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Best degrees for aspiring entrepreneurs

  • 26-10-2014 11:03AM
    #1
    rockerdude15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭


    Are business degrees good?
    I might do something with computers but how do you know if you are into computer courses if you haven't programmed before?


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 5,250 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    It's hard to know - there are courses labeled as entrepreneurial out there. http://www.learnpipe.ie/courses/entrepreneurship/
    There are also postgraduate courses like http://www.ul.ie/graduateschool/course/software-engineering-entrepreneurship-msc for those who have taken a technical undergraduate degree.

    I have a BComm and while a few of my peers went on to start their own business or to take over a family business, more of us became accountants. I don't think there is a defined career path to become an entrepreneur.


  • #3
    NSAman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,497 ✭✭✭NSAman


    Simple, work in an accountants office with business clients..


  • #4
    djpbarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    rockerdude15 wrote: »
    Are business degrees good?
    I might do something with computers but how do you know if you are into computer courses if you haven't programmed before?
    At the risk of sounding glib, you could just try programming? There is a wealth of information available online. Pick a language and give it a go.


  • #5
    rockerdude15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭rockerdude15


    Would BIS (Business information systems) be good?


  • #6
    smcgiff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,943 ✭✭✭smcgiff


    rockerdude15 wrote: »
    Would BIS (Business information systems) be good?

    My impression of this is that it's neither fish nor fowl. From my understanding the IT part is basic and not up to programmer level.

    It might be a good pre post grad degree.


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  • #7
    rockerdude15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭rockerdude15


    Would commerce give you a better understanding of how business and marketing works?


  • #8
    djpbarry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    rockerdude15 wrote: »
    Would BIS (Business information systems) be good?
    It's really difficult to provide useful advice when you're giving us so little to go on.

    What do you mean by "good"?


  • #9
    rockerdude15
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 65 ✭✭rockerdude15


    djpbarry wrote: »
    It's really difficult to provide useful advice when you're giving us so little to go on.

    What do you mean by "good"?

    What I mean is that do you think it would give you the same level of understanding of how business works as a bcomm degree?
    Would a bcomm give you a better understanding of running business, management and marketing?
    (BIS doesn't cover marketing in great deal)


  • #10
    professore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,849 ✭✭✭professore


    Whatever you're passionate about. If you know and love something you'll be able to make a business out of it and be damn good at it.


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