Enterprise Leadership for Transformation - Market Immersion
About This Course
This course is a dynamic experience designed to propel your leadership skills to new heights. Dive into an intensive market immersion trip in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or Greater Asia, where you'll explore the political, economic, and business landscapes unique to your selected market. Engage with local Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs) and ecosystem partners to uncover the challenges and opportunities faced by foreign enterprises. Enhance your cultural acumen and business effectiveness through networking dinners, cultural tours, and trade shows. Witness firsthand how Singaporean SMEs thrive abroad and forge connections that transcend borders, empowering you to lead with confidence in a global market.
Designed by Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and academia for CEOs and growth leaders, the programme combines classroom learning with ‘doing’, right from the start. The programme comprises three integrated streams, weaving together learning that is relevant to a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) leader’s growth learning needs with guided mentoring at every juncture to support the development of viable business growth plans, and peer learning.
SME CEOs and growth leaders participating in these programmes will have the opportunity to learn from best practices, leverage their strengths, and build on growth ambitions.
Participants will be applying the key concepts learnt to their businesses immediately in an iterative process with the guidance of expert advisors, constantly revisiting their business growth plans at calculated intervals – emerging with a viable business growth strategy to elevate their enterprise to the next level.
What You'll Learn
- Market Immersion trip to a location in Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) or Greater Asia
- Potential Learning Areas specific to the selected market: Political, economic, business climate and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) ecosystem;
Challenges and Issues faced by foreign enterprises in setting up businesses in market; Business culture and how foreign enterprises can increase its effectiveness with local partners and investors
- Potential Company Visits: Singaporean SMEs already present in-market; Ecosystem partners of interest in-market
- Potential Business Networking: Hosted networking dinners with local businessmen and Singaporean businessmen; Cultural tours; Trade shows
Entry Requirements
Experienced founder / owner / successor / top leadership roles in Singapore Small Medium Enterprises with annual revenues of 5 to 100 million