{
  "id": 10858093,
  "title": "Hana Financial, SEMAS launch project to support young business owners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hana-financial-semas-launch-project-to-support-young-business-owners",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T04:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260930/hana-financial-semas-launch-project-to-support-young-business-owners"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hana Financial Group and Small Enterprise & Market Service (SEMAS) have teamed up to create an initiative called Hana On, Youth On. This project aims to support young business owners across the nation. The project involves fifteen teams of enthusiastic young entrepreneurs, all working together on joint initiatives to boost customer engagement and promote local commercial areas. A launch event was held in Daejeon, where Hana Financial Chairman Ham Young-joo, SEMAS President In Tae-yeon, and around 100 project participants were in attendance. This collaboration came after a memorandum of understanding was signed in June to support young entrepreneurs and improve regional commercial districts. The participating teams will collaborate on events, promotional activities, and local improvements, with Hana Financial and SEMAS providing funding, expert advice, and customized financial aid. The focus of this project is to empower young business owners and strengthen local commercial environments.",
  "summary": "Hana Financial Group and the Small Enterprise & Market Service (SEMAS) have launched a joint project to support young owners of small businesses, the financial group said Wednesday. The project, dubbed \"Hana On, Youth On,\" involves 15 teams of young small business owners from across the country. The teams will develop and carry out joint projects aimed at attracting customers and promoting local…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hana Financial Group and SEMAS collaborate on Hana On, Youth On project.",
    "Initiative supports 15 teams of young entrepreneurs across the nation.",
    "Launch event held in Daejeon with Hana Financial Chairman and SEMAS President."
  ],
  "editors_take": "This partnership between Hana Financial and SEMAS shifts the focus of business support towards regional commercial districts, empowering young entrepreneurs with resources and expertise to boost local economies.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Hana Financial, SEMAS launch project to support young business owners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/hana-financial-semas-launch-project-to-support-young-business-owners-10861588",
        "published": "2026-09-30T05:07:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}