Mentioning to Mr. Johnthan Hanh Nguyen, many people immediately think of the phrase "king of brands", the famous Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) founded by him as President or a series of awards that he personally as well as IPPG has achieved... However, it would be remiss if not to mention the study encouragement funds, start-up programs that bring the passion that he has been and will continue to implement for the young generation.

The businessman who always pays special attention to the young generation

In meetings with students of Da Lat University, National University, or the most recent at Nha Trang University, Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen always brings a lively atmosphere to the audience with positive energy. He took himself as evidence, he said that “starting a business is the path of tough, what you want doesn’t mean it has to be", but "if you have intelligence, passion, honesty, always work with trust and patient to learn... nothing is impossible ". He did not forget to remind the young generation of Nha Trang: “Besides starting a business to enrich yourself and the country, you have to carry on the role of protecting Vietnam's sovereignty over sea and islands. You must always remember this sacred mission.”

The start-up journey of Mr. Johnathan Hanh Nguyen has inspired the young generation

The questions from university students about how to face challenges, time management, the definition of a potential start-up project, future orientation, skills needed before going to work, opportunities to work at IPPG... These questions are also answered by "the king of brands" according to the experiences that he had in the start-up journey. Not stopping there, through his answer, Mr. Hanh Nguyen also sent many meaningful messages and many practical lessons to encourage the spirit and ignite the fire of passion the students are in the auditorium.

In addition to the spiritual value, Mr. Johnathan and IPPG also dedicate a lot of encouragement to the young generation, creating conditions for students to have more foundations in starting a business as well as in studying and researching... such as awarding 500 million VND to the Scholarship Fund of Nha Trang University, launching a start-up contest with a total award of up to 600 million VND; support a quality start-up project of students of National University, 200 million VND/project to implement, grant 10 million USD to the National University Development Fund to develop entrepreneurship school, artificial intelligence center...

IPPG President always encourages young people to start businesses

Invest in education is a long-term strategy of IPPG

When discussing the topic of starting a business at the HCMC National University, Mr. Hanh Nguyen said: “Start-up always exists in our daily lives, it is important for you to seize the opportunity. When you have an idea in mind, if you have the conditions, you must start it immediately. Don’t wait because the opportunity will not come to you a second time. If you want to start a business, first you must have a desire; second is to have dreams, to dare to dream; The third is to have courage, perseverance; fourth is to have specific business strategy; fifth is to have finance; sixth is to have human resources; seventh is about legal... Students have to dare to dream and persevere to make it.”

Not only operating under the goal of sustainable development in business and actively transmitting the flame of passion to the young generation, IPPG also actively participates and mobilizes big companies and brands to participate in many charity programs in Vietnam such as National Fund for Vietnamese Children, Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund, For Hoang Sa - Truong Sa beloved Club... Mr. Johnathan said that education investment considers being the most “profitable” investment for the future of the community, families, and individuals with a value that cannot be measured. For a country, the training of attracting and retaining talented people becomes an urgent requirement for the survival and development of that country.

He shared: “Vu A Dinh scholarship has received many meaningful political and societal contributions of overseas Vietnamese over the years. Chairman Ms. Truong My Hoa (Vice President of Vietnam, also currently is the head of “For Hoang Sa - Truong Sa beloved Club”), Vu A Dinh Scholarship has become the bridge between Vietnam with overseas Vietnamese citizens and business owners. Because of the impassioned love for the nation, whenever Ms. Truong My Hoa mentioned Vu A Dinh scholarship, For Hoang Sa - Truong Sa beloved Club received massive support from overseas Vietnamese from around the world.

Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) was founded by Mr Johnathan Hanh Nguyen in 1985, and he is currently IPPG’s Chairman. IPPG is one of the leading multi-industry corporations, an exclusive retailer and distributor of over 100 top-world brands, an investor of luxury shopping malls and an owner of over 1,000 high-end retail stores. Also, IPPG one of the investors of Cam Ranh International Terminal and duty-free stores at major airports all over Vietnam. Every year, IPPG pays 1,950 billion VND to the national budget for tax and creates 25,000 jobs.