Shasin Hamal's Blog

Having a degree in business will help you land an average job in the business world but it won’t make you the ‘rich business monster’ that most wish to be.  However, it may help you climb the corporate ladder.  Take a look at Sir Richard Branson  .  He’s a high school drop out at the age of 16 and has managed to place #255 in the Forbes List of Billionaires   as an entrepreneur having a net worth of $4.2 billion through hard work.

Furthermore, Gurbaksh Chahal     not as world renowned, but a successful entrepreneur nonetheless, dropped out of high school at the age of 16 to enter the online advertising market.  At the age of 18 he sold his first company, ClickAgents for $40 million, and at 25 years of age, he sold his second company, BlueLithium to Yahoo for $300 million.

What’s their secret?  It’s the motivation they have to succeed, willingness to work hard, and having passion for what they do.  One cannot work simply for money to succeed but must recognize the long term goal of creating great value.   Then money will soon follow.  A business degree may help you earn cash but does not teach values or work ethics of a successful entrepreneur.  A degree in business does not hurt but is it really worth the investment?

External Links and Resources:

Richard Branson biography – http://www.biography.com/people/richard-branson-9224520

Gurbaksh Chahal- http://about.me/gchahal

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