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[GRAPHIC NEWS] 7 in 10 small businesses fail within 5 years

By KH디지털2

Published : Sept. 28, 2016 - 17:35

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[THE INVESTOR] Seven in 10 small businesses in Korea fail to survive past five years, government data showed Sept. 28.

Among small-scale enterprises that opened in 2008, only 29 percent remained in business in 2012, according to a report that the Small and Medium Business Administration submitted to lawmaker Lee Che-ik.

It also showed that the finance and insurance sectors were the toughest for small businesses, with only 45.7 percent of them remaining open after a year.

“The figure indicates how difficult conditions are for the self-employed,” Rep. Lee said.