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Message from the Founder & President

Founder and President

Welcome to our website. Our organization is in the advocacy of the use of best practices as a way to enhance the global competitiveness of individuals, business organizations, and industries. Our focus for the year 2010 is to offer pioneering educational programs. We invite you to attend our wonderful seminars to help you and your company in optimizing growth and performance.

Henry B. Aquende




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UPCOMING SEMINARS

2010: Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec


Best Practices in Handling Delinquent, Distressed and Bad Accounts




When : March 12, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: The Peninsula Manila
              Makati City, Philippines

Bad debts whether private or public is the “Achilles Heel” of most companies. This is attributed to the negligence of having a systematic, thorough and efficient exercise of the functions of lending credit and collection operation in companies. Inadequate knowledge or skill of no-nonsense collection is a damage in a company’s financial health.

Acquire best practices skills on collections that no school can offer. Attend this 1-day seminar designed to streamline collection process and techniques. Master the art of debt recovery and accelerate collection of your clients’ past due financial obligations.

This program is MCLE and CPE Accredited.



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SEC's Revised Code of Corporate Governance Certified Best Seller
When : March 19, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: The Peninsula Manila
              Makati City, Philippines

The SEC’s 2009 Revised Code of Corporate Governance took effect on July 15, 2009 making it mandatory for all corporations to comply with the new regulatory framework imposed by the government. It’s a must for corporations to know the revised code as it now penalizes businesses for any violations of its provisions as opposed to the 2002 version. While the previous version was directory, the new version is now mandatory.

Learn all of these plus SEC updates on new circulars, memoranda, and other important rulings. It’s the only program that will feature the best practices on how to implement corporate governance in your organizations.

This one-day event is accredited by the Integrated bar of the Philippines. Lawyers who attend get MCLE credits and CPAs get CPE credit units.



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Best Practices in Family Business Governance & Family Constitutions




When : April 16 & 17, 2010
              Day 1: 9:00am to 5:00pm
              Day 2: 10:00am to 3:00pm
Where: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
              Mandaluyong City, Philippines

The most successful family businesses that lasted for generations have the right family governance system and a solid family constitution. Learn their best practices. It’s been proven that those family-owned companies who have crafted their family constitutions and understand the right family business governance framework are:

• Stronger and more united as a family
• Better at resolving business and personal conflicts
• More competitive compared to other family businesses
• Able to rapidly grow their businesses
• Have faster and better quality of decisions
• More effective with their board and stakeholders
• Able to preserve their family and business relations for generations

In this program, we will also teach you the best practices on how to create family councils, address family assemblies, and resolve issues among family business members.

Whether you are the founder, business owner, director, family business member, executive or non-executive next generation shareholder, or non-management extended relative stakeholder, this seminar workshop will surely set you in the right course towards a long-lasting business and a harmonious relationship among stakeholders.



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Best Practices in Supply Chain Management




When : April 20, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: InterContinental Manila
              Makati City, Philippines

In this 1-day program, we will fly in the experts to teach you the best practices, pitfalls and traps to avoid, helpful resources, and latest trends and updates in Supply chain management that you can bring back to your company and implement effectively. We will share with you the practical applications of Six Sigma concepts that you can put into practice in your workplace the very next day to improve your profitability.

You will also learn the best practices risk management strategies and approaches in your procurement to decrease the vulnerability of your supply chain, develop a risk sharing approach with suppliers based on structured contracts to save millions of costs for your businesses, and integrating and pulling it all together in having the right Sales and Operations planning program for your organization. This one-time event is for those seriously looking for business gains and benefits in managing their supply chain more effectively.


See Full Details | Registration Form (521kb)

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An Insider's Guide on How to Excel in Law School




When : April 24 & 25, 2010
              8:30am to 5:30pm
Where: The Pearl Manila Hotel
              Ermita, Manila, Philippines

Maximize your investment in time, money and effort when you study in law school. This pre-law program is uniquely tailored to meet the goal of surviving and excelling in law school as well as topping the bar exam thereafter. This unique course is specially designed to teach you all the proven techniques on how to really excel in class. Have a great start in law school, be ahead of the game and have a real edge by knowing the best kept secrets and study techniques of no. 1 bar topnotchers and valedictorians who will share their rich experiences on how to be the best.

The two-day seminar-workshop will showcase the best practices in digesting and analyzing complex laws and cases, memory retention, and answering the toughest recitation and exams. Also, learn what to expect in law school including how to impress terror professors, handle personal issues and deal with classmates, fraternities and sororities.

A great future awaits those who plan ahead. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Attend and learn from the best and the brightest.



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Legal and Labor Issues in Education Law Certified Best Seller
When : April 29 & 30, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
              Mandaluyong City, Philippines

This two-day seminar is designed to help schools understand education law to protect themselves from torts and liabilities arising from lawsuits, and at the same time align their administrative and operating policies to existing government regulations. The lecture will discuss very important legal and labor issues, special laws, updated cases, and solutions to problems normally encountered by schools. Whether you are planning to set up a school, maintain one, or expand its operation, this program is a must.

The course is also aimed at helping different stakeholders such as administrators, teachers, employees, students, and parents, understand and enforce their rights in a school system. The lecture and best practices examples are applicable to pre-schools, private educational institutions, and state universities.

This program is MCLE Accredited.



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Best Practices in Financial Processes and Controls Certified Best Seller
When : May 6, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
              Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Fake financial transactions, embezzlements, fraud and theft are some of the most rampant and leading causes of losses & business failures due to weak and ineffective internal controls. Don’t let any of these happen to your organization.

Attend this 1-day seminar and learn best practices in how to design and implement controls that will safeguard your assets, enhance integrity of financial reports, and protect you from business operational risks. Discussions will include best practices framework on financial processes and controls, operational policies, and business examples.

This program is CPE Accredited.



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Best Practices in Crafting HR Policies and Contracts




When : May 13 & 14, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
              Mandaluyong City, Philippines

This two-day solutions-oriented program is designed to help business owners, HR practitioners, lawyers, and laymen craft a working HR policy, code of discipline, and employment contract that is aligned with existing Philippine labor laws. Learn from the experts the special clauses that you must incorporate in your contract both for rank and file employees and high level executives.

Know the latest Supreme Court rulings on employment and other best practices including labor contracting. Attend this program for a strike-proof trouble-free working environment. This is accredited by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines. Lawyers get MCLE credits for attending this seminar.


See Full Details | Registration Form (335kb)

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Profiting BIG in Microfinance Business




When : May 28, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: InterContinental Manila
              Makati City, Philippines

The one-day seminar is focused on helping start-ups and existing microfinance institutions how to be more successful in their businesses. Foremost authorities in their field of expertise will share their knowledge and best practices experiences on how players can profit big in this socially-oriented business.

The program will include discussions on the right business structures, its advantages and disadvantages; laws, incentives, and regulatory framework, licensing and documentation; and most importantly, operating and growing the business rapidly the right way.

This program is for those who want to help the millions fight poverty and succeed in the world-wide movement of Microfinance business.



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Intensive Barpassers' Course



When : May 2, 16, 23 & 30, 2010
              June 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2010
              8:00am to 5:00pm
Where: The Pearl Manila Hotel
              Ermita, Manila, Philippines

This specialized course is the first of its kind in the Philippines. It is a scintillating hands-on experience in bar preparation. Highly integrated and focused, this program seeks to provide the bar candidate with the confidence and skills needed to tackle and survive (or possibly top) what is arguably the toughest exam in the country. Handled by the cream of the crop (the No. 1 Bar Topnotchers, former bar examiners, and high caliber lecturers), this program is unique in format, approach, and substance.

This is also applicable to 2nd - 4th year law students.

A great future awaits those who plan ahead. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Attend and learn from the best and the brightest.



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Best Practices in Corporate Housekeeping Certified Best Seller
When : June 23 & 24, 2010
              Day 1: 9:00am to 5:00pm
              Day 2: 9:00am to 2:00pm
Where: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
              Mandaluyong City, Philippines

The term “corporate housekeeping” refers to the multitude of services that a lawyer and a corporate secretary need to perform for a corporate entity. It is what every corporation needs to do and to know to function well.

This special program teaches board directors and lawyers the knowledge and professional skills on how to be an effective corporate secretary and how to perform the functions of corporate housekeeping.

Whether you are a lawyer servicing a corporate client, a professional or a family member assigned to the board as a corporate secretary, or the board director and owner of a corporation, you must know how corporate housekeeping should be executed properly. This one-of-a-kind program is exclusively for those who want to professionalize their role as a board director, corporate secretary, and law firm servicing a corporation.

This program is MCLE Accredited.



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Best Practices in Letters of Credit Certified Best Seller
When : July 8 & 9, 2010
              9:00am to 5:00pm
Where: Edsa Shangri-La Hotel
              Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Don’t leave the success of your import-export transactions to chance.

In the light of the "Current Financial Crisis", some exporters and importers deliberately include discrepancies in their LC documentation to renegotiate the terms and prices of the trade transactions to the disadvantage of the other party. Don’t be FOOLED. Don’t be a VICTIM. Learn the pitfalls, tricks, and traps in LC operations and transactions. Attend and master the Best Practices in Letters of Credit.



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