Disciplines of Breakthrough Entrepreneurs

As much as 85% of all start-ups fail in their first year. Of those that survive, only half make it past five years. Why do so many businesses fail? Why do so many remain small or stagnant? What makes some entrepreneurs more successful than others? What disciplines do they do that let them achieve a breakthrough and take their business to the next level?

Take your business to the next level!

Learn the Disciplines of Breakthrough Entrepreneurs with the country’s most sought after speaker Francis J. Kong, himself a highly successful entrepreneur, who will share insights on how you can become a breakthrough entrepreneur.

DATE AND VENUE

April 24, 2010 | 1:30-5:30pm
Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. cor. Ayala Ave. Makati City

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

If you are a…

new entrepreneur with a fledgling start-up…who wants to avoid the fate of majority of new businesses
veteran business owner running a small- or medium-sized enterprise (SME)…who dreams of finally joining the big leagues
self-employed professional, like a doctor, lawyer, CPA, or architect…who plans to expand your practice
serial entrepreneur already on your nth start-up…who needs to focus on a business you can really grow
small office or home office (SOHO) entrepreneur…interested in increasing profits while still staying small
employed individual…who is planning to start your own business
employed executive or manager…who wants to have an entrepreneurial mindset

…this is the seminar for you!

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

Here are some ways you will benefit:

Avoid the fate of almost 9 out of 10 failed businesses
Take your business to the next level of growth
Increase your profits without over-extending yourself
Make your business work for you, not the other way around
Develop traits and habits that will help you grow as a person and business owner
Enjoy the kind of lifestyle you want as an entrepreneur

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Francis J. Kong will share 10 disciplines – practices and habits – that separate successful entrepreneurs from the struggling ones. He will teach not just the WHAT but the WHY and the HOW. These are the 10 Disciplines of Breakthrough Entrepreneurs:

Discipline #1: Breakthrough Entrepreneurs have a junkyard dog mentality. Do you constantly search for opportunities – whether they’re new markets, new products, or new business ideas? Are you able to turn trash into gold?

Discipline # 2: Breakthrough Entrepreneurs are committed to devote their time and energy on their idea. Do you make time in your day or week threshing out your ideas that have potential? Are you putting in time and effort into bringing your ideas to fruition?

Discipline #3: Breakthrough entrepreneurs like working with people. Do you enjoy working with other people? Are you able to deal with all sorts of personalities?

Discipline #4: Breakthrough entrepreneurs focus on the solution, not on the problem. Do you acknowledge the problem, quickly identity the cause, and move on to finding a solution? Are you focused on problem solving rather than fault finding?

Discipline #5: Breakthrough entrepreneurs are willing to share the pie with others. Do you willing share the pie with others? Are you big on having strategic partners and generous incentives to employees?

Discipline #6: Breakthrough entrepreneurs are always itching for something new. Do you keep trying to change things up? Are you always looking to go into new territory?

Discipline #7: Breakthrough entrepreneurs are innovators. Do you enjoy experimenting and doing something different? Are you creative and innovative in your business approach?

Discipline #8: Breakthrough entrepreneurs have adequate backup resources. Do you have adequate resources in case something goes wrong? Are you always making sure you have a Plan B?

Discipline #9: Breakthrough entrepreneurs are lifetime learners. Do you like learning new things? Are you open to new ideas, knowledge, and information?

Discipline #10: Breakthrough entrepreneurs know and live out their winning business philosophy. Do you consider your business also in terms of your purpose? Are you serving a cause higher than yourself?

ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

FRANCIS J. KONG is the country’s most sought-after motivational speaker. He has been featured in many of the major business conventions and conferences both here and abroad.

Francis is the recipient of numerous awards including the Anvil Award for Excellence, the Gold Quill Philippines Award, and the Dr. Jose Rizal Award for Excellence in the field of Journalism.
He has been trained and licensed to do the Maxwell leadership programs and the Ziglar Sales and Presentation program, respectively by Maximum Impact of Atlanta Georgia and The Ziglar Corporation in London.
Francis is a highly successful entrepreneur. Currently, Francis is President of Success Options Publishing Company, President of FunWorks Inc. (a member of the Canadian based Mad Science International Group, the world’s number one science educational-entertainment program provider for kids), and founding member and Director of Inspire Leadership Consultancy. Francis has extensive work experiences in manufacturing and retail as he help founded a popular clothing company and ran a retail chain for many years.
He also has a multimedia presence, as a broadcaster and radio host of his daily radio program “Business Matters” which was given a special citation by the Catholic Mass Media Awards; a columnist of the Philippine Star, and best-selling author with 10 books to his name, including, “One Day at a Time” and “The Early Bird Catches the Worm.”

ABOUT OUR PANELISTS

We invited five Breakthrough Entrepreneurs who will share their experience and business lessons on how they achieved a breakthrough in their business.

ENRIQUE GONZALES is the CEO of IPVG Corp., a publicly listed company on the Philippine Stock Exchange engaged in the communications, online gaming, and BPO business sectors since its formation in 2007. Enrique has had a successful track record in the Internet space, having founded a series of Internet start-ups that have been acquired by larger U.S.-based firms and has taken IPVG from garage to public.

JOEY GURANG Joey Gurango O is the Chief Executive and Chief Technology Officer of Gurango Software. Prior to forming the company in 2003, Joey founded Match Data Systems (MDS) in the U.S. and served as its President from 1987 to 1991. In 1999, he sold MDS to Great Plains Software, which was eventually acquired by Microsoft Corporation in 2001. Gurango Software is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, with 115 employees operating in six countries.

ROSANNA LLENADO is the President of AHEAD Learning Systems and Director of the World Prep Learning Center. She founded AHEAD Tutorial & Review in 1997 when she was just 25 years old. At that time, she started offering tutorial services in her house in Barrio Kapitolyo, Pasig City with just herself, a helper and three teachers. Today, AHEAD is an industry leader with five branches in Metro Manila.

PAULO TIBIG is the President of Vcargo, a world-class logistics and cargo company. After a failed laundry business, he built what was then Vintel Logistics in 1999 with P100,000 in capital into a powerhouse in the express and logistics industry, serving key cities and destinations worldwide. He is also the President of the Association of Filipino Franchisers.

ANNABEL WISNIEWSKI is the President of HSAI-Raintree Partners. After a successful career in the hotel industry abroad, she came back to the Philippines with her husband and started her own business with just herself, her secretary, and her driver. Now her company manages world-class boutique hotels Discovery Suites and Discovery Country Suites, resorts like Discovery Shores and Discovery Misibis, and food courts like Food Parks. She also owns the popular M Café and Chelsea restaurants.