Encouraging women to start businesses
According to the Provincial Women's Union, in recent times, women's unions at all levels have stepped up coordination, support, and companionship with women in starting businesses. With the support of unions at all levels, hundreds of women's startup ideas have been submitted to the "Creative Startup Ideas for Women" contest at all levels. Dozens of projects have participated in the Women's Startup Contest of the Central Union and reached the final round...
In addition, the Women's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Festival was launched throughout the province according to the message and theme each year, attracting a large number of women to respond. Many projects and ideas of women were recognized and awarded by the Provincial People's Committee. For example, the project "Awakening the value of noni trees" by author Bui Thi Tuyet Nhung (Tam Ky City) won first prize; the project "Ngọt quý Ngọc Linh forest - Ngoc Linh ginseng honey" by Ms. Le Thi Bich Luyen (Phu Ninh) and "Craft village tourism and development of Tra Doa sweet potato products" by Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Vinh (Thang Binh) won second prize...
Many start-up projects of Quang Nam women were also selected to participate in the central-level women's start-up competition. For example, the project "Production and distribution of household products made from areca spathe" by author Phan Vu Hoai Vui (Quang Nam Agricultural and Industrial Cooperative in Tien Phuoc) entered the top 24 typical projects and was awarded the "Fostering indigenous resources" prize worth 100 million VND...
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa - Head of the Family, Society and Economy Department (Provincial Women's Union) shared that during the 7 years of implementing Project 939 on supporting women to start businesses in the period of 2017-2025 of the Prime Minister, the Provincial Women's Union has promoted communication work, improving capacity for women to start businesses, cooperatives owned by women, enterprises, cooperative groups...
The Association also discovers and introduces female individuals and groups of individuals with start-up projects with the potential for rapid growth based on the exploitation of intellectual property, technology, and new business models to receive support from the Project "Supporting the national innovative start-up ecosystem to 2025" and the Project "Developing innovative start-up activities in the period 2017 - 2020, vision to 2025" of the Provincial People's Committee.
Typically, the products of Banh Chung Ba Ba Hoi (by Ms. Huynh Thi Thu Thuy, Tam Ky City); products from Noni tree (Ms. Bui Thi Tuyet Nhung, Tam Ky City) were introduced by the Provincial Startup Support Executive Board to develop typical startup products of Quang Nam with Saigon Railway Service Joint Stock Company - Da Nang branch.
According to Ms. Hoa, Quang Nam currently has 114 cooperatives with women participating in management with 385 female members and 71 female workers. In 2024, the association at all levels will continue to maintain 9 "Women's Entrepreneurship" clubs at the district level; sign with the Southeast Asia Bank to disburse 4.9 billion VND for 69 startup projects; support 4 startup projects with 248 million VND for label design, packaging, application of science and technology in production, etc.
The Provincial Women's Union launched the 7th "Quang Nam Women Start-up" Contest in 2024 with the theme "Women Start-up Innovation and Green Transformation". Through the launch, 62 projects of women members participated in the contest, of which 13 projects were recognized by the Provincial People's Committee and announced the ideas and creative startup projects of Quang Nam in 2024.
In the period of 2017-2024, the Provincial Women's Union and districts/cities/towns have connected resources and supported capacity building for 1,161 women who are business owners, cooperative managers, and household business owners. Supported nearly 200 startup ideas/projects with more than 6.3 billion VND in label and packaging design, application of science and technology in production, completion of legal procedures, request for recognition and upgrading of OCOP products...
Various support methods
Ms. Dang Thi Le Thuy - President of the Provincial Women's Union shared that compared to previous years, in 2024, the implementation of Project 939 in the area has outstanding features. During the year, the union at all levels has diversified the content and forms of supporting women to start a business. Widely organized competitions "Knowledge Arena", livestream shows, established model points "Groups linking to purchase rural products", model "Women linking to production applying digital technology in promoting and consuming startup products"...
The Provincial Women's Union also organized the "Startup Bus" journey in 2024 to create conditions for women entrepreneurs to visit and learn about startup models applying science and technology to production...
In localities, from support mechanisms and policies, many outstanding startup models have emerged, with many activities spreading the entrepreneurial spirit to the community.
Specifically, Hoi An City with the "Vocational training workshop program"; Phu Ninh district with the pilot model "Group linking consumption of rural products", replicated in 11 facilities; Hiep Duc district with the model "Women linking production applying digital technology in promoting and consuming startup products", replicated in 11 facilities...
Nui Thanh District Women's Union organized 5 "Green Markets"; Tay Giang District organized a livestream of mountainous startup products; Dai Loc District, Tam Ky City with the "Startup Bus" journey...
According to Ms. Thuy, after 7 years of implementing Project 939, the Provincial and District/City/Town Women's Unions have actively supported women entrepreneurs to access credit policies from loan sources from the Social Policy Bank, the National Employment Fund and funds managed by the union (Socio-Economic Development Fund, Women's Support Fund).
Thereby, consulting and supporting thousands of people with billions of VND. The Association continues to survey the loan needs of individual business households and production and business establishments owned by women, proposing the Provincial People's Committee to approve support...
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