Young entrepreneurs in Nghe An promote digital transformation, start-up innovation
On the morning of December 8, the Nghe An Province Young Entrepreneurs Association held its 5th congress for the 2024-2029 term.
Attending the congress were comrade Hoang Binh Quan - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Head of the Central External Relations Commission, former First Secretary of the Central Youth Union, Honorary President of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association; Nguyen Hong Phong - Vice President of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association.
On the side of Nghe An province, there were members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee: Nguyen Nam Dinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Bui Thanh An - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of the provincial Fatherland Front, the Provincial People's Council's Culture and Social Committee, the Department of Planning and Investment, the Provincial Youth Union, the Provincial Labor Federation, Nghe An Newspaper; the Provincial Emulation and Reward Committee, the Provincial Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Center...

In the 2019 - 2024 term, the Nghe An Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association has experienced many unprecedented challenges in history, from the Covid-19 pandemic, natural disasters, floods..., difficulties piled on difficulties. In that context, with the slogan "Pioneering innovation - Creating value", the Association has constantly strived to overcome difficulties, build solid foundations, and create strong influence in the community.

In the last term, the Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Association continued to focus on building the Association's organization and developing its members. Up to now, the Association has attracted nearly 300 members to participate in regular activities; established the Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Football Club, the Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Golf Club, the Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Runner Club, increasing the number of affiliated clubs to 3 units.

Along with the efforts of the government, the enterprises of the Nghe An Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association have contributed hundreds of billions of VND to the State budget each year, creating stable jobs for over 10,000 workers. As one of the large-scale business and enterprise organizations of the province, the Nghe An Provincial Young Entrepreneurs Association is an effective advisory body, contributing effectively to the process of perfecting economic and social policies. Nearly 200 seminars and dialogues at all levels have been organized, which are also opportunities for entrepreneurs to contribute ideas and propose solutions to difficulties and obstacles.

In addition to developing its own capacity, Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Association always strives to promote trade, provide maximum support for business production activities of enterprises, call on members to connect and use each other's products, encourage enterprises to prioritize using Vietnamese goods, enhance the role and responsibility of Vietnamese entrepreneurs, and at the same time connect international enterprises, expand cooperation opportunities to bring Nghe An products to the global market.

In the 2019 - 2024 term, along with the social security policy of the provincial leaders, the Young Entrepreneurs Association has raised awareness and responsibility of entrepreneurs to join hands with the community. Nearly 5 billion VND was contributed by member businesses to carry out many specific tasks: giving houses of gratitude to policy households; responding to the campaign of the Provincial People's Committee on building bridges for areas with difficult circumstances; giving gifts to provinces affected by floods in the North Central region; giving gifts to units directly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic: Da Nang, Nghe An...

Speaking at the congress, Mr. Nguyen Hong Phong - Vice President of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association acknowledged the achievements that the Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Association has achieved in the past term. Although the locality still has many difficulties, businesses and entrepreneurs in the area have constantly overcome difficulties, strived to produce and do business, creating many jobs for people as well as contributing to the socio-economic development of the province.

Comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee summarized the outstanding economic achievements of Nghe An province in 2024 with the largest budget revenue ever. In particular, Nghe An has been in the top 10 nationwide for 3 consecutive years in attracting foreign investment, with outstanding economic growth. These achievements have a significant contribution from the young business community in the area. Despite many difficulties, the Association has strived to overcome difficulties and excellently completed its tasks.
In the coming time, Comrade Bui Thanh An requested the Young Entrepreneurs Association to strengthen digital transformation, promote innovative startups, boldly reach out to international markets, and build corporate culture. Nghe An province committed to accompanying and removing difficulties so that the Association can develop more and more strongly.

At the congress, the Executive Committee of Nghe An Young Entrepreneurs Association for the 2024 - 2029 term with 37 members was elected. Mr. Nguyen Dam Van - General Director of Van Minh Company was elected as Chairman of the Association.

During the 2024-2029 term, the Association will focus on key tasks including: Building and developing the Association organization, improving the quality of activities; Providing practical support for members' production and business activities; Accompanying and promoting youth start-up and innovation programs; Promoting the role of young entrepreneurs with social responsibility.


On this occasion, the Nghe An Province Young Entrepreneurs Association received a Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister. Collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements were also awarded Certificates of Merit, Certificates of Merit, and Emulation Flags by the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association, the Vietnam Youth Union, the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee, and the Nghe An Provincial Youth Union.