BALANGA CITY—On November 6, Go Negosyo will take center stage here and in the province of Bataan under the sponsorship of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE), in cooperation with the Bataan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BACCI), Bataan provincial government and some government agencies.

Go Negosyo is a brainchild of PCE, a nonstock, nonprofit organization that advocates for a change in mindset and attitude to address poverty in the country through entrepreneurship.

Mon Lopez, PCE executive director, explained that their advocacy is to encourage everyone to take charge and make the most of their resources and abilities by utilizing and transforming these into viable enterprises that will redound to the improvement of the country’s economy.

“PCE hopes to show up entrepreneurial success and popularize entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment, job-seeking or migration,” said Lopez, who is also the vice president of RFM Foods Corp.

He said Filipinos should be enterprising, be able to develop business ideas, and turn them into successful businesses.

The PCE executive director also pointed out that a good business idea doesn’t need to be totally new, but has to be different or better than existing products or services to make the venture competitive.

He said their organization would already be happy to learn that even 1 percent of those who will attend the Go Negosyo here would go into business and become successful.  He said business experts and successful Filipino businessmen will provide timely business ideas and reveal tested business theories and practices.

Paulo Tibig, president of BACCI, said a big march will signal the opening of the Go Negosyo in Bataan.

“Bataan will not only be known for the infamous Death March during World War II, but for a unique march to be participated in by students, teachers, small and big businessmen, ordinary people, cooperatives and other sectors interested in entrepreneurship,” said Tibig.

Gov. Enrique Garcia welcomed the entry to Bataan of Go Negosyo that, he said, will be of great help to the province. He encouraged registered cooperatives and small entrepreneurs in the province, as well as educational institutions, to join the activity.

He said the event will create a healthy business climate and inspire Bataan folks to do business as a way to achieve financial liberty.

The governor, in highlighting the significance of inspiring Filipinos to venture into business, even echoed the immortal Confucius teaching, “Give a man fish and he will eat for one day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for as long as he lives.”