Contributing to building a team of entrepreneurs with a spirit of dedication to the capital and the country.

(HNMO) - On the afternoon of May 14th, the Hanoi Small and Medium Enterprises Association (SME Association) held its 6th Congress for the 2023-2028 term. Attending the event were Mr. Nguyen Van Than, Chairman of the Vietnam SME Association; leaders from central ministries, departments, and agencies; and Mr. Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen presented a congratulatory banner to the Congress.

With the theme: “Unity, Innovation, Sustainable Development, Breakthrough Success”, the Congress focused on implementing important tasks including: summarizing and evaluating the Association's work and activities during the 2018-2023 term; setting goals and directions for the Association's activities in the sixth term; electing the Executive Committee of the Association for the sixth term, 2023-2028; and commending outstanding collectives and individuals.

Contributing over 45% of the city's GDP.

The report on the implementation of the resolutions of the Congress for the 2018-2023 term shows that the Hanoi Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Association has excellently fulfilled its assigned tasks. The Association has done a good job of gathering, uniting, and supporting each other to create strength for the small and medium-sized enterprise community in the city, acting as a bridge for economic cooperation between member enterprises of all sectors with the aim of improving business capabilities and competitiveness of enterprises.

During the past term, the Association admitted nearly 6,200 new members, bringing the total to nearly 10,047 members. The Association currently has 25 affiliated district and county-level clubs and branches, along with centers for legal advice, trade promotion, and business support to care for and protect the legitimate interests of its members.

The Hanoi Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Association has actively coordinated with departments and agencies in resolving difficulties and proposing many mechanisms and policies to support businesses in the area, especially during the two years of the Covid-19 pandemic; strengthened trade promotion activities domestically and internationally, implemented the linkage program between Hanoi and other provinces and cities in the field of industry and trade; effectively implemented the campaign "Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods", along with programs for startups, digital transformation, development of key industrial products, and stimulating consumer demand; and stabilized the market and prices in the capital city.

In addition to its professional activities, the Association, together with the small and medium-sized enterprise community, has participated in many group activities and social and charitable work.

To date, Hanoi has approximately 360,000 businesses, averaging 37 residents per business, 3.8 times higher than the national average. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for over 97.2% of businesses in the city, constantly developing and innovating, contributing more than 45% of the city's GDP, and creating jobs for over 50% of the workforce.

The private sector – a key driving force of the capital's economy.

Speaking at the Congress, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen highly appreciated the contributions of the Hanoi Small and Medium Enterprises Association in supporting the city's business development over the past time. With the important mission of being an "extended arm" of the city government, the Association truly serves as a bridge connecting member businesses, a central point for reflecting difficulties, suggestions, and proposals, and directly implementing business support activities.

“The achievements of the city in the past period have been significantly contributed by the business community and entrepreneurs; and the agreement and support of all strata of the people. The city is always steadfast and persistent in pursuing the goal of “accompanying businesses” and “developing the private economy into an important driving force of the capital's economy.” With that spirit, the city hopes and calls on the business community and entrepreneurs to continue to promote the spirit of solidarity, mutually beneficial cooperation, courage, intelligence, entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and creativity; innovate business management models; and develop sustainably,” the Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee emphasized.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen delivered a speech at the Congress.

The city also hopes that the business community will promote the development of digital-based production and business solutions, accelerate digital transformation; apply new scientific and technological advancements in the 4.0 industrial revolution to improve labor productivity and business efficiency; and continue to cooperate with the city in social welfare programs.

On behalf of the city's leadership, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen presented a banner from the Hanoi City Party Committee to congratulate the Congress. Also at the official session, award ceremonies were held, with the Hanoi People's Committee, the Hanoi City Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry, and the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Enterprises presenting awards to collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements.

Further enhance the operational efficiency of the SME community.

Earlier, at the preparatory session, the Congress elected the Executive Committee of the Association for the sixth term, consisting of 105 members. At the first meeting of the Executive Committee for the sixth term, Mr. Do Quang Hien - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saigon Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank - was re-elected as Chairman of the Association.

Responding to the directives of Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen, the newly elected Chairman of the Association for the sixth term, Do Quang Hien, stated that he and the new Executive Committee will unite and resolutely innovate, further improving the effectiveness of the SME community in Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general, contributing to the socio-economic development of the capital and the whole country.

The newly elected Chairman of the Association for the sixth term, Do Quang Hien, delivered a speech at the General Assembly.

Accordingly, the Association continues to closely follow the programs of the City Party Committee, the Party Committee of the City's Business Sector, and the Party Committee to build and organize the effective implementation of the programs set forth; issue programs guiding the implementation of political tasks and Party building work; organize activities to serve businesses; promote the improvement of the investment and business environment for businesses, contributing to the acceleration of administrative procedure reform in the fields under the city's departments and agencies.

The Association also focuses on developing a team of entrepreneurs, pioneering the promotion of building Vietnamese business culture; emphasizing the development of the entrepreneurial workforce in both quantity and quality; contributing to the goal of building an entrepreneurial workforce with a spirit of dedication to the nation, possessing progressive cultural and ethical standards, actively fulfilling social responsibility and participating in social development as set forth in the Resolution of the 13th National Congress of the Party and Resolution 17 of the Hanoi City Party Committee...

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