Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI), a professional training arm of Alibaba Group, will launch a new edition of its Alibaba Netpreneur Training program in the Philippines. The four-week program will include a series of online classes to support local entrepreneurs across different sectors in harnessing digital technology to grow their businesses within the local economy.
Scheduled to run from July 12 to August 16, the latest edition of the Alibaba Netpreneur Training continues AGI’s efforts to equip entrepreneurs and business leaders with tangible and actionable steps they can take to advance in the digital economy. AGI has trained 150 entrepreneurs in the Philippines through this program since its launch last year.
The training is supported by QBO Innovation Hub, the country’s first public-private partnership platform for local startups, regional venture capital firm Gobi Partners via their Gobi-Core Philippine Fund (“Core Capital”), and leadership development organization JCI Manila
This year’s curriculum will offer a more dedicated focus on post-pandemic online commerce trends such as cross-border shopping and other digital economy developments, to align with businesses’ growing pivot towards e-commerce and their needs to navigate this changing landscape.
Partner at Core Capital (Gobi-Core PH Fund) and Head of Circular Economy at Gobi Partners.
The Alibaba Netpreneur Training program will be conducted online in English by certified Alibaba trainers and business leaders who have had experience leading their own digital businesses to success. Participants can look forward to deepening their knowledge and understanding of:
- The digital economy in China and the latest trends and practices shaping its development
- The journey of select traditional businesses that have successfully gone through digital transformation
- The evolution of Alibaba’s business, including the role of digital technology in supporting the growth of companies in its ecosystem
- Frameworks and approaches for building a successful and innovative business in today’s digital world
“The Netpreneur training was a life-changing experience which affirmed my belief in my company’s potential to help drive the digitalization of the Philippines. In addition to better understanding the digital landscape, I also acquired insights into how Alibaba built their corporate culture from the ground-up, which I have been able to apply to develop more meaningful mission statements and values for my own company,” said Steve Sy, Founder and CEO of Great Deals E-Commerce Corp., an e-commerce enabler, who took part in the Alibaba Netpreneur Training last year. Great Deals E-Commerce Corp. was recognized by The Financial Times as the fastest-growing company in Asia Pacific this year.
For Georgianna Carlos, Founder of Fetch! Naturals, a pet care brand that prides itself on using natural ingredients, the training program offered an opportunity to bounce back strong from the pandemic. “The pandemic and on-and-off lockdowns hindered a number of our plans and we were stumped on how to find other avenues for growth. Joining Alibaba’s Netpreneur Training program helped us to revamp and realign our mission and vision with our bigger brand objective, which are the foundations for a strong business. We also gained a lot of useful insights that we are applying right now to streamline our product lines and social media strategies – these have helped us to truly meet our customers’ needs in a highly competitive digital business space.”
As part of its ongoing commitment to the Southeast Asia market, AGI and Lazada will also incorporate a region-specific session into the program, providing participants with insights into opportunities available in the local digital commerce sector.
Participants who complete the program will receive an e-certificate and will be eligible to join the AGI entrepreneur community. The community is enriched with a diverse mix of passionate and successful like-minded entrepreneurs, and provides unmatched opportunities to network, collaborate and learn.
Outstanding participants will also have the opportunity to participate in a one-week offline immersion program at Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China, subject to fulfilling the online course criteria.
Applications for this program are open until July 1. For more information on the enrollment criteria, the full program details and how to register, please visit: https://agi.alibaba.com/ph_alibaba_netpreneur_training
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About Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group’s mission is to make it easy to do business anywhere. The company aims to build the future infrastructure of commerce. It envisions that its customers will meet, work and live at Alibaba, and that it will be a good company that lasts at least 102 years.
About Alibaba Global Initiatives
Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI) inspires and supports entrepreneurs, youth and women globally by sharing the positive impact of the digital economy in promoting inclusive development. Its programs encourage entrepreneurs to share and use digital economy tools to create a positive social impact and to collaborate with each other as well as the public sector to make a larger impact. To date, there are close to 1,600 digital entrepreneurs and business leaders from more than 40 countries and regions trained directly by AGI, who have subsequently shared their learnings with other members of their own communities.
About QBO Innovation Hub
QBO (‘ku-bo’) is an innovation hub or platform for the startup community to collaborate, develop talent, and grow. It provides startups with support and resources through events and capacity building programs as well as focused interventions designed to improve access to markets, knowledge, capital, and talent. QBO is the country’s first public-private initiative for startups, created through a partnership between IdeaSpace, J.P. Morgan, Department of Science and Technology, and Department of Trade and Industry.
Spurred on by the vision of Filipino startups changing the world, QBO’s mission is to create a globally competitive startup ecosystem in the Philippines.
About Gobi Partners
Gobi Partners is the most interconnected Pan-Asian venture capital firm with US$1.5 billion in assets under management (AUM) across North Asia, South Asia, and ASEAN. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, the firm supports entrepreneurs from the early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets.
Founded in 2002, Gobi has raised 13 funds to date, invested in over 310 startups and nurtured 9 unicorns. Gobi has grown to 13 locations across key markets in Bangkok, Beijing, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Riyadh, Shanghai, and Singapore.
As a Participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Gobi Partners is committed to aligning strategies and operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption to ensure long-term value creation and sustainability across our portfolio.
About Core Capital
Founded in 2018, Core Capital is a venture capital firm in Manila, Philippines. Core Capital provides early stage financing for technology companies with a focus on the Philippines. The firm invests through its first fund the Gobi-Core Philippine Fund, co-managed with Gobi Partners.
For more information, please visit www.corevc.ph
About JCI Manila
JCI Manila is a premiere leadership development organization, where young men join to become better leaders. It is a global organization formed by different chapters wherein the Manila Chapter is the first local organization in Asia. In fact, the chapter is celebrating its 75th anniversary in December.
To learn more about JCI Manila, please visit www.jcimanila.org
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