The Life of an entrepreneur

Qualifications to become an entrepreneur can be attained through many colleges, but education is not necessary to be qualified. One can start a business and be successful through their own intuition and skill. Steve jobs only attended college for one semester, then dropped out. Yet, Apple is now one of the most profitable companies in the world. If one chooses to go to college, some elite schools for entrepreneurship include the College of Business Administration at the University of Texas, the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, many colleges and training programs can provide continuing education for an entrepreneur such as the Graduate School of Business at Stanford and the Kannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University. Many training programs offer a source of continuing education for an entrepreneur. Small business resource centers offer help to business owners. These can be very helpful because they draw local profits to the business, which can help a small business get off to a good start. As a result, continuing education and training can be found with ease for an entrepreneur (Hausman 192-243). In an interview with Rob Plank, the qualifications and qualities to become an entrepreneur were discussed. “This all depends on your field, in our business, accreditations look good, but at the end of the day, customers just want their systems and network done and fixed” (Plank). Mr. Plank believes that a top college would look good on a resume, but, in the end, all that matters is that customers get what they want. Basically, qualifications look good, but they are not all that matters. When asked about the qualities an entrepren...

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...ing these classes, there is less worry about going broke since a dynamic business plan is in store. Websites and software programs can make a business plan even more efficient. Spreadsheets can be easily made through software programs. Many websites offer free business plan writing tools, downloadable templates and even sample plans (Mintz). As an outcome, a business plan can be made successful through many means of help.

One can see that entrepreneurship truly can be full of opportunity through becoming a boss and allowing a person to run their own business by starting their own company. People such as Steve Jobs show how much opportunity is available through entrepreneurship. Through people similar to Jobs, unemployment rates will drop through jobs always being existent. Thus, entrepreneurship benefits society as a whole and will never cease in its necessity.