Philippine Showbiz Today Vol 13 No 7 | Page 20

20 Philippine Showbiz Today April 8 - 21, 2018 5 business lessons from Kapamilya stars Starting a business? Learn from these celebs! Have you ever thought about starting a business? Well, despite what many believe, you don’t need a degree in business management to become a good businessman. Sure, a degree defi- nitely helps, but many have become successful entrepreneurs with just a lot of hard work, careful planning, determination, and a little luck on their side. Just look at all the Kapamilya stars that have launched their businesses in the past few months - Anne Curtis, Vice Ganda, Kathryn Bernardo, Liza Soberano to name a few. None have been professionally educat- ed in the art of business, but they all started businesses all the same. So why not a learn from their experiences? Here are a few lessons from our fa- vorite celebrities’ business ventures: 1. Choose a business close to your heart Many people advise this because it holds true - you always work harder when you love what you do. Matteo Guidicelli, who opened his first restaurant (Trattoria da Gianni) back in 2016 in his hometown of Cebu City and his second (Da Gianni Cucina Italiana) just this year in Westgate Alabang, stressed this point in an episode of “Magandang Buhay.” “‘Yung pinakaimportante [is that] ‘yung business mo, dapat malapit sa buhay mo. ‘Wag ‘yung business na sobrang malayo,” he said. “So ‘yung business ko is restaurant, ito ‘yung pagkain na kinakain namin sa bahay simula noong bata pa ‘ko so it’s very close to my heart.” Liza Soberano also started her business, Hope Hand and Feet Well- ness, because it’s a very important part of her life. “One way I relax and uplift my spirit is by going to nail spas, which made me realize that no matter how different our individual lifestyles may be, we all turn to our daily routines; we turn to our rituals [that] give us hope,” she said in an interview with Preview. “Wellness goes beyond what meets the eye,” she continued. “I personally wanted to go beyo