SANTO DOMINGO.- Banco Popular Dominicano, as part of its support for youth entrepreneurship, celebrated the closing of the 27th edition of the Diploma in Entrepreneurship together with the Loyola Polytechnic Institute (IPL) and the Loyola Specialized Institute of Higher Studies (IEESL), in San Cristóbal, in which more than one hundred students participated.
In this edition of the diploma program, four outstanding projects were recognized for their focus on sustainability and innovation, in areas such as food services, sustainable product design, and the automotive industry.
Since its inception in 2016, the Diploma in Entrepreneurship has positively impacted 1,486 students, of which 542 belong to the technical level of the IPL and 944 to the university level of the IEESL.
This training history reaffirms Banco Popular's long-standing commitment to developing entrepreneurial skills in Dominican youth, promoting sustainable innovation and the country's economic growth.
A comprehensive training program
More than one hundred students participated in the 27th edition of the Diploma in Entrepreneurship. (EXTERNAL SOURCE).
The Entrepreneurship Diploma program is structured in seven modules, covering essential topics for creating and managing new businesses. Students explored everything from developing a value proposition and the entrepreneur's image to creating business models and presenting their business ideas or elevator pitches.
They also received training in strategic marketing through case studies, financial and economic analysis for entrepreneurs, legal aspects applicable to businesses, environmental impact of projects, and the use of emerging technologies in entrepreneurship.
Also, as an essential part to guarantee the economic viability of the projects, the young people received from Popular a special module on personal finance, taught by financial coach Pamela Pichardo and her company Edufinanzas, in which they were given tools for the efficient financial management of their ventures.
The training culminated with the presentation of the business models developed by the participants and the closing ceremony.
