I just discovered the Community blog for this Technopreneurship OJT thing! Let me put down my first post as a recap of what has been so far going on.

I started my OJT back in January 16, and reported to CAP College for my first day of work on that same date. My mentor is Mr. King Doromal, who is the President of CAP College... a related, but separate entity to CAP Education.

I have been given the task of setting up my very own marketing structure in order to sell specialized college DE (distance education) application forms for CAP College. My structure or organization, although employed by CAP, should be considered a separate entity from CAP - kind of like an agency that is employed to sell CAP College's new products.

They explained to me that since I was doing an ENTREPRENEURSHIP course that I should learn how to build a working organization, and that this is a sort of training ground for me to learn how to set up a marketing structure/organization, hire the people needed for it to operate, and begin operations. They also stated that my OJT hours would be counted whenever I either went to office or whenever I set out to do tasks related to building the organization (such as going out to recruit people or attempting to sell distance education applications in order to have a better grasp of selling and how to sell).

They granted me a office, right next to my superior Rey de Leon, who is the one who helps me in my day to day operations, since Mr. Doromal normally takes care of other more important things.

For the days that I come in to the office, I was given a bundy clock card that I punch in when I arrive and punch out when I leave. Since my task requires me to be out of the office more than inside it, I was requested to make daily reports every day so that it would be possible to count every hour I spent in creating this organization for me and my managers to operate. 

Sometime last month, I was asked to take a business trip with the President to La Union in order to undergo sales training on the field with the President himself. We travelled from Makati to La Union, then stopped briefly in Caba, before proceeding all the way to Vigan making stops to sell the distance education applications to verious waitresses and bartenders working in small restaurants and canteens that dotted the highway. When we got to Vigan, we inspected the CAP Building there, and I was able to speak with the Division Head of Sales in the Vigan region. After that, we headed back to Caba to rest, and left again early in the morning back to Manila. 

As of now, I have four managers that have signed up ad are attending the training session I scheduled and set up on April 3, Thursday. The training will be a whole day affair, from 8 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon. After training, my managers will be given the tasks of recruiting their sales people and once we have enough to operate, we begin operations.

During this OJT period, I also came up with a new way to sell these distance education applications in an effort to innovate the selling procedure of CAP College. Instead of concentrating on person-to-person sales relationships, I, along with a friend and call center owner, Carlos Campa, discussed the possibilities of selling distance education in bulk to call centers for their agents.

We realized that with CAP College's present scheme, we have an advantage over other schools offering distance education that allows for us to offer a partnership with various call centers all over the country in order to educate the call center agents, who are mostly just high school graduates who have no time or money to go to college. The call center would also make 20% commission on sales, effectively beig recognized as the "sales person", and making everybody in the equation a winner. CAP College sells their product, the call centers earn money on commission and elevate their company value by educating their employees, and the employees graduate college WHILE WORKING, paying tuition through salary deductions.

Sir, I hope u got the envelope that I gave ms. Jenny in the faculty room about the details of my OJT

I still don't miss my hours or OJT days because I will be leaving the country on Feb 18 (personal reasons)- will be out for 2 weeks. So, I know that I would have to make up for my absences. Good thing that I was allowed to have an excused pass. But I will make sure that when I get back, I will still have that focus and determination to finish everything.

I just want to share a part of my experience in my work. I became one of those interviewers of the applicants who wanted to work in Nestle. (because this company provides manpower to Nestle). I was able to talk to different kinds of people. Also, able to read many resumes. After interviewing, of course I had to grade them. I had a hard time giving a low grade to those people who dint answer quite well. Looking at their background, some of them came from a poor family. So, of course, I want them to have a job... After a while, I got the feel of it. I just said to myself that I need to just do my work firmly and fairly. I just thought of the reason why the company is hiring. It is because they want to have quality employees. So, my job is to rate what is seen. Because this will affect the business later on.

In the office, I was briefed with everything about the company. At first, I had a hard time understanding these things because the company has so many divisions (group of companies)... but after internalizing, I managed to put everything in my mind. But because of these many companies, Mrs. Pascual made me choose at least two. So, I choose the ALIW ALEXIS FARMS which includes the hog division, scrap, and the food processing.. also, i choose the AEI which includes manpower services to Nestle.

I've been briefly oriented with the business the whole week. I've been internalizing everything that was said to me by my mentor and my 2nd mentor. I've also been familiar with how the business moves specifically but I was told to make these confidential... overall, I am happy that I am able to learn so much even though it is only the 2nd week. It is different being outside seeing the real business rather than just staying at the classroom reading textbooks. I am very observant on how Mr. Alimagno moves around his business checking if everything is alright and how deals with different kind of people. I really look up to him because someday I also want to be like him. A true blooded Entrepreneur! It is hard to explain but if you get to be with him, you'll know. There is so much more to learn in this OJT that I am 100% sure that it will help me when I am to put up my own.

1460 Brgy Niugan, Cabuyao, Laguna

AAFI originated from Aliw Farms in 1986 and was incorporated in 1991. The owner, Edgardo G. Alimagno, an architect by profession but a farmer by heart had already been involved into crop farming and trading (scrap materials) for ten years he saw the profitability of hog raising. The idea led him to put up Aliw Farms with only a two-sow level capital. Seven years after, with the help of his trusted personel, the two-sow level had been increased to almost 120 sow-levels and is maintained even up to this time.

It was in 1998 that AAFI ventured in food processing. The facility was constructed when Nestle Philippines was in need of a supplier for raw materials and processed onion and garlic flakes including flavored oil for their culinary products. Extensive training and seminars were held to comply with Nestle's strict requirements. To date, AAFI-Food Processing division continuously lives up to the standards set by Nestle Philippines in order to maintain its First Priority Level accreditation. The company commits to serve its customers quality packing and manufacturing of safe food at all times. Over the years, new product line and packing services have been created and modified to fit the needs of AAFI's various clienteles.

To be able to contribute for the good of the community and be able to be of service to God and fellomen are the philisophies were the EGA group of companies have been founded: ALITRADE, a construction and trading company, which has been doing business with Nestle for almost 20 years; AEI, for manpower services; the newly established EGA Industrial Corporation (EGAIC) for co-packing services, EGALAND Realty for property needs and ALIW ALEXIS FARMS INC.,for hog raising and food processing.

To this day, Aliw Alexis Farms Inc. employs nearly a hundred individuals living in Cabuyao and nearby towns.

OUR COMPANY

Aliw Alexis Farms Incorporated (AAFI), a member of EGA Group of companies, deals with agricultural products (crop and livestock) and their processed forms. Its products and services include supply of raw or peeled onions and garlic (local and imported), live hogs (flatteners/finishers and piglets), flavored vegetable oil, filing of oil into sachets and mixed onion and garlic flakes, AAFI's related services under EGA Industrial Corporation, a sister company, deals with co-packing activities such as wrapped/unwrapped work-inprocess (WIP) converted into finished goods form.

Its main office is located at 149 Barangay Sala, Cabuyao, Laguna. The processing packing and storage facility is located at 1460 National Hi-way, Barangay Niyugan, Cabuyao, Laguna with a total land area of 2,600 sq.m. Its piggeries can be found in Barangay San Isidro, Cabuyao, Laguna and Barangay Burol, Calamba, Laguna.

Thr company had been named after the owner's fifth daughter Aliw who was born 1986 and later on added the name Alexis who is his youngest daughter born in 1990, thus, the name Aliw Alexis Farms (AAFI)

OUR MISSION

To give employment to people and develop them to achieve and maintain the highest standard of good manufacturing services.

OUR VISION

To develop more products that are of highest quality and to be able to compete both in the local and international markets.

Being an Entrepreneur should be able to take risks... caluculated ones.

An Entrepreneur should know and study his/her surroundings... knowing what people want or need and be able to give it to them.

Be able to make the money work for you and not you work for the money. In that way, you should keep on investing on something, and not just keeping all your accumulated money in the bank.

An Entrepreneur should not forget his/her christian values... to have a legitimate business. And be able to help the society...the poor... and not get into something that will affect others.

An Entrepreneur should be able to deal with all kinds of people. Being good in the streets. Having high negotiating skills

I am determined to do this right because I really want to graduate on time, so I can say that I will be very disciplined in this program. I will give feedbacks and be able to cope on weekly blogs. I will put into heart everything that I am to do because my OJT will only happen to me once, so ill make the most out of it. 

so I guess it would be Discipline, Hardwork, and Sincerity that will bring me to success in this program.