With Vietnamese women, start a business, innovate, and develop the economy

The project "Supporting women to start businesses in the period 2017-2025" (Project 939) implemented for 8 years has been completed ahead of schedule.

On the morning of November 30, 2025, the Conference to summarize the Project to Support Women in Starting a Business for the period 2017-2025 (Project 939), deploy the Project to Support Women in Starting a Business for the period 2026-2035 (Project 2415) and commend typical cooperatives managed by women in 2025 took place in Hanoi under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and online with 34 connecting points across the country.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and delegates press the button to launch the Project to Support Women in Starting a Business for the 2026-2035 period - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The Project "Supporting Women Entrepreneurship in the 2017-2025 Period" (Project 939) implemented for 8 years has recorded good results, mobilizing nearly 443 billion VND from the state budget and 211 billion VND from socialized sources for entrepreneurial activities. All objectives of the Project have been completed, bringing about effectiveness and positive impacts.

According to President of the Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyen, the Project has raised awareness, aroused aspirations, inspired, created a widespread start-up movement among women; provided practical support in terms of capital, knowledge, and skills, helping hundreds of thousands of women confidently participate in starting a business.

President of the Vietnam Women's Union Nguyen Thi Tuyen speaks at the event - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Thinking that starting a business has never been easy, especially for women, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Chairwoman of Sovico Group, shared that many women still have to juggle between work and family, between social expectations and the pressure to make a living, especially disadvantaged women, ethnic minority women, women in remote areas. Understanding that, Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao committed that businesses such as Sovico, Vietjet, HDBank , Vikki Digital Bank will accompany the Vietnam Women's Union in the long term to empower access to capital, improve digital capacity, build a startup ecosystem, train - connect - lead women in businesses for Vietnamese women.

Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao commits to long-term cooperation with the Vietnam Women's Union - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Businesswoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao said: "We have seen women starting businesses from small kitchens, women selling products through digital platforms even in remote villages, mothers taking care of their children while building business models. Women are the "silent female warriors" of the private economy - silently but persistently contributing to the growth, innovation and prosperity of the country. And the mission of today's society is to give women the opportunity to shine. The Project to Support Women in Starting a Business for the period 2026-2035 is a new source of motivation for Vietnamese women. When women rise up, families are happier, communities are stronger and the country is more prosperous."

At the Conference, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commended good models, honored outstanding examples, and proposed directions, tasks, and solutions to implement Project 2415 in the coming time with a long-term strategic vision, aiming to build a dynamic, connected, and sustainable ecosystem to support women in starting businesses. The Prime Minister commended typical and successful female entrepreneurs such as Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and congratulated enterprises led by female entrepreneurs such as Vietjet and Vinamilk for reaching international standards and participating in the global value chain.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chung-suc-dong-long-cung-phu-nu-viet-nam-khoi-nghiep-sang-tao-phat-trien-kinh-te-196251201145659403.htm