During the last month, MCM has been
posting a new form of training / mentoring where a one-on-one attention is
provided to each of the entrepreneurs within the loan program. Within its
business loansportfolio of loans,
the top 30 entrepreneurs were selected according to qualities such as
business growth, teachable spirit and a desire to continue dreaming for their
business. This group of 30 has been divided into groups of 3-4 members for each
of them to write their business plan. With the help of young students of Business
Administration in Nueva Suyapa and the guidance of the loan officer Yonatan Venegas, they have been able to
facilitate these sessions every Thursday evening. While it is true that a
business plan is much more extensive, the idea is to develop the habit of
writing their strategies and start dreaming about growth in the short and long
term.
Each of these sessions has been very
dynamic and motivating. Mutual experience of entrepreneurs has brought more
feedback and enriched the sessions. Moreover, many of them have been able to
make connections, both for business and also met other entrepreneurs in their
community.
The sessions one by one have allowed us
to get to know the entrepreneurs closer and to support them in a personalized
way. MCM will continue completing these sessions throughout the month of July
in order to start a business training of 12 weeks. Each partner who has
completed their business plan, will be invited to this training, and receive a
diploma of completion. Then, another 30 entrepreneurs will be cosen and
graduates of the first class will be the mentors to this new Group and help them
develop business plans.
We have no doubt that the training and
learning path is still long, but every day we move forward to facilitate this
knowledge to those who have the desire to flourish and grow.
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| Left to right: Yonatan Venegas (loan officer), Rosel Bolton (cloth store), Iris Cardona (beauty salon), Natividad Mejia (bakery). |
