SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS......

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS TO STUDY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AT UDBS-UDSM

 

 

''When women move forward, the world moves with them".....
 
The Goldman Sachs
10,000 Women initiative is a five year campaign to foster greater shared economic growth by providing 10,000 underserved women around the world with business and management education. The initiative is coordinated in local markets by a network of more than 70 academic and NGO partners around the world. It is funded by the Goldman Sachs Foundation.

As part of the 10,000 women initiative, the University of Dar es salaam Business School (UDBS) is running a one-year Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Business Management (ACEBM) Programme from 2009. UDBS invites woman entrepreneurs interested in growing their businesses to apply for the programme and scholarships offered by the Goldman Sachs Foundation to participate in the ACEBM Programme.

The main objective of the programme is to develop critical competencies (knowledge, skills, attitudes and habits) for entrepreneurs and in particular, women entrepreneurs to grow an entrepreneurial business. At the end of the programme scholars are expected to become more entrepreneurial in identifying and exploiting growth opportunities for their businesses and be able to provide effective leadership and strategic direction for a growing business.

Benefits to participants in this programme:

 Participants benefit from the skills and experience of the faculty from UDBS.
The programme is user-friendly and time conscious for entrepreneurs where each course involves practical lectures, project assignment, follow-up by facilitators, coaching, counseling and mentoring in order to make sure that the course makes a difference in the participant’s business.

 Visits to participants’ projects where each participant benefits from the on-site support.

 The programme is highly practical and action oriented (learning- by –doing) where participants are guided to apply the skills learnt in their businesses.

 Participants are supported, step by step to develop bankable business plans for growing their enterprises.

 Participants are then connected with various sources of financial and non-financial services for their financial and other needs.

 Opportunity to participate in business forums and business plan competition organized by the UDBS through University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship Center (UDEC) for your business visibility, links and source of financial resources

Structure of the Course

Total duration of the course is one year, run on a modular basis with a total of five modules and a business planning project as follows: Leading and Entrepreneurial Strategy, Human Resources and Organizational Management, Marketing and Value Chain Management, Finance and Growth; and Managing the Business Environment. Classes will run from 3:00pm to 7:30pm in the evenings for two weeks in the months of September, October in 2013 and January, February and March in 2014 followed by Business Mentorship and Planning Project up to September 2014. Certificates will be awarded at the Graduation Ceremony.


Eligibility requirements

Applicants must be women entrepreneurs/owner-managers running a business with growth potential in revenues and employment as a result of ACEBM programme. They must hold at least a certificate, diploma, degree or other equivalent qualifications from any recognized institution. They must have good command of both spoken and written English language and be committed to completing the programme and other follow up activities.

Scholarship Coverage

The study grant covers the tuition fee, materials, individual coaching, mentoring, counseling and other support services for the whole programme except transport and accommodation.

Deadlines and Application Procedure

Interested candidates can collect application forms from the Dean, office No. A-409 and B-307. Forms can also be downloaded from the UDBS website (www.udbs.udsm.ac.tz). Completed forms should be returned to UDBS by 30th July 2013 (the earlier the better!). For further Information, Contact the Dean - UDBS, P.O. Box 35046, Dar es Salaam, Tel: + 255 22 2410006, or Mob: 0767-004-280 or 0754-376- 328 or E-mail: ecentre@udbs.udsm.ac.tz P.O. Box 35046, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Tel: +255 22 2410006

E-mail: dean@udbs.udsm.ac.tz

Fax: +255 22 2410510