The spirit of female entrepreneurs in the mountain town.

With 25 years of experience in the business world, Ms. Dinh Thi Mai – Director of Ngoc Quy Doan Co., Ltd. (Huong Khe – Ha Tinh ) – has demonstrated the prowess of a female entrepreneur in the wood industry.

Ms. Dinh Thi Mai (born in 1968) "fell in love" with carpentry after marrying Mr. Doan Huu Nhung (born in 1966) – a fellow villager from Huong Tra commune (Huong Khe district). In the early days of their business, in 1994, Ms. Mai and her husband opened a carpentry shop in the local area.

Businesswoman Dinh Thi Mai - Director of Ngoc Quy Doan Co., Ltd.

In 1996, when the Huong Khe District Vocational Training Center (Huong Khe town) opened a carpentry training class, the couple packed their bags and moved to the mountain town, working as both school security guards and instructors. During that time, Mrs. Mai also attended a course at Vinh College of Technical Education to further equip herself with knowledge for her future entrepreneurial journey.

After two years of learning carpentry at the Huong Khe District Vocational Training Center, Mrs. Mai and her husband harbored a plan to start their own family-owned carpentry workshop. Without hesitation, Mrs. Mai traveled alone to the North to find and hire carpenters from Nam Dinh province to work for her production facility.

Ngoc Quy Doan Co., Ltd.'s woodworking factory

“At that time, carpentry in Huong Khe was not yet developed, and the skills of the craftsmen were not high. After being told by someone in the industry that craftsmen from Nam Dinh were skilled, I went to each carpentry workshop there to find and hire workers. This was the unique path that helped my husband and I build our brand and establish a foothold in the market. Initially, we only hired a few craftsmen, but now, our workshop has nearly a dozen craftsmen from the North. Some of them have been with us for over 25 years and consider each other like family,” Ms. Mai shared.

Having hired a team of highly skilled craftsmen from renowned carpentry workshops in Nam Dinh, Ms. Mai boldly borrowed capital from the bank to invest in production and business development. In 2019, she established Ngoc Quy Doan Co., Ltd., specializing in the production, trading, and construction of wooden furniture. The company currently has two production facilities and one showroom with a scale of nearly 2,000 ^m² ; its charter capital is over 3 billion VND; average annual revenue is over 4 billion VND, and after-tax profit is over 150 million VND. The company provides regular employment for 15 workers with an average salary of 15-20 million VND/person/month. During peak periods, the company also provides seasonal employment for 10-15 local workers.

Ms. Dinh Thi Mai, Director of Ngoc Quy Company Limited, shared her entrepreneurial journey with reporters.

From a small establishment operating only in Huong Khe district, Ngoc Quy Doan Co., Ltd. has continuously expanded its market to many localities inside and outside the province. The company's household and construction wood products are now available in provinces such as Kien Giang, Hanoi , Ho Chi Minh City, Nghe An, Quang Binh, etc.

Ms. Dinh Thi Mai, Director of Ngoc Quy Company Limited, is sponsoring an orphaned child from a disadvantaged background.

Driven by a sense of responsibility towards the community, in April 2022, Ngoc Quy Doan Co., Ltd. collaborated with the Ha Tinh Provincial Police Detention Center to implement a carpentry vocational training model for inmates serving sentences at the center. To date, the company has trained hundreds of inmates in carpentry, helping them reintegrate into society. For over a year, Ms. Mai has also been sponsoring Nguyen Quynh Chi (born in 2011 in Gia Pho commune, Huong Khe district) - an orphan with particularly difficult circumstances - providing her with 500,000 VND per month.

Not only is she a successful businesswoman and enthusiastic philanthropist, Ms. Dinh Thi Mai is currently the head of the Huong Khe District Women Entrepreneurs Club and a member of the Executive Board of the Ha Tinh Women Entrepreneurs Association. Ms. Mai has actively attracted members to participate in the association's activities; she has supported members in innovation, entrepreneurship, and the implementation of humanitarian and charitable activities. To date, the Huong Khe District Women Entrepreneurs Club has 50 members, a 30% increase compared to the previous year. The club also sponsors 5 orphaned children in the area, providing support of 500,000 VND per child per month.

Ms. Le Thi Nhu Thuy – President of the Ha Tinh Women Entrepreneurs Association, commented: “As the head of the Huong Khe District Women Entrepreneurs Club, Ms. Mai has made many contributions to the work of the Ha Tinh Women Entrepreneurs Association; especially in networking, exchange, startup support, and humanitarian charity activities... Ms. Mai herself is a shining example of the spirit of daring to think and act; inspiring many women in Ha Tinh to confidently start businesses and realize their dreams of getting rich in their homeland.”

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