Maria Jose Sanchez
Born in a small town in the North of Argentina and since I am 21 I have just done what I felt it was best for me: Study - work - travel and live in places that I always dreamt of living when I was young and made strong friendships on the way
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Education, Lifestyle, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, English, Entrepreneurship, Event planning, Languages, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Spanish |
| Next step: | Start a new Venture with a suitable business partner in Mallorca |
| Location: | Majorca - Balearic Island -Spain |
| Groups: | Imperial Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Creating a group, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Giving back, Helping friends, Joining a startup, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Tags: | coaching, training and support for women in business |
| Schools: | Imperial College London, University of London |
FULL BIO
My services to women entrepreneurs:
• Learning new tools and business skills to manage your own business and to start building up your business projects
• Networking with pairs and other business women that works locally
• Developing a strong entrepreneurial way of thinking
• Being fully aware of the female entrepreneur profile
• Growing your business steadily by using strategic business techniques, tools and ideas
2nd mid term goals:
To belong to a hub and group of women entrepreneurs which let you do:
• Business incubation
• Brainstorming of ideas with your pairs
• Monitoring of your business
• Getting business support and advice
• Constant positive networking
• Promoting your businesses
• Keeping up to date with new trends in entrepreneurship
• Team building exercise
• Career Development workshops
• Input of your own ideas to the hub and group
• Being fully aware of legislation favorable to women in business
• Campaigning for a friendly environment towards female businesses.
Business Skills training:
Marketing
Strategy of Growth and Development
Leadership
Female entrepreneur characteristics
Career development workshops
Business Plan
Maria Sanchez - 36 years old
Santa Ponsa – Calvia - Mallorca
Tel: 619 122 850
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Natibo Ltd |
| Position: | Owner |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Responsible for negotiations of price, contracts and terms and conditions of agreements between suppliers and Real Estate Agents, to ensure the smooth running of the process of selling and buying among clients.
• Promote Spanish Properties in the UK. Taking British clients to Granada, Valencia, Alicante to see properties. Promoting South American products into the UK online, at fairs and through network clubs. • Sourcing products and suppliers from South America (Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil) to sell them in the UK. • Setting up, building and running the business: responsible for creating the Distribution Channel, Client database, Investors Database, Contacts within the Industry and Organizations. Also set up Logistics agreements with Parcel Force and DHL and South American and Chinese trading companies. Built the website and online payment system for the company. • Networking with Important institutions in the UK: London Chamber of Commerce, British Argentine Chamber of Commerce, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, Traders in London and Investor groups • Preparing invoices to customers, contract of trading and payment to suppliers and logistic service people. Customs and Excise • Creating and designing the advertising and marketing material to promote the companies products and services in the British Market. • Travelling to China and Argentina to set up the network triangle: UK - South America (Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil) and China with trading and logistics companies. |
| Employer: | Banking Sector: Banco Santander, Bear Sterns, Dresdner Bank |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | January 1998 - December 2002 |
| Description: | • Involved in client liaison and strong Corporate Marketing and PR function at a senior level with Investment Bankers and Corporate clients in the UK - London.
• Responsible for th organisation and management of marketing and Road Show visits of Spanish senior analyst and Spanish Companies with British Corporate Clients in London (blue collar executives only) |
EDUCATION
| University: | Imperial College London |
| Time period: | 2006 - 2007 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | University of London |
| Time period: | 1998 - 2002 |
| Degree: | Politics and Society, BA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Tennis - squash - Padel tennis - tabe tennis - walking & trecking - Salsa and Latin rhythms in general (Tango – Merengue- Rumba) |
