Overcome difficulties and reap success

Sharing with us, Mr. Nguyen Thu Thuong - Director of Hoa Thuong Company Limited, Permanent Vice President of Nghe An Province Veteran Entrepreneurs Association said that the Provincial Veteran Entrepreneurs Association currently has 246 members, operating in 12 grassroots organizations. Returning from the military, most entrepreneurs start their businesses from scratch, many of whom are disabled. However, with their will and determination to overcome difficulties, they have overcome their illnesses, developed their economies to not only enrich their families but also create jobs for society, actively participate in charity activities, and contribute to the development of their home province.

In 2023, the Russia-Ukraine war situation and the world economy have many complicated developments, high energy prices, embargo policies of some countries leading to a shortage of supply and demand. Manufacturing enterprises are facing difficulties, people's lives and purchasing power are decreasing. Many banks have suffered significant declines, especially in the export of wood, leather shoes, garments... real estate is frozen, leading to many businesses closing and going bankrupt.

In the context of many difficulties, the team of Veteran Entrepreneurs of Nghe An province still promoted the spirit of soldiers to adapt to the current conditions and context, focused on building business strategies and proposing measures to overcome difficulties, create stable jobs for workers, and complete the proposed production plan.

The most prominent is Hoa Hiep Company Limited, overcoming many difficulties and challenges, over the past decades, the "ship" Hoa Hiep "steered" by businessman Pham Dinh Hanh has always had steady development, being considered a strong unit not only in Nghe An but also nationwide with the construction of many large and technically complex traffic and irrigation works.

Mr. Pham Dinh Hanh - Director of Hoa Hiep Company Limited, Chairman of the Provincial Veterans Business Association, said: We are working with partners to focus on constructing the expressway in 2 packages Thanh Hoa - Dien Chau and Dien Chau - Bai Vot with high quality, worthy of being an important route across the North - South, contributing to the socio-economic development of the country. Currently, the most difficult part of the project, Than Vu tunnel, was opened on October 9, 2023, ahead of schedule, the Dien Chau - Bai Vot section is expected to be completed in May 2024... In addition, the enterprise is currently constructing many other important projects such as WHA Industrial Park, Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard... Revenue in the first 9 months of the year reached more than 1,769 billion VND, in 2023 the target is 2,000 billion VND, creating jobs for more than 600 workers.

Hoa Thuong Company Limited has emerged as a business specializing in concrete production and construction materials trading, with an average annual turnover of over 150 billion VND, creating jobs for nearly 200 workers. In the production and business process, the Company cooperates with Hoa Hiep Company Limited in providing concrete, construction materials, transportation... This is a highly effective joint venture model.

Regarding the handicraft and rattan industry in the province, Duc Phong enterprise must be mentioned. Despite the difficult market, businessman Thai Dai Phong - Director of Duc Phong Company Limited still maintains stable production for thousands of workers, especially those in rural areas. The company has just been certified by the National Council as the first 5-star OCOP product of Nghe An province.

In addition, many CCB enterprises have created quality products with prestige in the market and received brand awards such as: Duc Phong Company Limited; Vietnam Algae Science and Technology Joint Stock Company VASTCOM, Ho Hoan Cau Company Limited are 3 enterprises of the CCB Entrepreneurs Association recognized as typical products at the national level in rural industry; There are 2 enterprises recognized as scientific enterprises: Vinh Hoa Science Company Limited and Vietnam Algae Science and Technology Joint Stock Company VASTCOM. Ho Hoan Cau Company Limited, Nhan Do Mechanical Company Limited (Quy Hop) are 2 enterprises that have invented dozens of types of mechanical machines applied in the production, exploitation, and processing of construction materials that are widely used nationwide...

Full of meaning and love

In addition to organizing effective production and business, enterprises also help each other overcome difficulties, do a good job in social security, have a sufficient and timely budget to ensure jobs for staff and workers, and take full care of salary and social insurance for workers.

Mr. Nguyen Thu Thuong - Director of Hoa Thuong Company Limited, Permanent Vice President of the Provincial Veteran Entrepreneurs Association said: The Association's Standing Committee regularly pays attention to solutions, plans to consolidate and build a strong association, gradually promoting its role and responsibility as a spiritual support for members. At the same time, it acts as a bridge between the business community and state management agencies with recommendations and proposals on fire prevention and fighting, bank interest rates, difficulties of raw material mines... to promptly remove difficulties for businesses.

In addition to encouraging the grassroots associations to operate well such as: Vinh City Association, Quy Hop, Thanh Chuong, Nghi Loc, Dien Chau, Hoang Mai, we also focus on consolidating the Associations in Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Nam Dan, Tan Ky, Do Luong and developing more Associations in other localities. Some Associations have had many initiatives to gradually build up the direction of operation, unite members together, help each other in production and business, enrich the family and society.

Promoting the tradition of Uncle Ho's soldiers, with the spirit of "mutual love", Nghe An Veterans Entrepreneurs Association actively supports the fund to build "Comradely Love" houses; supports social charity activities. It is difficult to count all the kindness and numbers that benefactors have participated in supporting. From 2017 to now, businessman Pham Dinh Hanh has supported over 5 billion VND, businessman Nguyen Thu Thuong has donated 13 gratitude houses worth 650 million VND, donated 2.5 billion VND to the poor, policy beneficiaries and in activities to prevent the Covid 19 epidemic...

Cua Dong General Hospital of businessman Nguyen Xuan Kien is also the leading hospital among private hospitals in the province, in 5 years doing social charity over 3 billion VND with outstanding activities such as: Free medical examination for the poor and policy beneficiaries...

In addition to the above activities, businesses also actively participate in education promotion programs, gratitude programs, visit families of war invalids and martyrs, people with disabilities, etc.

Celebrating Vietnam Entrepreneurs Day this year, a great joy for entrepreneurs on this occasion is to welcome the new Resolution of the Politburo on building and promoting the Vietnamese business community in the new era. The new Resolution with new contents in viewpoints, orientations and solutions to develop and promote the Vietnamese business community will open the way for the next strong development phase of entrepreneurs, including the veteran business community.

“Aware of their role and responsibility in building the country, entrepreneurs and businesses wish and affirm that they will strive to rise up, unite, and be determined to overcome all difficulties to join the province in successfully completing the goals of economic and social development” - businessman Nguyen Thu Thuong shared.