"Orders from all over the country are flocking" Desperate boss turns the plate

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Looking a little further into the self-employed environment, there are many fields that are already saturated, so I cannot be optimistic that the situation will improve even if the corona subsides.

Now, there is advice that we should overcome the crisis by adapting to the changed environment rather than extending our lifespan. What are some examples, reporter Lee Seong-hoon reported.

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Non-face-to-face consumption, which has become the mainstream due to Corona, has narrowed the space for traditional self-employed people who have opened stores and welcomed customers.

Online ordering and delivery operations are strengthened and store size is reduced.

Jeong-sook Kim, who runs a herb store, was very helpful when he quickly opened an online store last year.

Offline sales have declined 30%, but online sales have increased by more than 50%, and these days we are busy packing goods for delivery.

[Kim Jeong-suk/Herb store operation: I was able to make up for the decrease in sales of offline stores online.

Online malls receive orders from all over the country.]

low-growth period should be avoided during the domestic ice

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Young-hee Kim and Chi-Hyun Park opened a small tofu franchise store that weighed more than 10 pyeong in July.

It was judged that if we raised stable sales with small capital, we would be able to withstand difficult times, even if not high profits.

[Kim Young-hee/Tofu store operation: I thought it would be nice to start with a small copy.

I thought it would be good if the labor cost was not high enough for our couple to bear it.]

Korean self-employed people are 25% of the total economically active population, 4 times more than the US, and 2.4 times more than Japan.

With 670,000 restaurants and one per 80 people, it is difficult to achieve profitability.

As such, the probability of surviving for five years after starting a business is only one of four.

The government's self-employment countermeasures, focused on start-ups and short-term support, only make them jump into the oversupply industry or forcefully extend their lifespan, so a customized support method is needed.

Kim Myung-deok, who finished 20 years of work, was also concerned about self-employment, but started farming with government support.

I returned home four years ago, and now I run a smart farm that is over 2,000 pyeong.

[Kim Myung-deok / Farmer: (Self-employed) The uncertainty was too great.

As we made stability our top priority, we chose agriculture.

There is a part where the government provides support for agricultural start-up funds.

That's up to 300 million won.]

The change in the consumption landscape brought by Corona and a huge crisis for self-employment, but it could be an opportunity to improve the constitution.

(Video editing: Ji-hye So, VJ: Min-gu Jung, Hyun-woo Park)