Heart, vision or talent

Compared to students of Nong Lam University where entrepreneurs - students Exchange Program (within the program of “Luong Van Can Talent Award”) was held a month ago, students of Can Tho University seemedreserved. One good thing, however, I felt that the boys and girls of 9X generation in the Mekong Delta, which has the nickname “ CanTho has white rice and clean water”had perception and thought shown in making more realistic questions, sometimes questions focused on “pain” as Van Duc Muoi – General Director of Vissan said, and they really madetoday’s entrepreneurs “ponder” a lot. 

What is a business idea that is evaluated asfeasible and successful? How to create differences as well as finda place for a new company in a very competitive society? Why is Vietnam, an agricultural country not oriented to develop as Israel? Is it already a default in the order of priority of the required qualities of an entrepreneur as heart, vision and talent? How much time is it required for the transition from the employee tothe employer? 

A business idea is evaluated to be feasible and successful due to meeting the needs and tastes of the society and consumers.It must be highly practical and applicablein order to improve the living quality of human. If you want start-up, the first thing that must bedefined is “What do you really know? Is your knowledge enough to walk first steps in the business and temper with professional passion to pursue it during a journey –start-upand settle down?” Perplexity, confusion, and even disorientation usually due to lack of preparation and implementation capabilities with those who first startup.

In business, if a difference is not created it is difficult to “squeeze” into the market and gain the trust of consumers. Making a difference in a product or service is the realization of “the soul” that the business owner wants to blow into the product and service(presented byMs Thanh Lam - Deputy General Director of Saigon Foods).

Vietnam is an agricultural country with the world’s second largest rice exports. Vietnam’s delicious fruits such as Hoa Loc mango, Lo Ren star apple andPhan Thiet dragon fruit are absolutely similar to products from Thailand and the Philippines. However, the brand building process, in addition to the awareness and efforts of enterprises themselves, need the governmental support through the guidelines and policies of the State.

And what the speakers want to share with the students is the purpose of making money needs to be established - making money to satisfy what desires. The “heart” of people who want to be employersneeds seeds of the soul. There was an experience of 20 years ago when I think back I still can not forget, it is the story of my miserly and stingy employer at that time, I haboured the desire to be rich “everyone can drink the mineral water” after the feeling of resentment when the boss told: “the mineral water is only for us, employers, to drink”.

And what does the “vision”mean? It means knowledge, expertise, and behaviors that entrepreneurs need to equip themselves, learnand constantly train. It's not different from the criteria “Studying knowledge, training personality” of students. And the “talent” is theleadership and management of the person in the role of “bearing full responsibilities”.

Do not exaggerate the importance of employer or employee; you should know how to control yourselves while sitting on the school bench as shared by Lai Minh Duy - TSTGeneral Director. It is required to establish a habit of “saving” from the coins earned when working as employees to accumulate an amount of capital for start-up later. This will never be redundant with those who want to start a business. Transition time will depend on the capacity of each person, but the clement weather, favorable terrain, and concord among the peopleare the agents constituting favorable or difficult conditions for turning dreams into reality.

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