How many years of school do you have to complete to open your own business?

Answer 1

If you have the smarts to start your own buisness & the money, unless it's require's a degree, no extended education is needed, but a good education doesn't hurt, it depend's on the person & their goal's.

Answer 2

You don't technically have to have any amount of schooling to open your own business. Instead, you need money and resources. Often, taking business classes can help you learn how to get those things and how to run a business... but schooling isn't required.

Answer 3

A lot of them didn't go at all. Others failed to finish. The skills prized at college are very different from those an entrapreneur needs. Some have been without formal education, even illiterate.

Answer 4

Entrepreneurs do not necessarily need to obtain a college or university degree. That being said read the following carefully.

Over 70% of the businesses that start today, will fail in the first five years. This is not to say they will make it that long, but they will fail within the time frame. The following are some major contributors to failed businesses.

* Never had a written plan * Undercapitalization * Never sought any outside help (Coach or mentor) * Poor location * Never had a business course * Poor assessment of product and/or service need If you have the opportunity, get your education. Not having one - as you can see above - is one of the major reasons businesses fail.

Answer 5

Education is not a requirement to own a business.