SK-Business Network : Building Partnerships with Startups and Small Businesses in Developing Countries

• Information

  SK-Business Network : Building Partnerships with Startups and Small Businesses in Developing Countries - Information

  Matched Team	Team 15
  Name	Prudencia CHAPAJONG	Country	Cameroon
  Scholarship	G-20	Email Address	prudenciaaminkeng@gmail.com
  Year	2021	Program	MDP
  Workplace Category	Government	Workplace	Division of Cooperation and Partnership
  Department	Ministry of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicraftss	Position	First Research Assistant Officer for Cooperation

• Brief intro of project

  SK-Business Network : Building Partnerships with Startups and Small Businesses in Developing Countries - Brief intro of project

  Title	SK-Business Network : Building Partnerships with Startups and Small Businesses in Developing Countries
  Sustainable Development Goals	17. Partnerships for the Goals
  Timely Global Issues	5. Exchange of Knowledge and Culture
  Sub-topic that describes project	Education
  Summary of your project	Multiple startups and small businesses with great potential are created yearly across developing countries, but resources for their development are limited. South Korea (SK) being a business hub is endowed with numerous opportunities that small businesses in developing countries can leverage on to grow, while contributing to economic growth and job creation. However, some salient constraints to building partnerships with Korean businesses are low access to information, networking, cultural barriers, among others. This study therefore seeks to design a platform that facilitates direct contact between Korean businesses and those in developing countries as a path to attaining the SDGs, including how such a platform could function effectively. A minimum of three (3) countries would be used as case studies to illustrate the benefits of this project economically, socially and culturally. At the end of this study, the main document that would be submitted for evaluation is a Project Concept Paper.

• Alumni or organization want to cooperate with

  SK-Business Network : Building Partnerships with Startups and Small Businesses in Developing Countries - Alumni or organization want to cooperate with

  Specific alumni in mind
  Specific nationality of the alumni in mind
  Specific organization(s) / workplace(s) in mind	Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) KDI School of Public Policy and Management (KDI)
  Specific work position(s) in mind

• Details of Cooperation Project

  SK-Business Network : Building Partnerships with Startups and Small Businesses in Developing Countries - Details of Cooperation Project

  Objective of the Project	To design a platform that facilitates direct contact between Korean businesses and businesses in developing countries as a path to attaining the SDGs, including how such a platform could function effectively.
  Expected Benefits from the Project	The creation of an international SK-Business Network.
  Anything you would like to inform the potential partner	I am open to work with partners from any part of the world. I particularly encourage those from developing countries to join this project.