business professionals. Rewards are presented to the year's biggest contributors to the nation's development.

CEO Leisure Club

Senior members take the initiative to organize and lead small leisure club in our jurisdiction. Participants have been expressing satisfaction as they join a strong human network through leisure & hobby activities, including golf. CEOs enjoy business talk among members at these gatherings.

Business Training

We provide a core training program for back office staff. Courses include taxation, accounting, labor and environment management, and offer case studies from first-hand experience. Lecturers are leading authoritative experts in their respective areas. We offer a differentiated contents and training system, aiming at full customer satisfaction.

Commerce and Industry Promotion Projects

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.

CEO Roundtable

The most popular service offered by CCI, CEO Roundtable sessions are featuring by timely discussions to meet the needs of member companies. Changwon CCI invites renowned speakers with professional expertise and holds the meetings at an excellent facility in a convenient location. By delivering current government policies and management information, the CEO Roundtable helps participating CEOs raise management capabilities, socialize with peers and exchange information. It is an excellent and worthwhile for CEOs who want to explore new business opportunities.

Business Training

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.

Issuance of Digital Signature Certification

As electronic approval and online business systems become more widespread, our Chamber issues digital signature certificates to promote our members’ convenience. A digital signature certificate is not only used to authenticate a user’s identity online, but also utilized in e-bidding, e-tax, e-finance, e-commerce and e-government systems. Currently we issue two types of digital signature certificates, for individuals and for employers.

Single PPM - Quality Certification

To promote win-win cooperation between big and small businesses, to secure quality competitiveness of parts & assembly industries, we select and reward exemplary companies in quality innovation, promote Single PPM, provide materials, arrange industrial tours for exemplary companies in Korea and abroad, provide quality training in on-line and off-line courses, bring out quality innovation experts, assist SME efforts to establish a quality innovation system and certify Single PPM.

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.

Designation of Alternative Military Service Companies

The Korean government operates a system for qualified young professionals who are willing to work in designated companies as alternative military service. We were delegated by the government to select SMEs under this system, to help alleviate the shortage of manpower. With approximately 2,500 applications received from 70 local chambers every year, KCCI follows a fair and strict evaluation procedure for the selection of Alternative Military Service Companies.

Job Placement Center

The CCI runs a free job placement center and holds job fairs in order to stimulate the local economy through the proper supply of industrial workforce and employment security. The CCI also engages in activities that secure the labor-management-government harmony and cooperation.

Employment & Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance

Changwon CCI provides free paperwork services to a workplace of less than 100 constant employees, with its latest software program and professional experts. The services are regard to not only the file and payment of employment insurance but also industrial accident compensation insurance.

Overseas Operation Support Center

In an effort to help the SMEs in our jurisdiction which have difficulties in export activities due to the shortage of skilled trade-related workforce, we provide support service system on business contact meeting, follow-up, translation and interpretation, etc. with professional personnel.

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.

Community Activities in Industrial Complex

The CCI conducts cultural activities to ensure the high quality leisure time for the employees and their families of regional area. The CCI also promote the pastime activities including culture and arts. This is designed to increase their happiness, cultivate the healthy corporate culture and contribute to the widened participation of general public in culture and arts.

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.

On-Line Business Information

KorChamBiz gives you full access to the business database you need. Korea's best-acclaimed business portal includes 320,000 postings on local businesses, 1.2 million on overseas businesses and 1.6 million on product information, respectively. Quality knowledge information can be secured thru KorChamBiz.

Informatization Projects

To cope with the rapid changes of the information age, and help facilitate the informatization of local SMEs, we have electronically integrated the control of the region’s businesses, maximizing the efficiency of information use. We also run an agency that provides registration services of digital signature certificates. Besides KorChamBiz and Webmail service help members digitalize their business management and we provide informatization education and consulting services along with relevant agencies.

E-commerce Support Center

In collaboration with MOCIE (Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy), the Changwon CCI runs "E-commerce Support Center" to provide support in e-commerce projects, electronic receipt, electronic tender bidding and electronic signature authentication, consult on corporate informatization.

Support in Issue of Electronic Receipt

The CCI engages in service that issues the digital electronic receipt which is more swiftly and accurately than the conventional handwritten receipt. In addition, the CCI offers services including the registration and recording of transaction details, filing service for tax return. Also, the CCI operate the website entitled "www.etax.or.kr," which guarantees the security and stability with its forgery-proof system of electronic signature using the official authentication.

Accredited Vocational Qualifications

We administer the government-accredited vocational qualifications designed to evaluate a prospective employee’s basic skills in e-commerce, e-accounting, word processing, as well as secretary and stenography. These qualifications provide candidates with the skills to meet the job requirements.