In 2004, the Government decided to choose October 13 every year to honor the Day of Vietnamese Entrepreneurs. In late 2011, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 09/NQ-TW about building and promoting the role of the of Vietnamese entrepreneurs in the period of accelerated industrialization and modernization of the country and the global integration. This is a great event for the business community, confirming their important roles in the development process of the country. V.

Typical Binh Duong entrepreneurs are always taken care of by government leaders timely Today, in the stage of country's reforms and deeper global integration, the entrepreneurs are considered as the locomotive group of Vietnamese economy in the bigger picture. The role of the new age entrepreneurs When the Law on Enterprises and the Law on Private Entrepreneurs came into force on December 21, 1990, and being improved overtime, new rooms have been opened up for the formation of private entrepreneurs and along with the revival and development of Vietnamese entrepreneur class. In fact, in the beginning of the reforms, the new Vietnamese entrepreneurs venturing their steps to participate in the market, mimicking foreign entrepreneurs in Vietnam. After the 1990s, Vietnamese entrepreneurs actually started to be be associated with foreign entrepreneurs and the overseas to create and inspire a common power and national self-respect in the community of Vietnamese entrepreneurs. Thus, Vietnamese entrepreneur community has been growing in the face of promptly raising socio-economic status of the country. During the onset of extensive integration of Vietnamese economy into ASEAN and WTO, Vietnamese entrepreneur community has full conditions for more equitable development while stronger competition is more acceptable. Vietnamese economic growth in the recent stage has created a new image of the Vietnamese nation in the region and the world.Vietnam has once been likened to be one of "Asian dragons", "another Singapore". The accomplishments were thanks to the entrepreneurs. Keep the faith to overcome challenges From 2008 to now, Vietnamese entrepreneurs have suffered great difficulties and challenges due to the global economic downturn, domestic macroeconomic instability by rising inflation, leading to more and more harsh business environment. However, the entrepreneurs have not been faltered, they always keep the faith in the development and the prosperity of the country. In the current stage, what do entrepreneurs expect in the State?It is the policy of economic reforms with the focus on improving the efficiency of public investment; reforming the financial and banking system; and reforming state-own businesses. Consequences that the economy is suffering from are due to macroeconomic instability caused by the weakness of the state enterprises, banking and financial system and ineffective public investment.Next, the story of "cross-ownership" of the bosses in the banking system is causing concern not only for business but also for the people. If the State could do what enterprises are looking forward to, a new more favorable business environment shall be established so that we can mobilize all the resources in the investment and business. In fact, the reforms of the State has also been announced, the problem is that how would these policies will be specified and come into life. It is what entrepreneurs expect.So, make them more confident to firmly get on the path they have chosen. Reported by Dam Thanh – Translated by Vi Bao