*In total, 1,116 respondents including 166 founders, 250 startup employees, 500 employees of large corporations, and 200 job seekers in college/graduate school participated in the survey.
Original question:
"Do you currently have an expanded business abroad? Are you currently considering overseas expansion?"
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Overseas expansion intentions of startup founders South Korea 2020
According to a survey conducted in South Korea in September 2020, more than ** percent of founders who have their businesses solely in South Korea actively attempted expansion, while around percent were not interested in expansion. Aside from these domestic startups, over ** percent of all Korean startups already had overseas operations.
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Opensurvey, & Startup Alliance. (November 18, 2020). Intention for overseas expansion among startup founders in South Korea as of September 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1028342/south-korea-overseas-expansion-intentions-of-startup-founders/
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