GWINNETT HOSTS SMALL-MEDIUM BUSINESS DIRECTOR FROM KOREA

By: Lisa Sherman

Gwinnett and the State of Georgia agree to two-year term with the Small and medium Business Corporation (SBC) of Korea

Gwinnett County, Metro Atlanta, GA – On stage, last week, at the Incheon Global Fair & Festival in Korea, Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development Vice President Nick Masino announced the agreement between his organization, the State of Georgia and the Small and medium Business Corporation (SBC) of Korea to host a liaison officer for a two-year term. The Korean Liaison Officer from the SBC will work to identify business opportunities between small and medium enterprises (SME) in the State of Georgia and Gwinnett County and the Republic of Korea.  

“This is a rare opportunity for economic development organizations to host an agent of business development from another country,” commented Masino. “We count it a true privilege and wonderful opportunity to further expand the solid Korean business foundations already present in Gwinnett and the State of Georgia.”  

Ken Stewart, Commissioner of Economic Development for the State of Georgia, commented, “Our local communities are a strategic part of what we do at the state level for business development and recruitment. Each one has its own unique value and strength to add to the collective package that we market as the State of Georgia and Gwinnett offers much in the way of Korean business opportunity.”  

According to the agreements within the signed MOU, the Korean Liaison Officer will work out of the Gwinnett Chamber offices, funded fully by the SBC of Korea and will serve a three-fold purpose: to identify business opportunities between SMEs (Small & Medium Enterprises) of the Georgia State Government and the Republic of Korea; to foster SME exchanges and cooperation between the two sides; and to increase Korean SMEs' access to the State of Georgia and Gwinnett County.  

Jay Eun, President of Golden Stella and Vice Chair for Global Business on the Gwinnett Chamber Board of Directors, traveled with the Gwinnett delegation earlier this year on its first-ever business recruitment mission to Asia.  

“When we signed our sister community agreement with Gangnam, it was only a matter of time before we would see the next logical step to building bridges for business development between Korea, the US and in particular, the State of Georgia and Gwinnett County,” said Eun. “We look for more to come in the near future as we continue to aggressively pursue this relationship for global commerce.”  

The Korean Liaison Officer will begin work in the winter and serve a two-year term in the States before heading back to Korea. For more information on Gwinnett Chamber Economic Development and its global initiatives, visit www.gwinnetteconomicdevelopment.com.

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