DreamBuilder

DreamBuilder
June, 2016
The Women’s Business Creator
DreamBuilder Stakeholders
 Creators:
- Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
- Thunderbird School of Global Management
DreamBuilder Overview
 Basic Elements:
- A free, online business education and a certificated
program offered in English and Spanish
- 12 - 13 modules that cover the basic steps for
starting and growing a business
DreamBuilder Components
 Pre and post-program surveys
 Lock-step sequenced courses
DreamBuilder Components
 Business Plan Generator:
- Ideas and information entered during each course
- Business plan generated at end of program
DreamBuilder Components
 Fictional Character, Alma:
- Guides modules
- Shares lessons learned
- Motivates learners
DreamBuilder Components
 Engaging modules that include:
- Testimonials of successful entrepreneurs
- Interactive exercises and games
- Quizzes
Spanish and English DreamBuilder
 Launched in Peru and Chile
in 2013, in US in 2015
 Telenovela / Soap Opera:
- Four female protagonists,
episodes reinforce
instruction
 Launched in US in 2015
 Animated Series:
- Features Sara, an
aspiring entrepreneur
in the US
Different Ways to Participate
 Help Promote the Program:
- Add DreamBuilder link to webpage
- Promote DreamBuilder within and outside of the
organization
 Facilitate In-Person Classes:
- Promote DreamBuilder program through networks
- Recruit prospective students
- Offer in-person classes
- Purchase a customized network
 Help Others Facilitate Classes:
- Serve as a host site for classes
- Share DreamBuilder with partners
DreamBuilder: Additional Options
 Customized Landing Page or Learning Network
 Offline Version of DreamBuilder:
- Contains same content as online DreamBuilder
- Delivered on flash drives
- Available in English and Spanish
Benefits of Customized Landing Page
 Provides
administrative access
to program directors
 Helps organizations
track clients’ progress
 Offers customized
branding opportunities
 Facilitates tracking
and reporting of
results
DreamBuilder Success to Date
 Launched in South America in 2013 and the United
States as of May 31, 2015 with the following numbers:
-
Chile: 2,000 +
Peru: 3,600 +
United States: 6,300+
Overall Registration: 14,000+
Hours of training provided: 58,778
Countries served: 60
Partners/Networks: 75
DreamBuilder in APEC economies
Chile
12%
Non-APEC
20%
Other APEC
1%
Mexico
7%
Peru
22%
U.S.A.
38%
Chile
Mexico
Peru
U.S.A.
Other APEC
Non-APEC
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DreamBuilder: In Perú
- Partnerships are key
Signed Agreements
 Ministry of Women and
Vulnerable Populations of
Perú
 Regional Government of
Arequipa
 Local Municipalities of:
- José Luis Bustamante y
Rivero,
- Cerro Colorado,
- Majes,
- Mariano Melgar,
- Paucarpata and
- Caylloma
DreamBuilder: In Chile
- Partnerships in Chile include: government agencies,
NGOs, non-profit, and universities.
 226-777-000
DreamBuilder: In the United States
- Partnership with the Small Business Administration
and their network of Women’s Business Center enrolls
over 5,900 entrepreneurs.
DreamBuilder: Future Courses
 Access to Capital Course:
- Provides an overview of different types of
capital
- Walks learners through lending options
- Generates a customized report
- Available in English and Spanish
DreamBuilder: Future Courses
“The program has given me a lot of strength to move
forward… to continue to overcome all of the problems that
we women face every day and to keep going for our
children, for our families,
and for ourselves.
I’m very grateful to
DreamBuilder.”
(Silvana Farfán, owner
of Muebles Adria, Perú)
Banco del Estudiante: Financial Education
The “Banco del Estudiante” program uses DreamBuilder
in order to develop business plans
- Clients = Youth
- Currency = Recyclables
- Promote Savings
- Entrepreneurship training
- Exposed to micro savings
Learn More
Visit:
-
www.dreambuilder.org
www.spanish.dreambuilder.org
www.facebook.com/dreambuilder.peru
https://www.youtube.com/user/DreamBuild
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Contacts
 Kellie Kreiser, Executive Director
- Kellie.kreiser@asu.edu
 Cindy Yeager, Sr. Director, Latin America
- Cindy.yeager@asu.edu
 Katherine Zuga, Program Director, North America
- katherine.zuga@asu.edu
Thank you
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