ANSAN, South Korea -- In a country long beset by sluggish economic growth, one couple has found a booming niche rounding up and reselling the pieces of entrepreneurs' broken dreams.
In Ansan, a working-class city south of Seoul, Jung Yeon-hwa and her husband, Park Je-won, buy equipment from small businesses that go under -- mostly restaurants, convenience stores and small retailers -- and then resell the items to people looking to open similar ventures. Their store, called Gabbujubang, employs a staff of about 10.
