Monday, August 23, 2010

Sales Training Program - September 1-2, 2010 from Businessmaker Academy: An Invitation

SALES TRAINING PROGRAM: PROBING, NEGOTIATIONS & CLOSING TECHNIQUES

September 1-2, 2010, Wednesday to Thursday(9am to 5pm)

Selling is a way of life. Whether you are a salesperson by profession or someone looking to prosper in life, you will find that the skills you will learn in this 2-day intensive seminar workshop will provide you great insights on how to persuade people to buy from you.

Learn practical sales tips and techniques that will make you enjoy the sales process and increase sales results. Find out how you can effectively prospect, probe, negotiate and close deals now!

SALES TRAINING PROGRAM

"Proven Insights & Techniques to Increase Sales"
Schedule: September 1-2, 9am to 5pm
Venue: Unit 1503 A West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Building, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City


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This 2-day seminar provides valuable insights that will motivate you to sell better and build a client-base of satisfied customers. It shows you how to effectively use proven sales techniques and tactics applied with principles practiced by great sales people.

What You will Learn:
•Effective prospecting & sales approach
•How to uncover needs and objections of customers
•How to probe and negotiate with customers
•How to close the sale
Topics You will Cover:
•Principles of Great Salesmanship
•Sales Models, Process & Techniques
•Maximizing Your Sales Calendar
•Sales Prospecting and Approach
•Sales Networking
•Qualifying Your Sales Leads
•Negotiating Styles & Tactics
•Handling Objections
•Customer Response Level

•Sales Closing Techniques
•Generating Repeat Sales


Who Should Attend:

Sales professionals (individuals and managers), business development managers, sales representatives (internal call center and external field representatives), and account managers, as well as professional fundraisers, and any business professional seeking to improve sales skills and results.

Seminar Inclusions:
+ Module Handout Kit
+ Certificate of Completion
+ Snacks & Drinks
+ Sumptuous Lunch
+ Post Course Support Learning
via One (1) Year Membership
to the Businessmaker Network!

Seminar Investment:

Rate Per Course:
Reg Rate = Php 9500
Early Bird = Php 8500*
*enroll 8 days before seminar day



How to Enroll: 3 easy steps!

1 Choose Your Course

You may call us at 6874445,
6874645 or 6873416,
visit our office or our website at
www.businessmaker-academy.com
and book a slot.

2 Remit Payment

You may visit & pay at Businessmaker office, or
You may pay thru Bank Deposit:
Savings Account Name:
Businessmaker Academy, Inc.
BPI SA Acct #: 4013-0306-64

BDO SA Acct #: 280-622-422
(Pls fax deposit slip to 6874445
loc 814, include name & course)


3 Attend the Class
Please bring your deposit slip or
receipt. Then enjoy learning!

Businessmaker Academy

1503A West Tower, Philippine Stock Exchange Building, Exchange Road,
Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines
Tel Nos. (632) 6874445, 6874645, 6873416
ksd@businessmaker-academy.com
www.businessmaker-academy.com

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Changing Direction (by Cito Beltran): A Review

Last August 21, 2010, I was privileged to attend Mr. Cito Beltran's seminar entitled Changing Direction: Achieving Personal and Organizational Success Through Strategic Thinking.



Just a brief background about the people behind the event. Mr. Cito Beltran was the host of the show Straight Talk and a columnist in Philippine Star. On the other hand, Mr. Randell Tiongson is a personal finance coach and educator and maintains a website http://www.randelltiongson.com/. Last but not the least, Ms. Jenny Ignacio is responsible for the marketing and promotions of this event. Once again to the organizers, my heartfelt gratitude for inviting me in your event.



The first thing that struck me in Mr. Cito Beltran's introduction is when he said that "The most challenging things in life is the one that makes you prosper." It made me realize that in this seminar I will be expecting some concepts that would require changes in my perception and ideas.



In the first part of the seminar, Mr. Cito Beltran was talking about the concept of strategic thinking. But what is strategic thinking in the first place?

According to Mr. Cito Beltran, "Strategic thinking" is not about planning ahead but rather about seeking advantages. Mr. Cito Beltran reiterated this point several times during the seminar. On the other hand, although strategic thinking is about seeking advantages it does not mean that since you have the upper hand that you will have the right to take advantage.

Strategic thinking is also a mindset or an attitude. It is about recognizing advantages and harvesting opportunities.

Mr. Beltran said that this seminar is currently the toughest presentation he has prepared so far. I do understand why it can be hard especially when one of the goals is to see the lessons in this seminar as a means to redefine one's experience, the way one sees life, the way one thinks.

Is it possible to reach this goal in just a few hours of lecture? I asked myself that question at the beginning as well.

Mr. Cito Beltran advised the attendees that not all opportunities are obvious advantages as everything requires an investment. Thus, our advantage never remains the same. However, we have to be always on a look-out on what can be considered an advantage. For example, physical proximity can be regarded as an advantage.

However, there are several things that stop us from seeing opportunities and advantages that can enrich us. Mr. Beltran said one of those delimiting factors is our culture. Most of us (Filipinos in particular) think that declaring our profit or that the word "profit" itself is a dirty word. Beltran advices that it should not be regarded as bad if we only know how to moderate our greed. Another thing is that since we are not raised in a culture of commerce, we do not know how to express our intention to earn. However, a financially literate citizenry is one of the ways we can ensure the future of our children.

He also touched on the attitude of "pwede na yan". Indeed, how many times have we heard this from people around us and even coming from our own lips. The talk discussed the importance of educating our children and the importance of giving them due credit for their work. Why? Because as he said "The son is the story of a man."

There are certain requirements, one has to consider to perform strategic thinking and I will be listing some of them.

1. First is to STOP and study what your doing. For me this means, giving yourself time to reflect and think where are you now in your life and where are you heading.

2. Being deliberate

3. Finally being ready to "Peel your onion" - a symbolical activity where one has to peel the layers of an onion to finally see one's true core.

So is there a chance for me to be a strategic thinker? I can say it is highly probable given that among the characteristics listed I have 4 out of the 8 listed items namely I am an incurable optimist, a solution provider, a role-player and finally an unconventional thinker.

At the end of the seminar, Mr. Cito Beltran listed several case studies to show us real-life examples on how strategic thinking works. It was for me an eye-opener as I realized that there are things I thought was seen as being nice but was actually hurting me and the people around me because I lost a lot of possible opportunities.

However, this seminar is not about despairing on what I have lost. For me, it was a wake-up call which challenged me to take action given that now that I am aware of the things I have missed, what am I going to do about it?

There is really no black-and-white answer to this question but as Mr. Cito Beltran said you can have two options: Continue with your life and just think that it was a two thousand well spent or change and evolve which will most probably cause you much discomfort but you can regard it as investment which could probably earn you millions because you have discovered another light-bulb moment in your life.

Overall, the seminar really helped me answer a life question which I is currently disturbing me a lot at the moment. And for me that is the best gift I am bringing home tonight.

Randell Tiongson and Jenny Ignacio will have several upcoming events in the future. Don't miss these other life-changing events and seminars to be announced soon.

Keep in touch. :)

BUSINESSCOACH SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS: An Invitation for August and September 2010

BUSINESSCOACH SCHEDULE OF SEMINARS


For inquiries and reservation,

please call

(632) 727.88.60 / (632) 496.69.49 / (632) 727.56.28. Look for

Ms. Cindy or

Ms. Tonette

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VENUE: Unit 201 Richbelt Tower, 17 Annapolis St., Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila

TIME: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

PAYMENT INCLUSIONS: AM and PM snacks, lunch, seminar kit, materials for hands-on, handouts, certificate

DISCOUNT: 10% Discount if FULL AMOUNT is paid at least five (5) days before the event.

MODE OF PAYMENT:

· Deposit payment at Banco de Oro (BusinessCoach, Inc., Savings Account No: 235-003-71-22). FAX deposit slip (indicate name of participant and seminar title) to confirm reservation.

· On-site payment (CASH only)

· Company checks are accepted, provided that they are received at least five (5) banking days before the event.

CANCELLATION BY ATTENDEE: Registrant may refund amount paid, with less 30% processing charge from the LISTED AMOUNT within 30 days, or opt to use the payment for a seminar of equal value within 60 days. Cancellation must be done at least 2 days before the event. Non-appearance or failure to inform us of cancellation will result to forfeiture of full amount paid.

CANCELLATION BY BUSINESSCOACH: Registrant may refund full amount paid within 30 days, or may opt to use the payment for a seminar of equal value within sixty days of cancellation.

REFUND POLICY: Payment may be refunded upon presentation of the original copy of bank deposit slip and a valid ID. Cash refund is strictly implemented, and may be availed only at the BusinessCoach office in San Juan City, Metro Manila. BusinessCoach does not deposit refunds.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT & TRAINING

How to Compute Salaries, Wages, & Benefits – August 28 (P 3,000)

Basic Supervisory Skills Training – September 11 (P 3,000)

Competitive Selling Techniques – September 14 (P 3,000)

Labor Laws for Entrepreneurs and Managers – September 25 (P 3,000)

Customer Service Excellence – September 30 (P 3,000)



ARTS AND CRAFTS

Gift Wrapping, Gift Basket, and Ribbon Making – August 25 (P 3,000)

Bookbinding Techniques and Procedures – August 26 (P 2,750)

How to Make Elegant Beaded Jewelry – September 7 (P 3,000)

Advanced Beaded Jewelry with Polymer Clay – September 9 (P 3,000)



BUSINESS PROCESS

Bookkeeping and Basic Accounting – August 24-25 (P 6,000)

How to Import: Procedures and Documentations – September 3 (P 3,000)

Expanding Your Market through Export – September 8 (P 3,000)

How to Organize and Set-up Your Own Business – September 14 (P 3,000)

Costing and Pricing Your Products or Services – September 15 (P 3,000)

How to Franchise Your Business – September 15 (P 3,000)

Accounting for Microlending Business – September 22 (P 3,000)



EVENTS AND PARTY NEEDS BUSINESS

Balloon Printing and Designing – September 8 (P 3,000)

Wedding and Debut Planning and Coordination – September 21(P 3,000)



FOOD AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

How to Plan and Operate a Restaurant – August 28 (P 3,000)

Starting a Meat Shop Business – September 4 (P 3,000)

Starting a Catering Business – September 4 (P 3,000)

Starting a Coffee Shop Business with Barista Training – September 9 (P 3,000)

Starting a Food Cart Business – September 10 (P 3,000)

Front Office and Housekeeping Procedures – September 14 (P 3,000)

Operating a Resort in the Provinces – September 16 (P 3,000)

How to be a Canteen Concessionaire – September 18 (P 3,000)

Sanitation in the Food Service (Applying the HACCP Principles) – September 21 (P 3,000)

Starting a Bakery Business – September 23 (P 3,000)

Cost Control in Restaurants – September 24 (P 3,000)

Starting a Quick Service Restaurant – September 28 (P 3,000)

How to Start a Pizza Business – September 29 (P 3,000)



HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Starting a Spa Business – August 27 (P 3,000)

Starting a Drugstore Business – September 24 (P 3,000)



INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Internet Marketing Seminar – August 28 (P 3,000)

Starting an Internet Café Business – August 31 (P 3,000)



MONEY BUSINESS

How to Invest in Stock Market – August 24 (P 3,000)

Starting a Pawnshop Business – August 25 (P 3,000)

How to Start a Money Changing Business – September 7-8 (P 6,000)

Establishing a Microlending Business – September 21 (P 3,000)



PRINTING AND PUBLISHING

How to Start and Operate a Printing Press – September 3 (P 3,000)

How to Publish a Book – September 17 (P 3,000)

Starting a Silk Screen Printing Business – September 23 (P 3,000)



REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
Apartment and Commercial Stall Rental Business – September 1 (P 3,000)

Real Estate Marketing Seminar – August 24 (P 3,000)

How to Buy and Sell Real Estate – September 9 (P 3,000)

Building and Property Management – September 11 (P 3,000)



OTHERS

Starting a Travel and Tour Business – August 25 (P 3,000)

Starting a Corporate Giveaways and Souvenir Items Business – August 26 (P 3,000)

Starting a Pet Shop Business – September 6 (P 3,000)

How to Grow Orchids for Business – September 15 (P3,000)

How to Start and Operate a Laundry Business – September 17 (P 3,000)

Starting a School and Office Supplies Store – September 18 (P 3,000)

How to Start and Manage a Manpower Agency - September 25 (P 3,000)

NOTE: Schedule may change without prior notice. Please call at least 1 day before the seminar date.

BusinessCoach, Inc.

Unit 201 Richbelt Tower, 17 Annapolis St.,

Greenhills, San Juan City

Tel. (632) 496.69.49 / (632) 727.88.60 / (632) 727.56.28

Fax: (632) 727.88.60

Mobile Numbers: Globe: 0915-205-0133 / Smart: 0908-342-3162

To check out their website, look into http://businessstartupseminarphilippines.blogspot.com/

PSI Leadership Success Seminar: An Invitation

PSI Leadership Success Seminar

Scheduled Events
August 27-29, 2010
September 2-5, 2010



The top benefits of the PSI Leadership Seminar include:

Excellent leadership
Effective/improved relationships
Ability to handle stress
Patience & compassion
Self-expression & confidence
Goals oriented
Clarity & peace of mind
Personal & professional productivity
Self-empowerment
Here are a few topics and/or results that you can expect to enjoy as a graduate of the PSI:

Develop a more effective thought process
Build better relationships
Personal Power and how to tap into it
Create more balance in your life
Manage, Change, and Create Excitement Now!
Learn how to develop positive habits.
Learn different ways to Listen
Create Abundance, Wealth, and Much More

Other Seminars:

Leadership Success Seminar (Basic)
Starshooters Program
Heroic Leadership Course
PSI Kids
Youth Camp

We also offer:
Corporate Coaching
Teambuilding
Career Workshop
Vision-Mission

The PSI Leadership Success Seminar is the first step in PSI's comprehensive approach to personal and professional success. It is based on the fundamental principle that each individual possesses unlimited, untapped potential. Unlocking this allows a person to achieve greater results and abundance.

It is an educational program that assimilates learning through experience. It is an experiential and values based seminar (values formation) that deals with the 4 aspect of man (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual). It is a personal development and values reinforcement program designed to assist you to learn and experience as much as possible in a short period of time and yet, remember the skills and your values long after the seminar, even if you can't use them everyday. In the class we examine self-limiting beliefs that act as barriers between us and our goals and which hinder us from achieving what we most want in life. It provides the opportunity for us to be aware of these beliefs as well as experience new ways of overcoming them.

Seminar Structure: 30% Lecture, 40% Exercises and 30% Sharing

Coming Batch

September 2-5, 2010
Thursday & Friday 6pm-12mn
Saturday & Sunday 9am-8pm

Venue: Devt. Academy of the Phils., San Miguel Ave., Ortigas, Pasig

Investment Fee: Php 11,088


Early bird: Php 9,980 until Aug 20 for the 1st 20 slots

Provincial Schedules

Lucena:
PSI Batch 6 August 27-29, 2010

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9am-8pm

Cebu:

PSI Batch 66 September 24-26, 2010

Friday, Saturday & Sunday 9am-8pm

Contact Person


For Manila: Camille at 0917-7231976 or 0918-5785981 or at (02) 975-9760. Email camille.martinez@psileadership.org

For Lucena: Lourdes Pasatiempo 0920-9504893
For Cebu: Glia Benedicto 0920-5131949
For other seminars and information log on to www.psileadership.org

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century: What's hot, What's not (An invitation)



Friends from the "official" Cashflow community sent me this invitation. I hope you guys out there will take advantage of this seminar. Building your financial literacy does not need to be too expensive. According to Rich Dad Poor Dad author, Robert Kiyosaki, financial intelligence is not about how much money you make, it's about how much money you keep and how hard that money works for you."

So make your money work for you by understanding the Money Game and how Your Money Should Work for YOU!

This seminar has the following premises:

PUZZLED?
* Still searching for answers to life's financial questions?
* Read all the business books, but still don't know where to start?
* Still confused whether to put your money in business, real estate, or stocks?
* Unsure of what's hot and what's not in the 21st century Philippines?


Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century: What's Hot, What's Not

Learn from young, hip and successful real-life entrepreneurs on how to make it big in the 21st century business scene.
August 25, 7-9pm @ 49/F Function Room, One San Miguel Building, San Miguel Ave. cor Shaw Blvd., Ortigas

Topics include:

Understanding the Money Game and How Your Money Should Work

Know the investing plan of the rich from the only accredited and official representative of RICH DAD ™ and CASHFLOW ® events for Rich Dad Asia in the Philippines. Mr. San is also the CEO of an events company and previously from the financial planning industry and part of the prestigious Million Dollar Round Table.

Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century

Get insider info on Philippines’ sunrise industries. Two outstanding and former Procter & Gamble executives share their real-life, down-to-earth story of spotting the first-mover advantage in these industries and creating their business success in their early 30's --- and how you can have it too.

*** Early Bird Promo! Tickets are available @ Php100 only for the first 25 respondents***
Full ticket price @ Php500. Very limited seating so get your tickets as early as possible.


For inquiries, call or text Joey Magtibay @ 0917-5090015 or 0922-8123379. Joey, a very nice guy, has also a facebook account in case you want to PM him.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Changing Directions by Cito Beltran: Free Seat for me!!!

It is a wonderful morning indeed today as one of the first e-mails I read is from Jenny Ignacio-Magalong of Learning & Business Events Planner.

The e-mail reads like this:

Dear Sir/Madam,


Congratulations! You are entitled for one (1) complimentary ticket to the "Changing Direction: Achieving Personal & Organizational Success Through Strategic Thinking" with Mr. Cito Beltran.

All you have to do is email me your Name, Mobile No. & E-mail Address.

We expect to share with your great learnings on August 21, 2010 (Saturday) at 1:30PM at the Victory Center, Upper Level Promenade, Greenhills. Please look for the undersigned at the registration booth.


Thank you and see you soon.


Jenny Ignacio-Magalong
Learning & Business Events Planner
0939.1177856

This means I won!!!I actually won a free seat. This is so ecstatic. Hence, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the organizers of the event who made this event possible; to Ms. Jenny for sending me this great news this morning; to Mr. Cito Beltran for holding this event (I'm pretty sure there will be more reasons to thank him for after the seminar); to the person who gave me the opportunity to attend this seminar, your "Yes" made a difference today. I wish you'll have more chances to make differences in people's lives.

See you guys soon!

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Changing Directions by Cito Beltran: An invitation from the Financial Planners of the Philippines



I got this invite from the e-mail. Only one week to go before the actual seminar so if your free on August 21, 2010 from 1:30 to 5:3o pm, you can contact Jenny Ignacio-Magalong to attend Cito Beltran's Changing Direction: Achieving Personal and Organizational Success Through Strategic Thinking. The rate to attend this seminar right now is P2,000 pesos. The early bird rate of P1400 ended last August 6, 2010. They are not advising any discount rates for group attendees but I guess it will not hurt to ask. The contact details are posted in the photo attached.

If you are not familiar with the speaker, (which I think most Filipinos who watch the news will readily recognize the guy), Mr. Cito Beltran is a Media - Public Relations- Communications Professional, Trainer & motivational speaker, Business Consultant (source Mr. Cito Beltran's LinkedIn page).

According to the site of Mr. Randell Tiongson http://www.randelltiongson.com/cito-beltran-changing-directions/ , this seminar will focus on Strategic thinking to answer several life questions:

STRATEGIC THINKING

Begins with identifying your purpose. But what is your purpose or objective in your personal or corporate life? Find out the answers through Strategic Thinking seminar with Mr. Cito Beltran.

What do I do?
Where am I now?
Where am I going?
How do I get there?
When will I get there?
What will it cost me?
What is the cost of changing personal or organizational direction?
Do I need to change direction?
Is the change acceptable? How do I sustain the attitude?

There is also an ongoing promo to win a free seat to this event. To get more details you can check out Cito Beltran's facebook page. One of his older posts show this or you can check it at http://www.randelltiongson.com/free-slots-to-changing-direction/

Take advantage of this opportunity, whether buying a ticket or trying your luck to get a free seat. As Jack Canfield puts it "You will always get what you have always gotten, if you do what you've always done." Do something about it now.

Grand Kapamilya Negosyo Fair 2 - A Review of the first day

ABS-CBN hosted the Grand Kapamilya Negosyo Fair 2 at the SMX Convention last August 14 to 15, 2010.



During the expo, the first thing I noticed was that the line was made in a very orderly fashion to avoid pushing in the registration booth. The entrance fee is P50 pesos and you can get a raffle for every ticket bought. According to the secretariat officers, the best prize in the raffle was a franchise of your own. However, they cannot divulge which franchise business they are giving away. The only downside is that you have to be inside the expo when your name is called to be eligible to claim your prize.



There are also mini-seminars being held during the expo. On the first day early morning of the seminar, Francisco Colayco, author of "Pera Mo: Palaguin Mo" series was giving his talk. I went around the expo with my cool tita, Tita Zeny Parilla of Install All (They sell and rent different kinds of ladders). One thing we noticed is that there are several booths for kiosks and food stands. The top three kiosks I remember are those selling noodles, siomai and waffles. There are other businesses as well such as garments, herbal supplements and beauty products, car dealership, jewelry, souvenirs and photo booths.



But the real question here is that why should one attend these kinds of expos? and how can it improve your financial literacy?
1. First, it's really a cheap way to keep abreast on what is the latest trends on microbusiness opportunities right now.
2. You have a chance to grow your network and meet people who have similar interests. You also might find the business partner you've been looking for all this time.
3. You have access to short seminars from financial gurus.
4. And last but not the least, you have lots of opportunities to take photos with the stars of the Kapamilya network. (ok I'm not saying this is the only reason to visit this expo. I'm just having a little fun here.)



But seriously, if the booths and franchises being offered in the expo was twice as fun as the booths of the different Kapamilya shows I'm sure people would be lining up to get their flyers. However, one must also consider the reason for visiting each booth. When you go to the businesses, your goal is to ask around about the business and not to really play games and be the anchor-for-the-day, answer trivia questions or take wacky 5-second pictures and then next pose activities. However, I also noticed that people walk around and yeah they take the businesses' flyers but then people just shove it in their bag or plastic. Hopefully, the potential customer will go back and read it or at least show it to friends or family. So I guess if you can fuse the impact of the entertainment booths and the purpose of the franchise booths to make a memorable visit then that business will definitely have more impact to potential customers and hopefully again more inquiries will turn to more buyers.

So far, the nuggets of truth I took home that day are as follows:
1. Food is still a lucrative business here in the Philippines since there is no aisle in that expo you wouldn't see a person munching or drinking something.
2. That the franchise business can be a good start for a person to try his skills as an entrepreneur. There are several booths there willing to help the incoming franchisee set-up his business from the ground-up (for a fee of course).
3. Filipinos love to bring home freebies (myself including) e.g. the long queue for the free french fries





Well that's it. See you around until the next expo I visit.