The Ateneo Business Resource Center (BRC) is a university-based learning resource that encourages and supports entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship. It is through Training and Outreach, Business Acceleration, Consulting and Business Coaching, and Market Research that the aim of BRC for the community is pursued. Ultimately, the Ateneo BRC provides capacity building through academic knowledge and actual training that is supported by the vast Ateneo network and the Jesuit community.
The Ateneo Center for Social Entrepreneurship (ACSEnt) is the Ateneo de Manila University’s center committed to foster social transformation and contribute to nation-building by cultivating a vibrant social entrepreneurship sector in the Philippines. As part of the ongoing initiative to contribute to inclusive growth and development, ACSEnt’s fundamental priority is focused on developing an ecosystem comprised of multi-sector partners to support and enhance the creation of programs in research, education and training, advocacy and incubation. Such programs intend to further advance social entrepreneurship in the country and engage leaders, experts, practitioner and advocates who can extend collaborative partnerships with communities and other grassroots sectors, creating mutual socio-economic and environmental benefits that support national development.
The Ateneo Family Business Development Center envisions itself as the leading resource for the strengthening of business families and the development of family businesses in the ASEAN region. AFBDC aims to educate and assist business families in achieving and sustaining harmonious & fulfilling relationships amongst each other; promote professionalism and assist family businesses for sustainable growth through development of competencies in key management functions; and develop curriculum and conduct research in the area of business families and family businesses.
Ateneo Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD)
Leveraging on the expertise held across the entire university, Ateneo Business Insights Laboratory for Development (BUILD) is uniquely positioned to provide external stakeholders with the rigor needed in research for data-driven decision-making and to provide expertise across several domains outside of business, such as psychology, education, health, economics, computer science, and education. The experiences from engagements with the industry partners shall be used to fulfill Ateneo's mission in education, particularly research, curriculum development, faculty development, and student enterprise empowerment.
BUILD will initiate innovation through academic research on topics of interest to students and faculty or influenced by industry interactions. The center will centralize research output in the Ateneo Integrated Open Library (AOLI) repository. These resources will form the foundation for various initiatives, including internal and public workshops, toolkits for consultancies and managed services, and potential spin-outs.
