Connect to reach far

Thanh Hoa Women Entrepreneurs Association signed a cooperation agreement with Binh Phuoc Province Women Entrepreneurs Association.

Starting from her passion for seafood processing, Ms. Le Thi Lieu has gradually built her own brand for her family's traditional products. She is currently the Director of Hiep Anh Seafood Processing Co., Ltd., Hai Hoa Ward (Nghi Son Town), specializing in the production of dried seafood products such as squid, fish, shrimp, etc. Currently, her company has 20 processed seafood products of all kinds such as fish, squid, dried mussels, shrimp, jellyfish, fish sauce, and various types of fish sauce; creating regular jobs for 50 workers with an income of 7 - 8 million VND/person/month. Hiep Anh Seafood Processing Co., Ltd. currently owns 4 3-star and 4-star OCOP products, including: dried squid, dried anchovies, dried mussels, fish sauce, and is continuing to build 2 more OCOP products in 2025.

Ms. Lieu shared: “We have taken full advantage of e-commerce platforms, social networks... In addition, participating in associations has helped businesses have more opportunities to exchange, connect, and expand product consumption markets through trade promotion activities, displaying, introducing, and connecting product supply and demand inside and outside the province”.

Starting from the construction sector, through a journey of continuous efforts, up to now, Thanh Hoa Construction - Trading Company Limited (Ha Trung) has also expanded its business to many fields such as mechanics, water supply andeducation , creating a sustainable multi-industry production - business ecosystem. Ms. Vu Thi Tham, Deputy Director of Thanh Hoa Construction - Trading Company Limited, said: "The core factor that helps the enterprise stand firm in the competitive market is the flexible adaptation to the trend of the times and the companionship of the workforce. We always believe that "if you want to go far, you have to go together". Therefore, in addition to ensuring stable income, the enterprise focuses on building a friendly working environment, like a "common home", where employees can feel secure in their attachment and share difficulties and successes with the enterprise".

Thanh Hoa Women Entrepreneurs Association currently has nearly 200 official members and over 600 members participating in activities at 12 women entrepreneurs clubs in districts, towns and cities in the province. Realizing that in the context of international economic integration, linking to create community strength is an important condition for businesses to develop, every year, the association organizes and participates in many forums, seminars, visits, learning experiences, consulting, and exchanging with agencies, economic organizations, and other business associations; participating in working delegations of the province, the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry, the Provincial Business Association and associations to promote investment programs and trade promotion at home and abroad for members.

A typical example is the program “Creative Women - Start-ups” in 2024 with the theme “Creative Women Start-ups and Green Transformation”, attracting nearly 30 booths to participate. Here, members introduced OCOP products, regional specialties, and craft village models associated with sustainable and environmentally friendly production criteria. The event not only created opportunities for trade connections, but also affirmed the increasingly clear role of women in economic development associated with social and environmental responsibilities.

Along with promoting the implementation of the Party's policies and the State's laws in production and business, the association has also focused on training, coaching, and capacity building for members, organizing many training sessions such as: applying information technology in warehouse management, human resource management, leadership skills, business management; providing information, training consulting, accessing loan sources, building brands, researching product consumption markets...

Typically, the seminar "How to motivate employees and improve teamwork efficiency" attracted 158 members; organized a delegation to participate in a training program organized by WELEAD in collaboration with GO DIGITAL ASEAN in Hanoi with the theme: "Developing your business in the digital age" and connecting with a number of northern provinces and cities; organized 14 training courses on international product standards, improving product design and packaging quality, perfecting product pricing mechanisms, innovating to improve sales capacity, business management team, technology transfer, using modern techniques, accessing and conducting scientific research, building brands; organized exchanges, signed cooperation programs with the Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Ha Tinh and Binh Phuoc provinces...

Ms. Trinh Thi Loan, President of Thanh Hoa Women Entrepreneurs Association, shared: “In 2024, most member enterprises will maintain and stabilize production and business. Currently, the association's enterprises are creating jobs for over 12,000 workers, an increase of more than 2,000 workers compared to 2023, fulfilling their obligations to the State, social security programs and ensuring the rights of workers. The results achieved in the past time are an important condition for the association to continue to innovate the content and methods of operation, build a strong association, truly a common home for female entrepreneurs to share, help, cooperate, promote production and business development".

Article and photos: Bach Nguyen

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