SMEs advised to identify their problems to develop
Small and medium – sized enterprises (SMEs) are advised to identify their difficulties in the context of rapid international integration in order to develop in a sustainable manner, heard a forum held in Hanoi on May 9.
Small- and medium-sized enterprises need to identify their problems to raise solutions for sustainable development (Photo: nhadautu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - Small- and medium–sized enterpris🤪es (SMEs) are advised to identify theirdifficulties in the context of rapid international integration in order todevelop in a sustainable manner, heard a forum held in Hanoi on May 9.
The forum was held by the Centre for Support of SMEs in the North (TAC) underthe Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Department of Enterprise Developmentand Bizen Vietnam Joint Stock Company.
Le Van Khuong, Director of the Centre for Support ofSMEs in the North (TAC) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Departmentof Enterprise Development, said that in today’s volatile business environment,SMEs encountered various difficulties because of their modest scales.
He said as SMEs have their own problems and difficulties, identifying their weaknessis important to create solutions for them towards sustainable development.
Khuong said focus should be placed on providing training to SMEs to enhancetheir capacity and optimise resources.
Quang Minh, chairman of Bizen Vietnam said the forum was a part of BKTalk – aplatform where SMEs could discuss with experts to identify their difficultiesand find measures for development. BKTalk also provides training andconsultancy about corporate governance for SMEs.
Participating experts said SMEs encountered with problems related to accessingbanking credit, tax reporting, transparency in accounting, human resourcemanagement and building brands.
According to the Ministry of Finance’s statistics, Vietnam has more than600,000 firms, nearly 500,000 of them private firms with 96 percent of beingsmall and micro scales.
SMEs created 1.2 million jobs and contributed more than 40 percent of grossdomestic product.
Recently, the ministry proposed cutting corporate income tax rates on small andmicro businesses from the current 20 p🤪ercent to 15-17 percent. This aims topromote the development of SMEs so the country could have one million firms by 2020,as set by the Government.-VNA
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Small- and medium-sized enterprises need to identify their problems to raise solutions for sustainable development (Photo: nhadautu.vn) 
