new pg initiatives help smes and startups access global business opportunities

New P&G initiatives help SMEs and startups access global business opportunities

Procter & Gamble (P&G) today hosted P&G Leadership College and introduced the Signal Accelerator for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), reaffirming the company’s long-standing commitment to work with the Ministry of Planning and Investment to enhance SMEs’ competitiveness, increase their innovative capabilities as well as approach new business opportunities around the globe.
fintech helps vietnamese start ups attract foreign investment

Fintech helps Vietnamese start-ups attract foreign investment

As technology is becoming an integral part of life, financial technology (fintech) is becoming ever more enticing to foreign investment in Vietnamese startups.
singaporean firms eye e commerce

Singaporean firms eye e-commerce

Vietnam’s bustling e-commerce market is drawing more attention from Singaporean firms and startups.
ho chi minh city supports startups

Ho Chi Minh city supports startups

Ho Chi Minh City has established a number of support and consultancy centers to help startups as part of its startup support program. The establishment of more than 20,000 enterprises in the first half of this year has proved the effectiveness of this program.
project supports womens startup

Project supports women’s startup

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to support women’s startups for 2017-2025, aiming to raise women’s awareness of the Party and State’s laws and policies on startups and encourage the realisation of their ideas.
foreign funds pour money into tech startups

Foreign funds pour money into tech startups

More and more technology firms are receiving investment from foreign venture funds, which indicates the maturing of the Vietnamese technology community.
angel investors shared experiences with vietnamese startups

Angel investors shared experiences with Vietnamese startups

The pressing issue of raising capital across the local startup community has just been brought to discussion in a bid to help existing and would-be startups successfully call for investment.
startup guide to fledgling enterpreneurs

Startup guide to fledgling enterpreneurs

Vietnam and the globe are abuzz with startups and small-scale enterprises bringing out new ideas and innovative products to the market. However, finding one’s way through the winding, littered path to bring a fledgling enterprise to fruition, be it a successful IPO or an acquisition by a larger company, is a difficult undertaking.
startups score lift with new sme law

Startups score lift with new SME law

In a bid to facilitate the development of private startups, the Law on Supporting Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises will offer plenty of incentives and foster the establishment of private investment funds to provide them with loans.
11 tourism firms can use mist project

11 tourism firms can use MIST project

Eleven innovative tourism startups from Việt Nam have qualified for the Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator programme.
foreign capital eyeing vietnamese fintech

Foreign capital eyeing Vietnamese fintech

Foreign investment funds have expressed renewed interested in Vietnamese financial technology startups, despite a series of challenging setbacks that occurred in previous e-commerce deals.
new progammes support tourism startups in mekong region

New progammes support tourism startups in Mekong region

The Mekong Innovative Startup Tourism (MIST) on Thursday announced two incubation programmes to support innovative tourism firms in Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.
innovatube launches us 5 million fund for startups in asean

Innovatube launches US$5 million fund for startups in ASEAN

Innovatube, a pre-seed venture firm, launched a US$5 million pre-seed fund for Southeast Asian startups.
the stars of 2016s year of startups

The stars of 2016’s Year of Startups

As Vietnam ignites the entrepreneurial spirit in its young generation, the country is ushering in a new era of ground-breaking innovations and youthful zeal for business success. Minh Trang and Nam Phuong report.
new years hopes from state leaders

New Year’s hopes from state leaders

With the new year comes an effort to build a more enabling and responsive government, a nation of startups, and a more business-friendly climate. The leaders of the Party, the government, and the National Assembly have highlighted such efforts via their guiding documents and messages to people, enterprises, and international friends throughout the year.