Jeju Center: Tailored Training for Aspiring Entrepreneurs in Hands-on Investment & MVP Design

28 teams of prospective entrepreneurs from Jeju gathered in Seoul to take the first step toward a successful business. The two-day intensive workshop, hosted by the Jeju Center for Creative Economy & Innovation, focused on 'Investment Education (Level-up)' and 'Market Validation (MVP·PMF)'. On the 17th and 18th, during this workshop held for companies selected for the 2025 Prospective Entrepreneur Package, the first day provided practical know-how such as investment processes suitable for the pre-startup stage, trend lectures, and fundraising strategies, along with networking time with invited speakers. The Jeju Center plans to provide additional support in the future, including training on storytelling setup and IR document creation methods, as well as IR deck consulting. The second day deeply covered entrepreneur capabilities and idea analysis, customer definition, competitor analysis, and market validation methods through MVP, accompanied by a workbook. Following mentoring by four expert mentors and lively discussions, participants had time to deeply consider the product-market fit (PMF) of their business items. The 28 companies participating in this workshop are promising enterprises with technology startup items linked to Jeju's strategic industries, having been selected last month. They will initially receive 20 million won in support for MVP production costs to materialize their business models, with additional support of up to 40 million won planned depending on business progress. Having honed essential capabilities for successful entrepreneurship, these prospective entrepreneurs are now ready to refine their business items and introduce them to the market.