Seminars

If you are an entrepreneur or a manager of a microfinance institution (MFI) or development organization which addresses the needs of micro-entrepreneurs, then this MBA is for you!

Participant’s Gains

Enrolees of this program have attested to the following gains:

• Readily-applicable experiential skills, management techniques, and tool kits that are transferrable to enterprises and large institutions; and
• Individual mentoring sessions that allow participants to grow themselves and their organization

What is the Program About?

The program begins with the entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial managers themselves. Module 1, Self-Mastery, focuses on the entrepreneurs or managers as the most crucial component of their enterprises. This module will allow them to assess themselves through exercises that would enable them to understand themselves better – and how their personalities affect the way they conduct their relationships and businesses. It aims to develop the Seven Self Mastery skills of Learning to Think, Learning to Intuit, Learning to Feel, Learning to Do, Learning to Communicate, Learning to Lead, and Learning to Be. The module also intends to help build the self-confidence and self-esteem of participants in order that they may live and celebrate life to the fullest, and realize their potentials.

In Module 2, participants will gain a wider perspective of their environment by learning the crucial skill of external assessment. This process is divided into four levels: Macro Environment, Industry, Sector and Area Analysis, and Market and Micro Market. This provides them with an analytical framework as guide in assessing the business environment.

Module 3 moves the participants back to their own enterprise by learning how to do an internal assessment. Here, they will be asked to evaluate their enterprise’s performance through the organizational diagnosis framework that will be taught – the 10 Levels of Internal Assessment.

Module 4 shall be an integration of their first three modules. It shall align all elements of the Right to Left Planning framework, the Strategic Planning Process that is the backbone of the MBA-MEM program. This process is also known as VMOKRAPI-SPATRES, an acronym for (Vision, Mission, Objectives, Key Result Areas, Performance Indicators, Strategies, Programs, Activities, Tasks, and Resources).

Module 5 encourages the participants to apply their learnings. In this module, the participants shall have in-depth sessions on the different functional areas of Marketing, Operations, Human Resources, and Finance. Together with the External and Internal Assessment which they have previously done, strategies for each functional area are developed in this module.

Finally, all applications will be further imbibed through Module 6, The Manager’s Tool Kit. As implied in the title, participants are provided with a menu of practical and specific courses that will equip them with skills that are relevant and readily adaptable to their work. Given the nature of their enterprise / unit, they will be exposed and immersed in processes that will be most helpful to their enterprise – they just have to select from this menu.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM DETAILS
Program Title	MBA Major in Entrepreneurship & Microfinance (MBA-MEM)
Program Duration	90 class days
Program Venue	University of Makati (J. P. Rizal Avenue, Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City)
Program Requirements	Accomplished Program Application Form Two Passport Size Photos Curriculum Vitae or Resume Nomination letter / Letter of recommendation from employer (for organization-sponsored applicants) Transcript of Records of Highest Educational Attainment (Certified True Copy) A Brief Description of Your Enterprise (for entrepreneurs)
Target Participants	Managers of Microfinance Institutions or Social Development Organizations – Must be nominated by sponsoring organization; Entrepreneurs – Owners of a registered business; Managers of Micro and Small Enterprises - Must have a particular program / project where the MBA-MEM learnings will be applied.

Admissions Process

Applying to the program is easy. Our MBA-MEM Program Coordinator will help you in the Admissions process:

1. You may submit all the requirements to the MBA-MEM Program Coordinator at the ABS-CBN Bayan Foundation office, 2nd Floor, Calderon Building, 827 EDSA, Quezon City. You may also reach the office through the following contact details:
   
   Tel. Nos. 410-3453, 927-9365
   E-mail address: mba.mem@gmail.com
   
   
2. After evaluating your requirements, you will be scheduled for an interview with the Class Mentor. You will also be scheduled for the Admissions Test.
3. If you have passed both the interview and the Admissions Test, you will be sent a letter of acceptance to the program.
4. Please present the letter of acceptance to the Program Staff and pay the non-refundable reservation fee of Php 10,000.00. You will also be required to issue post-dated cheques to cover the tuition fee and learning materials for the three terms. (Please refer to the schedule of program fees.)
5. After this, you are considered enrolled to the program and will be advised when the learning materials for the first week will be available.

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