Ateneo CCE & AFFI Franchise Development Program 2010

Franchise Development Program 2010

Ateneo Center for Continuing Education and the Association of Filipino Franchisers, Inc. will offer the 6-day Franchisee Development Program this November 2010.
Visit their booth at the upcoming AFFI Trade Show at the World Trade Center from Sept. 16 - 19 to find out more!
They will also have a short talk this Friday, Sept. 17, 3pm at the AFFI Trade Show to be delivered by AGSB-CCE Prof. Enrique M. Soriano.

The new Franchisee Development Program will be headed by Ateneo CCE Program Director, Mr. Jorge Noel Wieneke.

Ateneo CCE Launches Franchisee Development Program The Center for Continuing Education (CCE) of the Ateneo Graduate School of Business (AGSB) is formally launching its Franchisee Development Program at the 9th Filipino Franchise Show.

The 5th AAA Speakers Bureau

The Fifth Ateneo Alumni Association Speakers Bureau
September 18, 2010 |1:00pm - 5:00pm


Veritas Room, 4th floor of Ateneo Professional Schools, 
Rockwell Center Makati City


For reservation or any questions, please contact Ms. Jesica G. Santos (Ateneo Alumni Association - Executive Director) at jesica[at]ateneoalumniassociation[dot]org.

1st Certified Blog Entrepreneur Program with DigitalFilipino.com

1st Certified Blog Entrepreneur Program with DigitalFilipino.com

 
Learn how entrepreneurs can earn and grow their business through blogging and social media

 
This course can be taken purely online via webinars and online learning

Module 1: Blog Launch, Copywriting, and Basic Promotions October 16-November 6

Module 2: Blog Marketing and Advertising November 6-27

Module 3: Blog Monetization and Business November 27-December 18

Offered by the DigitalFilipino.com, Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center and BlueBlade Technologies
 
To register, go to www.influentialblogger.net or email elearning@ateneo.edu
For more information, contact Coni Cruz at (63-2) 426-6001 local 5678, 927-0096, (0928) 506-5382

1st Ateneo de Manila University Social Entrepreneurship Training for Trainers

If I were still MNL-based, I would have loved to take this course.  Here's the course description from Mr. Harvey Keh:

Social entrepreneurship is defined as an innovative solution to social problems using entrepreneurial skills. In the Philippines, there are social enterprises that have successfully attained this objective, thus helping raise the quality of life of the partner marginalized group and to some extent, doing good to the environment.

Globally, initiatives and endeavors promoting business and social development as a framework are growing and indeed, developing. In fact, top universities around the world such as Harvard University, Oxford University, and Stanford University are taking the lead in promoting and institutionalizing social entrepreneurship as a systemic classroom-based curriculum for individuals wanting to advance a social mission as social entrepreneurs.

Now, the Ateneo de Manila University-School of Government and the Institute for Social Entrepreneurship in Asia (ISEA) together with the Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship are developing a social entrepreneurship program that is aimed at providing skills training to those interested to become social entrepreneurship trainers for their respective organizations.

In line with this, we are inviting your institution to send delegates to the
1st Social Entrepreneurship Trainer’s Training which will be held on October 18 to 29, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm (Mondays thru Fridays only) at the Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights campus. Program fee is P29, 000.00 covering the meals (lunch & snacks) and course materials of the participants. The main facilitator for this program is Prof. Marie Lisa Dacanay, ISEA Executive Director. Certificates of completion will be awarded to the participants upon completing the whole training program.

DISCOUNTS: An early bird discount of 10% will be given for those who register and complete their payment by 30 August 2010. A Group discount of 5% is also offered to groups of 3 or more registrants. Early bird groups will be given a total discount of 15%.

For registration, you may e-mail us at ateneoylse[at]gmail[dot]com or call us at (02) 434-1458.

[Ateneo SMPH] Boost++ Medical Marketing Forum 21 July 2010

Albeit late, I saw this link on Ateneo's twitter account: http://www.ateneo.edu/index.php?p=120&type=2&aid=8641 so I rushed to inquire about participating. I was corresponding with Ms. Isobelle Ramos who was enormously helpful. She pointed me to this page where I found more details about Boost++, which was basically the first Medical Marketing Forum spearheaded by the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) Pioneer Class of 2012.
I woke up at 5:30am to prepare for this, which meant driving in sleep-inducing rain and pout-inducing hunger. I arrived at the new Medical City compound a little past seven o'clock. Parking in the basement was easy as the guards were helpful and there was a parking aide showing me the reserved area for forum attendees.
I happened to be too early for the registration, so I took my camera out and captured snapshots of the elegant building. Twice, I was mistaken by event organizers as the official photographer / videographer of the event. Hmmm, didn't know I had THAT kind of aura. I should get a more socially-acceptable haircut and clothes.
The registration committee was a group of six people who made sure that forms were prepared, guest books were signed, and name tags & certificates were printed out properly. They also provided me with a goody bag that included products from pharmaceutical companies, an ID tag, a Boost++ coffee tumbler, and a souvenir program. I would have traded the feminine wash for a notepad and pencil.

At 8:00am, the auditorium was less than half-full (or only half-empty, since I'm an optimist), so the forum started at 8:40am because of late attendees. Below was the program and list of speakers:

Here are some snapshots of the speakers:



Thanks again to the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, including everyone else who made this possible.