Vietnam Women's Union is giving wings to women’s business start-up ideas nationwide

04/09/2020
In the third year of organizing the competition for women entrepreneurs all over the country, the Vietnam Women's Union has truly been a bridge between women and experts, investors, sponsors to help realize women’s business plans, projects and ideas.
Start-up women including those with disabilities nationwide participated in the training programs with experienced trainers.

 

 

 

"Creative Women Start-ups - Connection to Success" is the theme of the 2020 competition for women startups organized by the Central Vietnam Women's Union to support women in economic development and self-actualization.

This activity is within the framework of the project "Supporting women start-ups in the period 2017 - 2025" (Project 939) proposed by the Central VWU and approved by the Prime Minister on June 30th 2017. 2020 is the third year that the Women's Start-up Competition is organized by the VWU.

“From the competition, the VWU will establish a startup community, connecting with agencies and businesses to create a playground, opportunities to introduce qualified products in demanding markets such as supermarkets, domestic and international markets”.

-VWU Vice-President Do Thi Thu Thao-

 

VWU Vice-President Do Thi Thu Thao said that in the final round of the "Creative Women Start-ups - Connection to Success" Competition, the authors will directly present their ideas and projects in front of the committee comprising of agencies and businesses to seek sponsorship and support

To help well prepare the startup women with selected projects and ideas for the final round of competition, the VWU organized trainings on business knowledge and skills in Hanoi, Da Nang and Binh Duong in May and June 2020.

Through lively lectures, experienced experts and lecturers in the creative start-up field guided women step by step to make business plans, present a project and how to realize their plans soon.

Ms. Ho Thi Quy, Member of the Presidium, Director General of Supporting women in economic development Department, VWU shared the meaning of skills training courses for women start-ups

Apart from providing knowledge and skills, the VWU helps connect the startups with businesses, sponsors, prestigious experts and investors in different fields to receive more support in knowledge, capital, equipment, science and technology, etc".

Being excited about the training program, Ms. Tran Thi Thuan (Director of Tam Ngoc Cooperative) said: "The training course is an opportunity for women start-ups from different provinces to meet each other, exchange experiences and obtain more useful knowledge for their business in the future ".

Translated by VWU International Relations Department

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