It’s not necessary to study to become an entrepreneur, but doing so will help you avoid common mistakes, shorten your learning curve or validate your assumptions.

The increasing number of people putting up their own business has pushed three schools to offer entrepreneurship in their college and graduate curriculum. The Ateneo Center for Continuing Education holds regular seminars and workshops for existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. The Asian Institute of Management is offering a master’s degree, and Mirriam College an undergraduate degree, in entrepreneurship. While it’s not necessary to go to school to learn to run a business, many entrepreneurs are finding out that it pays to study to avoid common mistakes, shorten their learning curve or validate their assumptions.
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Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña is urging foreign and local businessmen to invest in Cebu amid the political turmoil that the country is experiencing today.

“Cebu is now the best place to make business in the Philippines. We have political and economic stability. The peace and order situation is relatively peaceful,’’ Osmeña said.

The rallies and demonstrations calling for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo are only confined within Metro Manila, the mayor said.
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