Business registration, virtual offices, incorporation, and trademarks — the parts founders actually get stuck on
A corporation's business purposes must be stated in its articles of incorporation — purposes not in the articles can't be added to the business registration certificate. We cover the 4 requirements the registrar reviews (profitability, legality, clarity, specificity), how to write them to pass without rejection, and a recommended list.
CoworkCity provides inspection seats and HQ pre-guidance at 250+ branches nationwide. The business owner personally handles the tax-office inspector, and a 100% deposit refund is guaranteed if rejected.
Across CoworkCity's 250+ branches, pricing, the guarantee program, and the service channel are 100% identical. Conditions that inevitably differ by location (corporate registration, licensing, overconcentration, inspection seats, etc.) are all disclosed before signing via 8 filters.
We compare CoworkCity's virtual office (20,000 won a month) and shared offices (100,000–500,000 won a month) for the purpose of business registration. Why there's a 5–25x cost gap, and which fits which scenario.
CoworkCity offers a 100% refund if business registration is rejected, a 50% refund for a simple change of mind within 1 month, a contract-transfer option (once only) after 1 month, and free branch relocation if CoworkCity is at fault. We've laid out the refund comparison table and procedures by timing and reason, for new contracts on or after March 1, 2026.
We lay out exactly how CoworkCity's directly-run and partner branches differ. Why pricing, operating standards, and customer service are identical regardless of branch type — and the 7 conditions that naturally vary by branch, compared in a table.
A 5-step guide to handling a virtual office tax-office inspection, from notice to follow-up. It's a legal procedure under the VAT Act Enforcement Decree, and if you meet the formal requirements, you pass within 5 days. CoworkCity provides inspection seats at 250+ branches nationwide and, drawing on inspection-response data accumulated from 30,000+ business-registration contracts, guarantees a 100% refund if rejected.
With 14 days left until the May 15, 4 PM deadline for "Startup for Everyone," we've prioritized 7 checkpoints to handle the application surge (510,000 cumulative visitors, 8,720 idea submissions) and make the final 5,000.
After passing Stage 1 of "Startup for Everyone," here are the 4 steps to finish your business registration before receiving the 2 million won in activity funds. A decision guide by address, industry, taxation type, and application route.
We compare the eligibility and evaluation criteria of the 4,000-person general/tech track and the 1,000-person local track for "Startup for Everyone," and offer a framework for choosing the right track for your idea.
6 principles for writing your "Startup for Everyone" business plan around the government's 4 evaluation axes. We give you a step-by-step method: a one-line definition, market figures, founder capability, a comparison table, milestones, and evidence of validation.
A fact-based rundown of how CoworkCity's virtual office actually operates — branch service standards, the inspection-response system, coverage for corporations and licensed industries, and the refund and relocation guarantees.
A full rundown of the 2026 "Startup for Everyone" project. Based on official sources, we cover eligibility, stage-by-stage funding (2 million to 1 billion won), the schedule (through May 15), and how it differs from existing startup support programs.
Virtual office monthly costs run 20,000–50,000 won at typical rates, and 70,000 won or more in prime Seoul areas like Gangnam and Gwanghwamun. CoworkCity operates 250+ branches nationwide at the same price — 20,000 won a month (VAT included) on the sole-proprietor annual plan.
Gangnam-gu is entirely within Seoul's overconcentration control zone, and its jurisdiction splits across three tax offices — Gangnam, Samseong, and Yeoksam. A 2026 Gangnam virtual office selection guide covering Teheran-ro Startup Valley's brand value, the overconcentration zone tax structure, and the tax-office split by neighborhood.
Within Gyeonggi-do, overconcentration and non-overconcentration areas are mixed, so registration license tax can differ up to 3x when forming a corporation. We've laid out the 2026 zone classifications, a tax comparison, and a Gyeonggi-do virtual office selection checklist.
A 2026 guide to recommended Busan virtual offices. We cover the 100% young-entrepreneur tax reduction, no registration license tax surcharge, area-by-area traits (Seomyeon, Haeundae, Buk-gu, West Busan), and a selection checklist.
All of Hwaseong is a non-overconcentration zone, with 800,000 won in corporate registration license tax savings and a 75% young-entrepreneur tax reduction. We've laid out the pros, cons, and checklist for Dongtan virtual offices — 20 minutes from Dongtan to Suseo on the SRT, plus GTX-A Seoul access.
Namyangju is a special case where overconcentration status is split by neighborhood within the same city. The 10 neighborhoods like Hopyeong-dong and Geumgok-dong are overconcentrated, while the rest — Byeollae, Toegyewon, Dasan — are not. Forming a corporation in a non-overconcentration area saves 800,000 won in registration license tax and qualifies for a 75% young-entrepreneur tax reduction. We've laid out recommended Namyangju branches and a selection checklist.
As a region outside the capital area, Daejeon offers a 100% young-entrepreneur tax reduction and exemption from the registration license tax surcharge. We've put together a selection guide for Daejeon virtual offices, complete with the Daedeok Innopolis R&D ecosystem and 1-hour KTX access to Seoul.
As a region outside the capital area, Daegu offers the maximum tax benefits — a 100% young-entrepreneur tax reduction and no registration license tax surcharge. We cover area-by-area features (Dongseong-ro/Jung-gu for professional services, Suseong-gu/Beomeo for IT/startups, Dong-gu/Dalseo for solo founders) and a 5-item checklist for choosing a virtual office.
A 2026 guide to recommended Bundang–Pangyo virtual offices. From the overconcentration zone's tax impact to Pangyo Techno Valley's brand value and an IT/startup approval-history checklist — all at a glance.
All of Paju is outside the overconcentration zone, so you can form a corporation without the registration license tax surcharge — and the GTX-A reaches Seoul in 21 minutes.
We've laid out the 5 criteria to check when choosing a Seoul virtual office, plus recommended branches across Gangnam, Jongno, Yeongdeungpo, Mapo, and Seongsu.
Registering a business at your home address can raise your health insurance premiums, expose personal information, lower client trust, and more — 5 real problems. We explain how a virtual office solves them.
A corporation can also register its head office at a virtual office address and complete business registration. But compared to a sole proprietorship, there are differences in required documents, registration license tax and education tax, and the address-change procedure — so check before forming.
Beyond the monthly fee, here are the deposit, auto-renewal, cancellation penalty, VAT, and add-on service costs you must verify when signing a virtual office contract — with concrete figures for each.
We've laid out the 7 items you must verify when choosing a virtual office. Building use, corporate status, mail management, contract transparency — check them all at once.
We've laid out which industries can and can't register at a virtual office address. Building-register use, e-commerce business filing, restrictions on food, medical, and manufacturing — just the essentials.
We compare how much freelancers and solo founders can save on taxes by registering a business with a virtual office, versus using a home address.