(Seoul = International News) Reporter Park Jong-jin = According to the ‘Startup Trends’ published by the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and New Businesses, the total number of new businesses between January and September 2022 (cumulative total) was 1,019,397.
Total new businesses fell by 4.6% (49,601) compared to the same period last year, but actual new businesses, excluding the real estate business, where business registrations increased after 2020, increased by 1.9% (15,482).
In particular, thanks to the invigoration of online shopping, the number of wholesale and retail business start-ups increased by 8.1%, and the personal service business also increased by 0.5% due to the full lifting of social distancing (22.4.25.).
In terms of new technology-based businesses, creative, artistic and leisure businesses increased by 22.3% compared to the same period last year as a result of social distancing being fully lifted ·Science and technology (20.8% ↑ in 21, 6.7% ↓ in 22) As the number of new businesses began to decline, the number fell by 2.4% (4328) to 176,279.
