Why School Won't Prepare You to Be an Entrepreneur

'Jay Goltz is a successful owner of five Chicago businesses and when he sat down to list the attributes he has seen in similarly successful entrepreneurs, he saw tension between higher education and the skills needed to start a business. Business school may teach you the ropes but what about creativity? Goltz says businesses succeed when entrepreneurs are "coming up with innovative ideas about marketing, management or finance". Understanding your tolerance for risk is also essential, says Goltz. Again, not a skill taught in most schools...'

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