10 000 Women Certificate Programme
Welcome to the Goldman Sachs-GIBS 10,000 Women Certificate Programme for Women Entrepreneurs. Overview Goldman Sachs launched the 10,000 Women programme in March 2008. It is a $100 million, five-year campaign to foster greater shared economic growth by providing 10,000 underserved women around the world with a business and management education. The programme is founded on research conducted by Goldman Sachs, the World Bank, and others which suggests that this kind of investment can have a significant impact on GDP growth. Research also suggests that such an investment in women can have a significant multiplier effect that leads not only to increased revenues and more employees for businesses, but also healthier, better-educated families, and ultimately more prosperous communities. 10,000 Women is coordinated in local markets by a network of more than 80 academic and NGO partners. More than thirty of the world’s leading business schools are participating in 10,000 Women, including seven of the top ten.
In South Africa, 10,000 Women is managed and delivered by the Gordon Institute of Business Science. By the end of 2013, the school will provide 300 underserved female entrepreneurs with a business and management training delivered by leading faculty and industry specialists. This will be supported by mentorship, networking events, community dialogues and business advisory that will enable the women to grow their businesses.
Applications are now open for second cohort and will close on 21 May 2012.
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Programme Outline & ContentThe programme has been designed to provide world-class education to women entrepreneurs. It does this through a combination of classroom sessions and a mentorship programme designed to support the application of the academic learning into the business. Further support services are networking events, community-based dialogues and business advisory.
The four month academic programme is made up of classroom sessions at the GIBS Illovo campus which will take place over a period of two consecutive days every alternate week, complementary soft skills workshops and a field trip to successful women-owned enterprises in Gauteng.
The academic programme will cover the following areas:
- Entrepreneurship
- Business Strategy
- Financial Management, Basics of Accounting
- People Management
- Marketing Management
- Operation and Supply Chain Management
- Technology and Computer Skills
- Networking
- Negotiation
- Leadership Skills
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ScholarshipA full scholarship for the programme will be provided to all participants by Goldman Sachs and Goldman Sachs Foundation. However, candidates will have to submit a fee of R3, 000 upon confirmation which will be refunded after graduation. If a participant leaves the programme for any reason or fails to attend at least 90% of the academic sessions, this fee will be forfeited. Participants will be responsible for their own transport costs to and from the GIBS campus for the academic programme and all networking events.
Successful Completion of ProgrammeAt the end of the academic programme, candidates will be expected to present a business plan that articulates their growth strategy. Based on the evaluation of this business plan, candidates will be awarded a certificate.
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