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PARENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDENTS, AND THE ACADEMIC UNITE!

For the first time, the Enterprise Planning course organized a

seminar/workshop last June 29 that gathered the academe, parents,
present and past enterprise planning students held at LMC 1 & 2.

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The goal is to unite these forces to work
together and support each other in creating a
meaningful learning as the sophomores start
their very first entrepreneurial journey in
Enterprise Planning course from idea
generation to its operation and management
including the capacities and capabilities they
need to acquire or work on. The activity, for
the first time, highlighted the importance of
the role and support of parents and family
members as their daughters embark on
projects that will come to life during their stay
in Miriam. The expectations and real
challenges in the coursse, survival tips , and
testiomonials on the triumphs, failures, and
difficulties were candidly presented by the
Society of Junior Entrepreneurs (or SJE) who
has taken the role of “Ate” or elder sister to
the sophomores. The SJE was led by Claire
Santos, Jackie Bautista, Shandra Tecson, Tin
Quinto, and a host of other junior and senior
officers. Noteworthy is the testimonial of
Rina Laxa, who inspite of her hearing
impairment, successfully made it through the
rigors of her venture operations. This can be
attributed largely to her very compasionate
and well meaning team members who helped
her way through. On the other hand, the
seminar guest from the Technology and
Resource Center (TRC), Mr. Likha de los
Reyes presented some business and skills
training as part of the students capacity
building.

SPEAKERWATCH
Among other things, according to the “Ates” and Ms. Gatchalian, it is the mind set, the
Miriam (or Knoller) disciplined and refined character, their feminine role in human and
economic development , and the opportunity to study entrepreneurship in Miriam, should be
the driving force why an entrep student should work and aspire to reach higher levels of
academic and personal achievement. Not only create wealth in its truest sense of the word –
that is beyond material gain, but also to acknowlege to have been given the opportnity to
create ventures for a higher purpose , for the next generation.

The students, echoed by Jackie
Bautista during the open forum on
“what parental support means”
bravely defined, that aside from
the financial support they
sincerely and honestly asked from
their parents , it is the parental
confidence and space to let them
work on their own are the things
that matters to them. Even while
they maybe asking sometimes for
their technical help on their
projects. Even while the parents
see them as their young protected
daughters .
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Opportunity to study ENTREP?
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Entrepreneurship students should work and aspire
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to reach higher levels of academic and personal
achievement.
The part she said , “even while students and teachers as they
we spend your (parents) money listen to the presentations and
unendingly” created a good laugh accomplishments.
to the audience. Clearly, the parents, school and
The parents on the other hand, the “Ate support system” can
said that they too were hopeful have a tremendous impact in the
that with their defined parental overall learning as they undergo
support as presented by their the journey to become women
young daughters and their clamor entrepreneurs who can At the end of the day, I want
for some form of “independence responsibly operate and manage to feel like I’ve
to let them work by themselves”, their own ventures. accomplished something. I
the school will produce schooled ,
want my work to directly
responsible persons and good
citizens out of their daughters. influence the products and
They were happy to note that the the services that the
school invited them and company I work for
appreciated the work of the
provides.
After a post course evaluation conducted by Ms. Gatchalian,
the faculty-in-charge of Enterprise Planning 1 & 2 last March
2009.
MARILOU B. GATCHALIAN