Education for an Entrepreneur?

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OK, about myself, I’m 18 and starting my Sophomore year in Community College. I always wanted to work for myself, I started a few websites at 14 years old and raked in $15k+ since then (and still reaping the fruits of my labor, but am not interested in web based businesses). I’ve never had a boss and I love it. Anyway,

I want to get a degree that will get me a good position in a field that is related to Business, the economy, finance (whatever would be required for an Entrepreneur to know).

I want to kill two birds with one stone and get a bachelors degree that would enable me to be the best Entrepreneur while raking in enough money to invest it into stocks, real estate, hedge funds, and other sectors of the economy and even possibly starting up a company or franchise (I believe this is referred to as a broad portfolio). I was thinking about majoring in something along the lines of economics, finance, accounting, or maybe even business administration. I plan to pursue an MBA a few years after my bachelors so I’m think a BBA will be redundant, but what would be smartest major?

I’m no longer aiming to be hired as a CEO, so keep that in mind, I just want the best education to start my own business while being able to land a job to earn capital to invest, keep that in mind when answering the question below.

As a stated, I want to kill two birds with one stone, what college major would help me land a good paying job & enable me to invest smartly & give me the know how to start my own business?

Any advice is great appreciated, THANKS!

2 Responses to Education for an Entrepreneur?

  1. eight says:

    I don’t know where you live or have plans to settle but, there’s a growing interest in urban renewal and development. Though the market is terrible right now, for the short term maybe you could get licensed and work part time in some aspect of real estate. The market won’t stay in this depressed state. Then pursue a MBA with a focus on urban planning. In the future you may use your knowledge of real estate and business in commercial real estate. FYI – commercial leases can also include a percentage of a business’s profits. It could be very profitable in the right market. Good luck!

  2. europeaninla says:

    for an entrepreneur attend the University of Life, nothing can beat experience.

    However you do need to have some education, this to proof that you are intelligent, … and they give some knowledge of an economical sector.

    I agree with you an BBA is useless if you (later) obtain an MBA. If i were you, I would try to find a sector in which you want to work, get educated in that (sector specific knowledge), then go work for a venture capitalist or consultant active in that sector while you persue your MBA.