The CKS College Business Expo 2015 was spearheaded by its School of Business, Accountancy, and HRM, in cooperation with the CKS Collegiate Alumni Club. Held last September 18 and 19, the theme of the Business Expo was “Navigating the Future through Business Innovation.” It opened via a ribbon-cutting ceremony graced by the College President Dr. Dory Poa, the Board of Trustees Honorary Chairman Mr. Allen Roxas, the BOT Corporate Secretary Atty. Danny Chan, the CKSCAA Vice President Mr. Jimmy See, and other key personages from the CKSCAA, the CKSC Collegiate Alumni Club, and the administration, as well as the College faculty, staff, and students.

Dr. Poa, through her opening remarks, expressed her pride and gladness of the business expo’s displaying the entrepreneurial spirit and creative ideas of the students and proving that the education our College gives is coupled with practical application. She also expressed her gratefulness to the participating establishments for unselfishly creating opportunities for aspiring CKSian entrepreneurs.  In parting, she advised the young entrepreneurs that the road to success may be tough but with their ingenuity and the school’s support, they are headed towards the right path.

The Expo featured products from the following participating companies: King Sue Ham, Crispy Creme, Collectors' Toy Box, Arce Dairy Ice Cream, the Happy Place, Super Duck, Scents N More, Nana Laguna, Dairy Queen, Erica's Pastries, the Happy Monster, Sweet Express, Filled, Slushee, A-zone Appliances & Electronics, NYFD, Gabol, Snack Mania, Sweet bites, Life Shirt, and Kimian's.

Visitors were given a chance to win prizes from the event’s sponsors. Major prizes were given out, including 2 Acer smartphones, 2 overnight stays in the Superior Suite of Lai Lai Hotel, and 10 Hawk bags. The two winners of Acer phones were Ms. Emilia Tan and Mr. Joseph Lorenz Ngo. The sponsors of the CKS College Business Expo 2015 were Acer, Davies Paint, Hawk Backpacks, LuckyPlast, Hong Seng Commercial, CDR-King, G-Force, Chinatown Lai Lai Hotel, High Tea, Rackey Candies, S. L. Agritech, and SkinTec Beauty Products. The media partners for the said event are ChinoyTV and World News.

With more than 600 visitors gracing the event, the Business Expo also featured products produced by CKS College entrepreneurship students.

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In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Tertiary Department of Chiang Kai Shek College, the CKS College School of Business, Accountancy, and HRM, in cooperation with the CKSC Collegiate Alumni Club, shall be holding a Business Expo on September 18 and 19, 2015 at the CKS College Narra Campus. Event hours shall be from 9:00AM to 4:30PM. The Business Expo is open to the public.

The theme for the Business Expo 2015 is "Navigating the Future through Business Innovation." Among the organizers of the event are the CKS College Student Executive Council, the Junior Marketing Association, the Junior Management Society, the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization,the Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants, the Hotel & Restaurant Mangement Society, and the Rotaract Club of CKS College.

CKS College Entrepreneurship students shall showcase products they personally designed and produced. Exhibiting alongside them are King Sue Ham, Crispy Creme, Collectors' Toy Box, Arce Dairy Ice Cream, the Happy Place, Super Duck, Scents N More, Nana Laguna, Dairy Queen, Erica's Pastries, the Happy Monster, Sweet Express, Filled, Slushee, A-zone Appliances & Electronics, NYFD, Gabol, Snack Mania, Sweet bites, Life Shirt, and Kimian's. The media partners for the said event are ChinoyTV and World News.

Visitors shall be given a chance to win prizes from the event's sponsors. The sponsors of the CKS College Business Expo 2015 are Acer, Davies Paint, Hawk Backpacks, LuckyPlast, Hong Seng Commercial, CDR-Kiing, G-Force, Chinatown Lai Lai Hotel, High Tea, Rackey Candies, and SkinTec Beauty Products.

A ribbon cutting ceremony at 8:30AM on September 18 shall mark the opening of the Business Expo.

The first seminar of CKSC-JPIA entitled Expanding Your Career Opportunities: Seminar on Certified Management Accounting (CMA) Program, Institute of Management Accountant (IMA) Philippines and Competency Crisis took place at the CKS College Main Campus, Ching Ban Lee Memorial Hall on August 22, 2015 at 1:00 in the afternoon.

Opening the event was JPIA President, Samantha Joyce Corpin. Tami Lee Ann Tan and Mikee Marielle Chua, the masters of the ceremony, introduced the speakers.

Mr. Leo Yatco, CMA, MBA, CPA with Masters in Business Administration and also an instructor of Insights Financial Review Services, Inc., gave a briefing of what their program is all about, what benefits the students can get in joining the program and a briefing on what the next speakers will be talking about.

Mr. Edison Chu, CMA, CIA, CPA, shared his journey on how and what he has experienced along the way before reaching his current position in his workplace. He shared the things that happen in the workplace, the kinds of people one will encounter and the job one may assigned to do.

The last speaker, Mr. Angel Secerio Jr., CGMA, CFE, CMA, US CPA, is the current president of the Institute of Management Accountant, Philippines. Like the previous speakers, he also talked about his journey, how he was able to become a CPA, how he aspired to achieve more titles along the way, and some of the difficulties he encountered in his life. He encouraged the students to aspire and work hard to achieve their dreams to become a CPA and more in the later part of their lives. Before ending his speech, he offered the students who aspire to become Certified Management Accountant (CMA) 10 free slots of CMA review worth P 65,000.

The event concluded with the giving of certificate and token of appreciation to the speakers by JPIA President, Samantha Joyce Corpin, and JPIA Vice President-Internal, Iris Altura, and the closing remarks by Bryann Raymart Inn, JPIA treasurer.

Article by:Hilary Bridget Qu

The Junior Marketing Association conducted its first seminar for this school year, entitled “Creating Positive Change through Advertising” last August 14, 2015(Friday) at the Audio-Visual Room CKS College Narra Campus. The event was hosted by SEC VP Internal Mr. Aron Sy, followed by an invocation led by JMA VP External Ms. Trisha Que.

The guest speaker for the event was Mr. Virgilio “Gil” Velez, a renowned professor of Advertising from Universityof Santo Tomas, a columnist for the Manila Times, a contributor for the Philippine Business Magazine, and a strategic planning consultant at Dominguez Marketing Communications, Inc.

Mr. Gil Velez shared to business students the importance of advertising to today’s fast-changing society wherein people are more online than ever. According to Mr. Velez, a marketing person should develop a creative mind and he may do so by being exposed to various ideas. He exhibited print and TV ads that have been popular worldwide, then stressed that an advertisement to be effective, a brand should have a purpose, principles, and participation in order to capture the attention and emotions of the consumers.

 Having acquired new ideas and deeper understanding of advertising thru the guest speaker, the attendees became inspired   to learn more and to venture on advertising in the future.

(Article by: Trisha Que / Photo Credits to: Nicole Sy)