History and operation achievements of Vietnam small and medium enterprises association
History and operation achievements of Vietnam small and medium enterprises association
I. Establishment & development
- On 19th July 2005: 300 SMEs as membership & 2 provincial cooperative alliances as members.
- After over 12 operating years: 62,000 SMEs as membership, 59 Local Business Association / Small and Medium Enterprises are members.
- Organizational structure:
+ Executive Board: 77 members.
+ Standing Board: 11 members
+ Headquarters: 1 administration office & 4 functional departments;
+ Its subsidiaries: 3 representative offices in Central, Highland and South regions, 2 magazine, 1 SME governing scientific institute, 8 centers of SME support; 1 branches in Czech. 04 Specialized Associations, 01 Women and Small Business Association.
+ VINASME is the national employment-social organization & SMEs’ association with the biggest members in Vietnam.
II. Operation achievements
- The operation network is established and developed quickly in the whole country.
- From central to local level participate in formulating policies, laws, representing and protecting members’ legitimate interests.
- To coordinate actively with levels, agencies and partners in selecting support programs for members to develop business & production, improve competitiveness and international economic integration.
- To diversify communications and advertisements about SMEs, entrepreneur community and Association in society. To respect emulation, rewards and excellent SMEs and entrepreneurs in the movement of business & production, to conduct social tasks well and improve the Association.
- The role and position of Vinasmes get improved and recognized by the Central Party, National Assembly, Government, Vietnamese Fatherland Front, central ministries, agencies and unions, local governments, enterprise community and the community.
III. Key activities
- To collect and submit enterprises’ ideas to ministries, agencies and government.
- To join formulating, disseminating and instructing conduction of policies & laws.
- To protect legitimate interests of members.
- To communicate, advertise and provide information for enterprises.
Advocacy on conducting policies, laws, joint venture trade promotion.
- To support loans and human training.
- To conduct projects on supporting enterprises’ sustainable development.
- To conduct movements of culture, sport, social welfare, emulation & rewards.
IV. Some specific operation targets in 2016 -2021
- To improve the role and responsibility of Vinasmes in developing organization and conducting policies and laws on SMEs development.
- To advocate and support enterprises business and production, raise competitiveness & social responsibility, develop network of providing services for SMEs to develop sustainably.
- To protect legitimate interests of members.
- 100% central provinces and cities have got SMEs representatives joining Vinasmes membership; 40% SMEs which is running are members; to improve organizational structure and operation quality of central and member Vinasmes./.
- On 19th July 2005: 300 SMEs as membership & 2 provincial cooperative alliances as members.
- After over 12 operating years: 62,000 SMEs as membership, 59 Local Business Association / Small and Medium Enterprises are members.
- Organizational structure:
+ Executive Board: 77 members.
+ Standing Board: 11 members
+ Headquarters: 1 administration office & 4 functional departments;
+ Its subsidiaries: 3 representative offices in Central, Highland and South regions, 2 magazine, 1 SME governing scientific institute, 8 centers of SME support; 1 branches in Czech. 04 Specialized Associations, 01 Women and Small Business Association.
+ VINASME is the national employment-social organization & SMEs’ association with the biggest members in Vietnam.
II. Operation achievements
- The operation network is established and developed quickly in the whole country.
- From central to local level participate in formulating policies, laws, representing and protecting members’ legitimate interests.
- To coordinate actively with levels, agencies and partners in selecting support programs for members to develop business & production, improve competitiveness and international economic integration.
- To diversify communications and advertisements about SMEs, entrepreneur community and Association in society. To respect emulation, rewards and excellent SMEs and entrepreneurs in the movement of business & production, to conduct social tasks well and improve the Association.
- The role and position of Vinasmes get improved and recognized by the Central Party, National Assembly, Government, Vietnamese Fatherland Front, central ministries, agencies and unions, local governments, enterprise community and the community.
III. Key activities
- To collect and submit enterprises’ ideas to ministries, agencies and government.
- To join formulating, disseminating and instructing conduction of policies & laws.
- To protect legitimate interests of members.
- To communicate, advertise and provide information for enterprises.
Advocacy on conducting policies, laws, joint venture trade promotion.
- To support loans and human training.
- To conduct projects on supporting enterprises’ sustainable development.
- To conduct movements of culture, sport, social welfare, emulation & rewards.
IV. Some specific operation targets in 2016 -2021
- To improve the role and responsibility of Vinasmes in developing organization and conducting policies and laws on SMEs development.
- To advocate and support enterprises business and production, raise competitiveness & social responsibility, develop network of providing services for SMEs to develop sustainably.
- To protect legitimate interests of members.
- 100% central provinces and cities have got SMEs representatives joining Vinasmes membership; 40% SMEs which is running are members; to improve organizational structure and operation quality of central and member Vinasmes./.
Dr. To Hoai Nam
Standing Vice President and General Secretary
VINASME
