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UCLA-Santander WX: Entrepreneurial Excellence for Strategic Growth

UCLA Anderson Executive Education

UCLA-Santander WX prepares female entrepreneurs for long-term success by applying fundamental concepts of business, strategy, & leadership.

  • Aimed at: Entrepreneurial projects
  • Located in: Any country

  • Requirements

    The UCLA Anderson - Banco Santander WX program is designed for global founders and owners of growing businesses to enhance their skills in the fundamentals of business, strategy, and leadership and support them in scaling their ventures and enhancing their company’s’ management, revenues, profits and market impact.


    Preference may be given to female entrepreneurs enrolled at institutions that are affiliated with Santander Universities who have been in business for an average of 2-5 years with approximately $500,000 in revenue, and whose companies are positioned for growth.

  • General information

    Entrepreneurship is hard work. After the excitement of ideation and creation comes the challenging work of financing and marketing your venture, and growing your business. Designed for female entrepreneurs in various stages of the entrepreneurial process, the Banco Santander WX Program, in partnership with the UCLA Anderson School of Management, equips founders and owners of growing businesses with the leadership and business training required to successfully scale their ventures.


    Using a blended learning format in three modules, the Santander WX Program better prepares female entrepreneurs to achieve long-term success by applying the fundamental concepts of business, strategy, and leadership.


    PROGRAM BENEFITS and TAKEAWAYS


    • Gain a firm understanding of leadership and business topics designed to help you grow your business
    • Tackle and apply current approaches to business planning, strategy, growth and innovation to your venture
    • Take away a firm understanding of foundational business concepts such as Finance, Accounting, Marketing and Leadership
    • Participate in a Virtual Accelerator with unique and personalized support from a Business Coach and create an Individual Action Plan for your strategic growth
    • Join a developmental community of like-minded female entrepreneurs to share ideas, successes, and challenges


    KEY PROGRAM TOPICS


    • Business Planning
    • Finance & Accounting
    • Innovation & Phases of Business Growth
    • Understanding & Executing Strategy
    • Marketing
    • Leadership Styles and Skills

  • Reward

    Number of scholarships offered: 30

    What does the scholarship include? Accommodation, Tuition fees, Courses & Most Meals

    Term of scholarship: 5 months (March 24 – July 13, 2020)

    Destination country: United States of America

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Call stages

1. Application
from Dec 18, 19 to Feb 11, 20
2. Acceptance
from Feb 22, 20 to Mar 11, 20
3. Program Kick-Off Webinar & Orientation
from Jul 1, 20 to Jul 30, 20
4. PROGRAM: Module 1 (Virtual)
from Aug 1, 20 to Aug 31, 20
5. PROGRAM: Module 2 (In person at UCLA)
from Sep 21, 20 to Oct 21, 20
6. PROGRAM: Module 3 (Virtual)
from Nov 1, 20 to Nov 30, 20
7. Webinar – Bringing It All Together
from Dec 1, 20 to Dec 8, 20

Event on 14 July 2020 at 08:00 (PST)

Open stage
from Nov 30, 20 to Dec 7, 20 - 10:59 PM (GMT-07:00)
Selection process
the Dec 7, 20
Applications closed