TRAINING SERIES “ENHANCING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES FOR VIETNAMESE AGRICULTURAL SMEs”

COURSE 9

THE BUSINESS BLOODSTREAM TRIAD: “FINANCE – ACCOUNTING – LEGAL & TAX”  FROM STRATEGY TO EXECUTION

1. Why Is This Training Program Particularly Important for Vietnamese Agricultural SMEs Today?

The year 2026 has brought significant challenges for Vietnam’s agricultural business community. Two major forces are directly impacting the survival and growth of enterprises: rapidly evolving regulatory requirements (particularly in taxation, accounting, and compliance management) and increasing global economic and geopolitical uncertainties.

First, regulations related to taxation, invoicing, accounting practices, financial governance, and business transparency are becoming increasingly comprehensive and stringent. Enterprises must go beyond mere compliance to avoid legal risks, tax reassessments, and administrative penalties. They need to establish robust management systems that connect strategy with execution.

Businesses that proactively adapt to regulatory changes will strengthen their governance capabilities, improve transparency, build trust with business partners, investors, and financial institutions, and ultimately transform compliance capability into a sustainable competitive advantage.

Second, geopolitical instability in the Middle East and other regions, combined with slowing economic growth in many countries, is creating substantial pressure on Vietnamese agricultural enterprises.

Many businesses are experiencing:

• Declining export orders.
• Weak consumer demand.
• Shrinking market opportunities.
• Rising input costs.
• Increasing logistics and international transportation expenses.

At the same time, exchange rate fluctuations, interest rate pressures, and more difficult access to financing are significantly increasing financial and liquidity risks.

According to recent statistics, the number of enterprises exiting the market remains high, with the majority of failures linked to cash flow difficulties and insolvency challenges.

When an agricultural enterprise falls into crisis or ceases operations, the impact extends far beyond the company itself. Hundreds or even thousands of farming households within the value chain may be affected through loss of market access, reduced income, unemployment, and declining livelihoods.

In this context, Finance, Accounting, and Legal & Tax Management are no longer support functions. They have become core capabilities that determine an enterprise’s ability to survive and grow.

For this reason, Course 9 has been designed from a completely new perspective:

Not merely to learn compliance.

Not merely to learn bookkeeping.

But to build risk management capability, strengthen resilience during crises, and transform the Business Bloodstream Triad—Finance, Accounting, and Legal & Tax—into a strategic competitive advantage.

2. KEY LEARNING MODULES

Module 1

Systematizing Legal & Tax Changes Affecting Vietnamese Agricultural SMEs for Effective Governance and Sustainable Development

Participants will:

• Review and systematize significant regulatory changes in taxation, accounting, and corporate governance affecting agricultural enterprises.
• Analyze the practical impact of these changes on business operations.
• Explore solutions that enable enterprises to proactively adapt rather than reactively respond.

Module 2

Optimizing Legal & Tax Governance in Relationships Between Enterprises and Farming Communities

A CEO & Chief Accountant Perspective

This is one of the most critical topics facing agricultural enterprises today.

The course will help participants:

• Review common legal and tax risks in transactions with farmers.
• Clarify best practices for documentation, payment management, internal controls, and compliance.
• Develop transparent, sustainable collaboration mechanisms aligned with modern agricultural value chain development.

Module 3

Geopolitical Uncertainty & Financial Crisis and Liquidity Management

From Strategy to Execution

The world is entering an era in which crises can emerge unexpectedly.

Participants will gain insights into:

• Early warning indicators of financial risk.
• Cash flow and liquidity management techniques.
• Crisis response and contingency planning.
• Strategic financial thinking that enhances resilience and sustainable growth.

3. ORGANIZING INSTITUTIONS

Rabo Foundation (Rabobank – The Netherlands)

Rabo Foundation is the social impact investment foundation of Rabobank, the largest agricultural bank in the Netherlands and one of the Top 50 financial institutions globally.

Through technical assistance and management capability development programs, Rabo Foundation supports Vietnamese agricultural enterprises in their journey toward sustainable growth and international integration.

EDUBELIFE – Training Organization

EDUBELIFE is a leading Vietnamese organization specializing in Finance, Accounting, and Legal & Tax Management training and advisory services.

Key achievements include:

• Advising more than 800 enterprises across diverse industries, ranging from SMEs to large corporations.
• Co-founding the BIZMAP ecosystem.
• Serving as a training partner for reputable international organizations such as UNDP and USAID, as well as major universities in Vietnam.
• Acting as the strategic partner of Rabo Foundation in Vietnam.

4. TARGET PARTICIPANTS

• CEOs and Business Owners
• CFOs and Chief Accountants
• Finance and Accounting Managers
• Executive Leadership Teams and Middle Management
• Agricultural Enterprises, Social Impact Businesses, and Agricultural Cooperatives

5. PROGRAM DATE

📅 June 19–20, 2026

6. DELIVERY FORMAT

💻 Online via Zoom

This program is provided completely free of charge to participating enterprises through the “Rabo Foundation – Technical Assistance Program” Group.

02/06/2026