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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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Company Management Consulting Center

Daejeon CCI operates a Business Management Consulting Department. Experts from all fields including international trade, customs, industrial properties, taxation, accounting, industrial property rights, business law and construction regulations provide a one-on-one counseling and propose solutions to the member companies on issues that trouble them. The CCI also runs a library, information center and Daejeon Knowledge assets center.

Local Economic Research Institute

As an affiliate of the Daejeon 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 Daejeon 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.

International Cooperation and International Trade Regime

We, the CCI, spearhead international efforts to promote trade rules in Korea, including ICC rules on UCP and INCOTERMS. Also, representing Korea's private sector, we actively engage in efforts to resolve trade issues and promote international cooperation. Moreover, our International Business Research Team assists companies with less experience, by providing counseling on all stages of trade, from negotiating a contract to making/receiving payments. We are also an active member of CACCI, an organization of 24 chambers from the Asia-pacific region. Through these efforts, we promote intra-region trade, technology transfers, small businesses, human resource exchange and economic cooperation. Furthermore, we represent Korea's private sector to promote trade liberalization including Korea-US FTA, and embrace a new opportunities in international trade, including opening new markets.

When it comes to trade missions, we are resourceful at both ends. We dispatch and receive trade missions to and from abroad. At our trade meetings, overseas companies are invited to one-on-one consultations with our members. We host trade meetings both for Korean SMEs seeking overseas market opportunities and foreign investors in Korea looking for trade with Korea's neighboring countries. We actively promote products and services offered by its member companies, at the courtesy calls and on-site tours attended by political and economical leaders. Moreover, we provide a road map for globalization to our member companies.

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

In line with the era of IT management, the CCI has constructed the database (DB) of company information which contains general business information such as type of business, point of contact, etc in XML format using is state-of-the-art technology. In addition, we provide commodity information based on UNSPSC, which is an international commodity classification system in e-business.

Also, we endeavor to help member companies with their inter-company electronic commerce (B2B) by providing services on real-time updated trade inquiry information and financial information.

Designing of Corporate Webpage and Web hosting Service To improve the competitiveness and marketing capability of member companies, the CCI helps them design of the website, provide the web hosting service, register service of domain name and electronic mailing service.

Corporate Webmail Service

The CCI offers high-speed webhard and a mail storage space with maximum of 2GB capacity on a company domain.

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

To improve office skills, we operate a Vocational Qualification Center to administer testing of state-level certificates such as Excel, PowerPoint, E-commerce, AIS (Accounting Information System) and Traditional Chinese Character Competence. The Center also administers the testing of Foreign Language Examination (FLEX) in English, Chinese and Russian to foster global competitiveness and linguistic fluency.