You are an entrepreneur running a small business.

You use some IT technology in your business but feel there’s a lot more to know.

You want to learn about new ways to grow your business.

You’re ready to invest a bit of time to learn how IT technology can help you in your business.

Become MAP!

How can I become MAP Certified?

There are different ways. You can go to your local MAP center or go to MAP online from your home or your office. Keep reading to find out more.

So…what’s a MAP center?

MAP centers are certified training centers that teach practically oriented and immediately applicable courses for small and micro business owners and employees. MAP centers teach how to use simple IT technology to improve the efficiency and growth of your business.

And what can I learn in a MAP center?

MAP centers teach you how to use different IT technologies to solve the most common business challenges faced by small and micro entrepreneurs. Courses offered focus on technologies used in operations and management, finance, communications, marketing and technology management. No time is wasted on theory or features that aren’t immediately applicable to your business – you learn interactively and practically. And you also get to meet and share ideas and experiences with other small and micro business owners from your community.

Find a MAP center in your area!

MAP is offered in 25 different countries in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific Region. Go to our MAP Network page to see if there is a MAP center near you!

No MAP center close to you? Learn from MAP online.

MAP is not limited to physical centers but available online to those who do not live close to a MAP center – through Knowledge City.

Knowledge City? What’s that?

Knowledge City is an interactive online portal where you – as a small and micro enterprise owner or employee – can learn about IT technology for business through animated simulations and serious gaming. You can use the Knowledge City resources – which also include electronic materials that you can download and customize to match your business needs – free of charge, at your own pace, and according to your own interests.

And what can I learn there?

Knowledge City covers operations and management, finance, communications, marketing and technology management. Know how to use e-marketing to promote your business? Want to learn about project planning software? Having trouble with your financial accounting? Knowledge City can help you with all of these. Ready to take a stroll?

Prefer to learn through gaming?

Games are no longer just for playing. Serious gaming has added learning to gaming, without taking any of the fun out. Try out the Blossom Flowers game – a game that teaches you to become a tech-savvy entrepreneur.

Blossom Flowers? How does that work?

Blossom Flowers is a serious game designed to teach aspiring and established small and micro entrepreneurs how to use simple IT technologies to boost their business – through playing online. You play an ‘accidental’ entrepreneur who has to take care of a flower farm, making sure the business side is running smoothly. You’re given different missions and if you don’t know how to complete a particular step, Blossom will guide you through an interactive learning process. Want to check it out?