Upload Your Business Plan PDF and Announcement PDF Together for an All-in-One Eligibility Check

#The One Problem PDF Upload Solves

Retyping or copy-pasting a business plan breaks tables and images and distorts the page structure. When the review engine processes content in that broken state, it can misread paragraph boundaries or treat numbers inside tables as plain prose — causing the review output to diverge from the original plan. Direct PDF upload preserves the file's structure exactly, so you can submit your finished plan without reformatting anything. Because formatting is intact from the start, analysis quality remains consistent.

#Basic Steps to Upload a Business Plan PDF

1. Go to openseed.kr and click the Start Review button.
2. Select the file upload option — this is separate from the direct text entry option.
3. Select or drag in your business plan PDF file.
4. Once the file is recognized, document details appear on screen. Review them and start the review.
5. Analysis results appear sequentially by mentor role, each examining the plan from a different perspective.

#Adding the Announcement PDF Changes What the Review Asks

When you upload only the business plan, the review asks: 'Is the content of this plan logically complete?' It focuses on whether the problem is clearly defined, whether revenue projections are backed by evidence, and whether the team can execute. Adding the announcement PDF brings a program-eligibility check into the review. At that stage, the review first examines how well the plan's concept, team composition, and business stage align with the eligibility criteria and scoring categories listed in the announcement.

Even a strong plan can be disqualified if it strays from the announcement's requirements. Unlike a plan-only review, cross-checking against the announcement lets you catch issues early — such as evaluation categories that are never addressed or eligibility conditions that aren't met. If you've already decided which program to apply to, uploading the announcement PDF alongside your plan makes the review far more actionable.

#Three Ways to Convert an HWP File to PDF

Most Korean government grant program templates are distributed in HWP format. Since OpenSeed accepts PDF files, convert your completed document to PDF before uploading. The methods below are sourced from the official Hancom Office help documentation.

• In Hancom Office Hangul, go to [File] → [Save as PDF]. This method produces the least formatting loss.
• With Hancom Office installed, open the print dialog and select 'Hancom PDF' or 'Microsoft Print to PDF' as the printer.
• If Hancom Office is not installed, use an online HWP-to-PDF conversion tool.