The EMPRETEC training program is managed by the Secretariat of the United Nations Organization for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. Empretec is the United Nations' pioneering program on entrepreneurship development (In Spanish, EMPRETEC is a combination of two words emprendedores - entrepreneurship and tecnología - technology). The first EMPRETEC program was introduced in Argentina in 1998. To date, the program has expanded to over 30 countries in Africa and Latin America, supporting more than 200,000 businesses and training more than 600 trainers.
The objective of the program is to improve production capacity and international competitiveness, towards the goal of economic development. EMPRETEC has the ability to change the behavior of entrepreneurs to lead their business activities more effectively. In particular, it helps potential entrepreneurs turn their thoughts into actual actions and gives them more confidence in their business.
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Since 2010, Empretec Vietnam Program has organized 22 training courses. Currently, the total number of Empretec member enterprises has reached more than 450 people nationwide (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Da Nang, Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Phu Tho, Quang Ninh). ). On December 12, 2015, more than 200 units and individuals from more than 150 businesses, including Glotrans, were present at the Hanoi Museum to attend the Empretec Entrepreneurs Day to build and connect business networks. individuals, connecting trade and finding new business opportunities.
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The festival is organized with 2 main contents including Workshop / Trade and Fair to introduce services and products.
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The content of the seminar focused on introducing attendees to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) and updated information and recommendations for businesses; The Fair is an opportunity for businesses to introduce to the business community in general and Empretec entrepreneurs in particular about their products and services in order to connect trade, find partners and expand business networks.
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In the Fair area, Glotrans has set up a booth to introduce its strong services and has attracted the attention of many entrepreneurs participating in the festival.
On the afternoon of October 1, at the meeting on the socio-economic situation in the first 9 months of 2024, the Department of Planning and Investment of Ho Chi Minh City said that many economic indicators have grown steadily. Notably, export turnover is on a recovery trend and has grown.
In the first eight months of 2024, Vietnam earned nearly VND 4 trillion from tea exports, surpassing the total export revenue of last year.
Australia has made another stride in its agriculture sector by announcing an agreement to export plums to Vietnam in the near future, in addition to the current exports of peaches and nectarines. This project is part of a two-way agricultural market access agreement aimed at providing Australian plums to Vietnam and Vietnamese passion fruit to Australia.
On November 14, 2024, the forum "Da Nang Free Trade Zone – A New Driving Force for the Development of the City’s Logistics Industry" successfully took place, attracting dozens of domestic and international enterprises.
On the morning of November 2, 2024, in response to an invitation from the Board of Directors of FPT University Can Tho, Glotrans HCM joined the 2024 Job Fair and Enterprise Connection Day to network with the university’s leaders and interact with the attending students.
On October 29, according to information from the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines (Ministry of Industry and Trade), total bilateral trade between Vietnam and the Philippines reached nearly USD 6.5 billion in the first nine months of 2024, marking an increase of over 20% compared to the same period last year.**
