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Consultative meetings and policy support between the business community and the Da Nang city government have become a regular activity over the years, helping to resolve difficulties for the business community. |
The Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Association (YEA) was officially established in 2009, based on its predecessor organizations: the Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Club (founded in 2000) and the Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Association (founded in 2003). Over more than 20 years of establishment and development, the Da Nang YEA has continuously grown stronger and made many contributions to the development of Da Nang City.
In particular, since its establishment, the Association has continuously strengthened, consolidated, and developed its organization. Accordingly, the Association has held seven congresses, and along with the development of Da Nang City, the Association has truly and affirmed itself as an organization of young entrepreneurs in the city, sharing the same goals, ideals, and aspirations for continuous innovation, creativity, and connection for mutual development.
According to the Association's compiled data, from its founding in 2000 with 36 members, the Association now has 750 members, operating across many sectors. This demonstrates the strong appeal and reliability of the Association among its members, even in the context of the challenging economic conditions faced by Da Nang City in particular and the country in general in recent years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the post-COVID period.
However, according to representatives of the Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association, all members, from the Executive Board to the Standing Committee, are striving and determined to improve, aiming to strengthen connections, exchanges, support, and accompany the development of the city in general, and to stimulate and develop the city's economy in particular. As a result, the Association's activities have gradually returned to stability after the pandemic and it has continuously implemented many programs to support the government and the business system in the city.
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The Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association advised the City People's Committee on organizing a networking event with major US associations and businesses. |
The most significant mark left by the Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association, highly appreciated by the local government, people, and business community, is its efforts in supporting the city in combating the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019-2020. During that time, the Association proactively implemented activities to ensure its members could continue operating and minimize the impact of the pandemic; simultaneously, it called upon and mobilized member businesses and the business system in the area, as well as organizations and individuals, to contribute resources, facilities, and funds to support pandemic prevention and control efforts; donating ventilators, heart rate monitors, COVID-19 rapid test kits, medical masks, protective clothing, nutritional supplements, etc. Visiting, encouraging, providing relief, and supporting patients, hospitals, medical facilities, frontline forces, and community-based epidemic control checkpoints… Accordingly, the Association has mobilized more than 20 billion VND to support these activities.
After the COVID-19 pandemic was brought under control, the Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association continued to work alongside the city government and community to overcome the consequences of the pandemic, while also advising and supporting policies for the Da Nang city government to issue guidelines for economic recovery. A crucial aspect of this was finding solutions to overcome difficulties so that businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), could continue to exist, operate, and gradually stabilize and develop again.
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The Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association signed a cooperation agreement to connect entrepreneurs and businesses with localities across the country. |
According to Nguyen Hoang Thuy, Chief of the Office of the Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association, in the spirit of solidarity and effort for the community and businesses, each member, from the Executive Board to the Standing Committee, has continuously pondered and sought solutions to overcome difficulties; the Association has organized many forums, seminars, and discussions to address these issues; and based on that, has contributed to the city's government at all levels in developing and issuing policies to alleviate difficulties for the economy and the business community in the post-COVID-19 period.
Simultaneously, the Association also organized numerous training courses to help businesses, especially young businesses and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to promote dynamism, creativity, and actively innovate in management and technology in management and production; gradually overcome difficulties, restructure, invest, and expand production and business, as well as enhance competitiveness to survive and develop. Through these forums and training courses, the City's Young Entrepreneurs Association promptly helped its members and the young business community in the city find suitable solutions and directions to overcome difficulties. And it was during this time that many new projects were launched, factories were built, and capital was mobilized to serve production and business.
Along with these efforts, the City's Young Entrepreneurs Association has also introduced many innovative and flexible approaches, such as organizing support campaigns and implementing social welfare policies in disadvantaged communities; deploying and maintaining rice ATMs; supporting infrastructure for schools and hospitals in remote areas; and assisting disadvantaged worker families. These activities help members understand and share the difficulties with the community; at the same time, from the realities of social life, members continue to unite and strive to expand production and supply essential goods and products to serve social consumption, thereby helping businesses survive and develop.
In particular, the Association has also proposed and supported, in collaboration with the city's authorities at all levels, the establishment of numerous linkages between member businesses and the business community in general, creating conditions for entrepreneurs to share knowledge and experience in business management and development; and continues to maintain the annual "Da Nang City Civil Servant Smile" award. This is an annual award to honor outstanding and exemplary officials and civil servants who have made significant contributions to the development of the city, especially those who have contributed to the development of the business community.
In addition, the Association also conducted on-site surveys at several businesses, gathered opinions from members, and held expanded meetings to discuss solutions to alleviate difficulties for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It also submitted to the Prime Minister, the City People's Council, and the City People's Committee a number of solutions to support businesses in the city in overcoming the difficulties caused by the pandemic.
The association also organizes exchange programs between entrepreneurs and young people, students, and university students in schools throughout the city on topics such as entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial skills, innovation; equipping them with the skills to master the Industry 4.0 era through creative thinking; building a foundation to become excellent employees; providing career guidance and counseling, as well as inspiring enthusiasm and entrepreneurial experience for students in universities, colleges, and vocational high schools in the city; and launching the "Green, Clean, and Beautiful Sunday" movement among member businesses. Use biodegradable bags To protect the environment; launching the Young Entrepreneurs Program to Protect a Green, Clean, and Beautiful Coastline…
In particular, recently, the Da Nang Young Entrepreneurs Association has continued to focus on connecting with international businesses and business communities from South Korea, Japan, the United States, Europe, and many major international organizations; and fostering collaboration between international businesses, communities, and business associations with the city government and the city's business community. This provides a foundation and framework for the local business community to strengthen its integration and expand more strongly into the global market in the future.
Based on past activities, the Da Nang City Young Entrepreneurs Association continuously affirms its position and role in accompanying the city's development; at the same time, it interacts, builds connections, and supports each other to develop while continuously cultivating, nurturing, and perfecting the business culture philosophy of entrepreneurs and businesses, contributing to building the image of Da Nang as a friendly, livable, and developing city.
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