Finland supports Hanoi business women

Nhan Dan Online- The Embassy of Finland in Hanoi will provide US$220,000 for a project to enhance capacity building for sustainable development, trade, and export promotion for members of the Hanoi Women's Association of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises.

Under the agreement signed in Hanoi between Ambassador Pekka Hyvönen and the association’s chairwoman Mai Thi Thuy, the project will begin in October 2010 and last until 2012.

The two-year capacity building project ensures that the capacity of the association’s members will be improved for sustainable development including strengthening their businesses competitiveness, having new business opportunities, promoting exports and overcoming difficulties. Over 2000 members of the association will directly benefit from consultancy and training services provided through this project. They will be equipped with knowledge on relevant business laws, business management, leadership skills, gender equality in businesses and families as well as import and export opportunities to Finland and EU as well as other potential markets.

As part of the project 22 members of the Association will participate in a study trip to Finland that would enable them to have good knowledge on Finland’s needs for import and develop business opportunities with Finnish companies.
The third component of the project will entail a Trade Fair where 150 – 180 member companies will participate to the Trade Fair together with Finnish companies. One hundred member companies will attend business workshops and seminars through which a network between Vietnamese and Finnish companies will be set up.

“In the midst of the Hanoi - Thang Long Millennium celebration, this project will turn a new millennium for the Hanoi Women Association of Small and Medium Enterprises and their over 2000 member companies,” said Finnish Ambassador Pekka Hyvönen.

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