Spreading the entrepreneurial spirit among women members

In recent times, with confidence, dynamism, creativity and timely support from the Women's Union, many women have changed their perceptions, boldly realized their startup ideas, started businesses, bringing efficiency and success in many fields. Thereby, spreading the spirit of creative entrepreneurship among women members, contributing to the development of the local economy .

The women's startup product exhibition contest also creates opportunities for women to exchange, connect with the market, and promote their products.

Accordingly, the Provincial Women's Union organizes many communication activities, competitions, and exhibitions of women's startup products; supports loans, technical guidance, technology support, market connections... to help women boldly and confidently start their own businesses.

Thereby, supporting women's businesses, women's startups, promoting trade, expanding product consumption markets; especially bringing agricultural products, typical women's startup products, OCOP products, potential local OCOP products to connect with product consumption units, creating more channels for goods consumption, promoting product supply and consumption.

Provincial Women's Unions at all levels have also played a good role in connecting all resources to build a startup ecosystem and organize market connections. In particular, many women have promoted the application of digital technology in promoting and introducing their products on e-commerce applications such as Shopee, TikTok, Facebook, Zalo, etc.

At the 2025 startup product exhibition contest, many typical, potential, and advantageous local products were introduced and beautifully displayed by the women with diverse designs, rich types, and clear origins, such as: coconut candy, wax coconut jam, coconut handicrafts, rice paintings, sea crabs, fish sauce, shrimp sauce, bamboo mats, Ca Hom mats, oranges, clean vegetables, etc.

Each product is a start-up story full of determination and enthusiasm of the sisters, showing the characteristics and specialties of the locality.

Introducing the typical products of Dai An commune such as rice paintings, miniature handicrafts, dried fish sauce of all kinds, Ms. Lam Thi Hue - President of Dai An Commune Women's Union excitedly said: "In recent times, the Women's Union has increased propaganda, legal support, brand building, intellectual property for women to start businesses, start innovative businesses, especially key products and local specialties. Since then, more and more members and women have successfully started businesses, bringing high economic value."

Bringing 4 typical local products to participate in the exhibition and promotion, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Trang - Vice President of the Women's Union of Tan Phu commune said: "The exhibition and introduction of typical products, OCOP products not only supports members and women with OCOP standard products to connect and widely promote, but also helps women increase sales, expand the market, and enhance the brand of local products. At the same time, it helps women have more opportunities to exchange, learn, and become more confident".

Ms. Pham Thi Phi Anh - Head of Binh Thanh Ward ( Ben Tre Ward) expressed: "Women today are no longer confined to housework but know how to promote their role in developing the family economy, finding a suitable job to affirm their own abilities.

Therefore, women in the ward always strive to develop their start-up products. In the future, I hope to participate in more activities and women's start-up movements to both learn more knowledge and experience and introduce local products to everyone to spread the start-up movement."

Having a 3-star OCOP product introduced, Ms. Le Thi Quyt Bang - Director of Bang Le Sweet Orange Agricultural Cooperative (Vinh Xuan commune) shared: "The Cooperative hopes that through competitions, trade promotion programs, and product promotion, it will be able to connect supply and demand, support product consumption, and expand the market. At the same time, it will approach consumers and distribution channels to gradually improve. In addition, the Cooperative hopes to spread the spirit of entrepreneurship and economic ownership to women, contributing to affirming the role and position of women."

Ms. Nguyen Thi Tham - Vice President of the Provincial Women's Union said that the displayed women's startup products are OCOP products and typical potential OCOP products of women startups, successful women's businesses and traditional craft village products of cooperatives and cooperatives owned by women.

Each startup product displayed is the crystallization of the hard work, research and creation, the pride, the entrepreneurial story full of determination and enthusiasm of the sisters; showing the characteristics and specialties of the locality, ensuring quality, food safety and hygiene and having beautiful shapes and designs. The exhibition competitions also create opportunities for women to exchange, share experiences, connect and support each other on the path of establishing themselves and their careers.

“The Association hopes that through trade promotion activities, introducing and promoting women’s products, it will create a potential and solid bridge, bringing agricultural products, OCOP products and potential OCOP products of the locality closer to consumers in and outside the province. Thereby, effectively implementing the Party and State’s policy on linking production and consumption, especially promoting the campaign “Vietnamese people prioritize using Vietnamese goods” - Ms. Tham added.

Article and photos: YEN LY

Source: https://baovinhlong.com.vn/kinh-te/202509/lan-toa-tinh-than-khoi-nghiep-trong-hoi-vien-phu-nu-11503e6/