"Challenge 2010: Navajo's Challenge" is an activity of Extremadura Business School in which participants will live an amazing experience related with different aspects of management. A trip to the heart of America (to Dead Horse Canyon, USA) in April, where participants will develop skills in negotiation and coordination between teams. A lifetime experience based on learning with others and the exploration of own talent.

International speakers Leila Navarro and José María Gasalla closed two months of intensive training with their talk-show : "Confidence in credit crunch"
During the ceremony, introduced by journalist Carme Chaparro, EBS presented diplomas to participants in training program for managers of EBS. The ceremony closed with the final speech by President of "Junta de Extremadura", Guillermo Fernández Vara.
Extremadura Business School is a business school for managers in Extremadura, committed to learning and individual development of staff with managerial responsibilities in companies and organizations.
Seven training programs, spread over the territory in which Extremadura has offered high quality training for four hundred employers in this region. This project involves a team of experienced teachers in different areas of management, academic and business experience in equal parts, oriented in skills related to management, creativity, leadership and innovation in order to achieve high impact results.
EBS wants to "think big" because we help to grow up our companies, collegues and friends. A review of training concept adapted to our requirements, circumstances and business processes of today.

Professor San Segundo has begun the third session of BA part time (Mérida, Extremadura) speaking about innovation, risks and opportunities of this task into companies. During five hours, San Segundo has spoken about different points of view abou creativity, mobility, conflicts in organizations.

The BA Course is formed about 25 participants from companies of regional network, and it is recommended for businespeople who need to improve their abilities.

Extremadura Business School, emerges in 2008 hand in hand with companies, university and Administration. The training offer of EBS is part of the Advanced Training Program for Managers of Junta de Extremadura, supporting in different business areas. In 2009, nearly 500 managers and businessmen from this region took part in several training activities implemented by EBS. This is a project committed to the business development of our region, that companies like Max Color Digital media Lab, the Institute for the Development of Communication in Organizations (INDEC), Herlusa, Electrical Pitarch, Katry Group, Conyser, Cristian Lay, Alfonso Gallardo Group and Caja Extremadura have joined companies. Shortly, Caja Duero and INSA-IBM will join the project.

In the signing of the document attended by Caja Extremadura's President, Victor Bravo Cañadas and the representatives of the different companies who constitute the Board. The General Director of Higher Education and Leadership of the Extremadura, Trinidad Ruiz Téllez and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Extremadura, Antonio Franco Rubio attended too.

There are some partes of the webpage, included sites for alumni and rest of people interested in executive programs. Domain www.ebs.es is property of Extremadura Business School.

Dr. Teresa Corzo defined the features of financial mentality, computing concepts like cash flows or costs of capital. It is an approach to the financial world for providing managers with tools that help them and improve the organization. Finances are a key for understanding a company and Dr. Corzo (Investment Analyst and professor of Finance Department of ICADE) has developed different studies, with the Inditex Group as the protagonist. For many participants, it is necessary to appreciate finances in the corporate structure to provide a better Knowledge about their own organizations.

Through an approach to the skills, opportunities and challenges of each organization, Dr. Alonso began a journey based on neuroscience applied to the business world, where participants from BA courses explore their emotional side. Dr. Alonso is Physician specializing in general surgery and digestive surgery, consultant in leadership, communication and business creativity, Fellow at Harvard University Medical School, member of New York Academy of Sciences, Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science and Maximum award of merit in Communication and Human Relations by Dale Carnegie Institute in New York. 

A discussion where they will examine the financial situation and Management from Spanish government, in addition to the impact of it in our region. A conversation between the two leaders which will identify the situation where we are to figure out possible solutions.
Before Christmas, Extremadura Business School wants to close the year with the reflections of two leaders who have put their talents to the public and private sector, answering to "shots" of the participants in the session.
Manuel Pimentel is an agricultural engineer, graduated in Law and Diploma in Higher Business Management. He was a member in the Andalusian Parliament and secretary general of "Partido Popular" in Andalucía, as well as Secretary of State for Employment and Minister of Labor and Social Affairs. Today is dedicated to a literary enterprise as editor, writer and an ardent supporter of the culture.
He has written five novels, a children's book and five essays. As author, he likes that his plots can ask some questions to understand the world around us, in other words, an invitation to think about the new knowledge society.
Jordi Sevilla also feels a strong bond with the political sphere, and he was taking part of it for nine years: he served as a parliamentarian in the House of Representatives, in addition to his three years as Minister of Public Administration (2004-2007), a position he left for working for a consultancy firm: PricewaterhouseCoopers and teaching at the Business Institute of Spain. He was the first minister with his own blog and regularly works in mass media, writing a weekly column: "Markets" in the newspaper El Mundo. He is the author of several books, the last one written with Jose Maria Vidal and Cristina Elias, published by Fundación Ortega y Gasset, entitled "Vertebrating Spain".

REGISTRATION:

• Regular Registration: 100 euros
• Alumni EBS Programs or sessions: 60 euros

Registration must be formalized before Friday 11th December, sending the shelter to inscripciones@ebs.es or by fax to 927 257 021. More information call to 927 257084.

Seats are limited and by invitation only.

Registration includes:
• Rights of assistance
• Material and documents for the meeting
• Books-gift of the session
• Certificate of Attendance issued jointly by the Spanish Association of Coaching and Consulting Process (AECOP) and Extremadura Business School
• Cocktail and Dinner at Hotel Confortel Badajoz ****

The Asian market represents one of the greatest challenges that a Extremaduran company can face in our region: a different culture and a different economic system, represent some of the most common obstacles when we talk about business with Asia . NPA is an intensive course in two sessions (20th and 21st of October) in the Hotel NH Gran Casino from Badajoz. Constance Barreault (International Business Consultant and one of the first directives to establish markets in Asia). The meetings will be from 09:00 hours to 19:30 hours. With a frenetic pace of growth that has broken all expectations in recent years, countries like China and India have brought a revolution in relationships and business strategies. The market has to adapt to more than two billion potential consumers and therefore, Extremadura Business School believes it is necessary to train managers who want to approach the eastern market and involve their company in foreign markets.

DGP’s journey (Course of Project Management) finishes in Badajoz county, after visiting cities like Badajoz, Merida, Zafra, Don Benito, Almendralejo and Castuera; and goes to Caceres populations of Miajadas, Caceres, Plasencia and Coria. The beginning of any project is characterized by uncertainty, a critical factor with great impact if we do not end the initial confusion. It is almost scandalous that only 16% of the Spanish projects are finished on time and with the budget. Statistics also notes that one in three projects were canceled before their beggining, according to Standish Group Study. Therefore, EBS has organized a workshop for improving the competitiveness of the Extremaduran company. A quality commitment about which involves various actors who works in effective learning systems of project management.

Today, in Parador de Mérida, 20 participants has thought about projects using Cayenne Methodology.