{"id":60193,"date":"2023-11-30T07:03:25","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/so-why-do-entrepreneurs-need-an-mba\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T07:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T14:03:25","slug":"so-why-do-entrepreneurs-need-an-mba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/so-why-do-entrepreneurs-need-an-mba\/","title":{"rendered":"So, Why Do Entrepreneurs Need an MBA?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Entrepreneurs<\/p>\n

Why do entrepreneurs need an MBA? If you plan on launching your own company someday, you don’t have to<\/em> go to business school, right? Many would-be entrepreneurs think a brilliant idea alone will take them to the top. After all, things worked out fine for the MBA-less Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n

The reality, though, is that for every super successful entrepreneur who eschewed the MBA, there are scores more entrepreneurs\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span><\/em> MBA degrees who have changed the world, such as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, or Warren Buffett, who grew Berkshire Hathaway from a textile manufacturing business into the world’s sixth-largest public company.<\/span><\/p>\n

An MBA program can’t teach you to feel more comfortable taking risks. It also won’t make you more passionate about your idea and won’t give you a constant thirst for new projects\u2014those are some innate qualities a successful entrepreneur has.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, an MBA program can teach you how to turn a good idea into a solid business. If you have startup fever, here are three reasons you should go to business school first and one time you may not need that MBA.<\/span><\/p>\n

Curious about your chances of getting into a top B-school?\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong>Contact us<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to talk strategy with a free 15-minute advising session with an SBC Principal Consultant.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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B-school is the best incubator for budding entrepreneurs<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

MBA programs have always prepared students to launch and manage their businesses. But over the last decade, the number of courses, centers, and contests dedicated exclusively to entrepreneurship has mushroomed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Business school has become the safe place to test your most creative, outrageous, and ambitious ideas. And you can do so without the pressure and fear of failure if that company or those ideas don’t work. Ultimately, failure is just as valuable a learning tool as success. After all, it offers students the chance to find out what went wrong and refine their business models to nail it out in the real world next time.<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ll have teachers and mentors guiding you as you search for that big idea that will change lives. You’ll also see all sides of the entrepreneurial experience, find out what it’s like to collaborate to execute your vision, and better understand whether entrepreneurship truly is your calling.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Stanford MBA Class of 2022 Employment Report<\/a> shows that 19% of the class launched their own venture.<\/a> Meanwhile, a record number of women are pursuing entrepreneurship by starting a company or joining a startup.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

B-school offers the best environment to build your team<\/h3>\n

Entrepreneurial success requires teamwork, strong business relationships, and a network of classmates who can provide introductions or offer advice in various areas. Likewise, you’ll benefit from having seasoned professors who can weigh in on business dilemmas as you build a plan. Good relationships with your professors can translate into a lifelong talent pipeline connecting graduates with current MBA students.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Even if\u2014like most applicants\u2014you don’t plan on pursuing a joint MBA degree, you can still take advantage of interdisciplinary studies in other areas that interest you. As a part of the greater university community, top-tier business schools often offer MBA students the chance to take courses alongside students from other graduate programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business<\/a> provides students with real-world entrepreneurial experiences through cross-campus initiatives and involvement with the business community. You might find someone outside the MBA program who could become a valuable asset to your team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Listen to B-Schooled Podcast #150<\/a>: Business School and the Entrepreneurial Journey<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Why do entrepreneurs need an MBA? B-school will teach you how to run and grow a company\u2014not just launch it.<\/h3>\n

So many entrepreneurs have failed at getting their business ideas off the ground precisely because they didn’t have some of the necessary tools in their arsenal that they would have learned at business school.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You have to be able to transition your idea into an actual business. It might be a startup, but you want it to grow \u2013 and last. More than many other business roles, an entrepreneur needs to know a little of everything. Even if you start a tech company, someone has to do the accounting, understand how to market your product or service, and act as a leader for the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Not every entrepreneur is a natural-born leader. Unfortunately, leadership isn’t easily learned from a book. An MBA program will help you hone those skills and apply them to your own venture.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you choose a school that uses the case method<\/a>, you’ll learn from others’ successes and mistakes about growing too quickly. Also, those HR management, business law, or venture capital financing classes could help you head off thorny workplace issues later.<\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. News’s Best MBA Programs for Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/h3>\n

Here are the top business schools for entrepreneurship in 2023, as ranked by\u00a0<\/span>U.S. News & World Report<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Stanford Graduate School of Business<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. MIT Sloan School of Management<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Harvard Business School<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. UC Berkeley Haas School of Business<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. University of Pennsylvania Wharton School<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. IU Kelley School of Business<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Michigan Ross School of Business<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. UT McCombs School of Business<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Rice Jones Graduate School of Business (tied)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    But…Maybe skip B-school altogether if you’re in a rush to launch a company rightnow<\/em>.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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    Competition moves fast, especially in the tech industry. So if you already have your product or service fully developed, a crystal clear business plan, sufficient funding to sustain you, and a fantastic team in place and ready to execute\u2014and if you think spending two years in a classroom might be an undesirable distraction\u2014then it’s time to hit the ground running.<\/span><\/p>\n

    However, if there’s no urgency, why not take advantage of the many ways an MBA can give you a leg up as an entrepreneur? You’ll hone your strategic decision-making skills, expand your professional network, and get the managerial and leadership expertise you need to scale your ventures in a competitive business landscape.<\/p>\n

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    Stacy Blackman Consulting offers multiple services to meet your MBA application needs. From our\u00a0All-In Partnership<\/a>\u00a0to interview prep, essay editing, resume review, and much more, we\u2019ve got you covered. Contact us today for a\u00a0free 15-minute advising session<\/a>\u00a0to talk strategy with a Principal SBC consultant.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    Here\u2019s a snapshot of the caliber of expertise on our SBC team<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    Ashley<\/h2>\n

    HBS Admissions Board
    \nat Harvard Business School
    \nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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    Kerry<\/h2>\n

    HBS Admissions Board
    \nat Harvard Business School
    \nKellogg MBA<\/p>\n

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    Pauline<\/h2>\n

    Director HBS Admissions
    \nat Harvard Business School
    \nMBA, the Wharton School<\/p>\n

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    Geri<\/h2>\n

    HBS Admissions Board
    \nat Harvard Business School<\/p>\n

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    Laura<\/h2>\n

    HBS Admissions Board
    \nat Harvard Business School
    \nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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    Andrea<\/h2>\n

    Director HBS Admissions
    \nat Harvard Business School
    \nHBS MBA<\/p>\n

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    Jennifer<\/h2>\n

    Admissions Officer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
    \nMBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)<\/p>\n

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    Erin K.<\/h2>\n

    Asst Director MBA Admissions
    \nat Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
    \nDirector MBA Admissions
    \nat Berkeley\u2019s Haas School of Business <\/p>\n

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    Susie<\/h2>\n

    Admissions Officer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
    \nMBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)<\/p>\n

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    Dione<\/h2>\n

    MBA, Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB)
    \nMinority Admissions, the GSB
    \nDiversity Programs, the GSB <\/p>\n

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    Anthony<\/h2>\n

    Associate Director MBA Admissions
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    \nat the University of Pennsylvania<\/p>\n

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    Meghan<\/h2>\n

    Associate Director MBA Admissions and Marketing
    \nat the Wharton MBA\u2019s Lauder Institute<\/p>\n

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    Amy<\/h2>\n

    Director, the Wharton School
    \nat the University of Pennsylvania
    \nProfessional Writer<\/p>\n

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    Ally<\/h2>\n

    Assistant Director MBA Admissions
    \nat Columbia Business School (CBS)
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    Assistant Director MBA Admissions
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    Associate Director MBA Admissions
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    Ashley<\/h2>\n

    Ashley<\/span> is a former MBA Admissions Board Member for Harvard Business School (HBS), where she interviewed and evaluated thousands of business school applicants for over a six year tenure.\u00a0Ashley<\/span>\u00a0holds an MBA from HBS.<\/p>\n

    During her HBS years,\u00a0Ashley<\/span>\u00a0was the Sports Editor for the Harbus and a member of the B-School Blades Ice Hockey Team. After HBS, she worked in Marketing at the Gillette Company on Male and Female shaving ...<\/p>\n

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    Kerry<\/h2>\n

    Kerry is a former member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS).<\/p>\n

    During her 5+ year tenure at HBS, she read and evaluated hundreds of applications and interviewed MBA candidates from a wide range of backgrounds across the globe. She also led marketing and outreach efforts focused on increasing diversity and inclusion, ran the Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP), and launched the 2+2 Program during her time in Admissions.<\/p>\n

    Kerry holds a B.A. from Bates College and\u00a0 ...<\/p>\n

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    Pauline<\/h2>\n

    A former associate director of admissions at Harvard Business School, Pauline served on the HBS MBA Admissions Board full-time for four years. She evaluated and interviewed HBS applicants, both on-campus and globally.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Pauline's career has included sales and marketing management roles with Coca-Cola, Gillette, Procter & Gamble, and IBM.\u00a0 For over 10 years, Pauline has expertly guided MBA applicants, and her clients h ...<\/p>\n

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    Geri<\/h2>\n

    Geri is a former member of the Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    In her 7 year tenure in HBS Admissions, she read and evaluated hundreds of applications and interviewed MBA candidates from a diverse set of academic, geographic, and employment backgrounds.\u00a0 Geri also traveled globally representing the school at outreach events in order to raise awareness for women and international students.\u00a0 In additio ...<\/p>\n

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    Laura<\/h2>\n

    Laura comes from the MBA Admissions Board at Harvard Business School (HBS) and is an HBS MBA alumnus. In her HBS Admissions role, she evaluated and interviewed hundreds of business school candidates, including internationals, women, military and other applicant pools, for five years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Prior to her time as a student at HBS, Laura began her career in advertising and marketing in Chicago at Leo Burnett where she worked on th ...<\/p>\n

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    Andrea<\/h2>\n

    Andrea served as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions at Harvard Business School (HBS) for over five years.\u00a0 In this role, she provided strategic direction for student yield-management activities and also served as a full member of the admissions committee.<\/p>\n

    In 2007, Andrea launched the new 2+2 Program at Harvard Business School \u2013 a program targeted at college junior applicants to Harvard Business School.\u00a0 Andrea has also served as a Career Coach for Harvard Business School for both cu ...<\/p>\n

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    Jennifer<\/h2>\n

    Jennifer served as Admissions Officer at the Stanford (GSB) for five years. She holds an MBA from Stanford (GSB) and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Jennifer has over 15 years experience in guiding applicants through the increasingly competitive admissions process into top MBA programs. Having read thousands and thousands of essays and applications while at Stanford (GSB) Admiss ...<\/p>\n

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    Erin K.<\/h2>\n

    Erin served in key roles in MBA Admissions--as Director at Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and Assistant Director at Stanford's Graduate School of Business (GSB).<\/p>\n

    Erin served on the admissions committee at each school and has read thousands of applications in her career. At Haas, she served for seven years in roles that encompassed evaluation, outreach, and diversity and inclusion. During her tenure in Admissions at GSB, she was responsible for candidate evaluation, applicant outreach, ...<\/p>\n

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    Susie<\/h2>\n

    Susie comes from the Admissions Office of the Stanford Graduate School of Business where she reviewed and evaluated hundreds of prospective students\u2019 applications.\u00a0 She holds an MBA from Stanford\u2019s GSB and a BA from Stanford in Economics.<\/p>\n

    Prior to advising MBA applicants, Susie held a variety of roles over a 15-year period in capital markets, finance, and real estate, including as partner in one of the nation\u2019s most innovative finance and real estate investment organizations. In that r ...<\/p>\n

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    Dione<\/h2>\n

    Dione holds an MBA degree from Stanford Business School (GSB) and a BA degree from Stanford University, where she double majored in Economics and Communication with concentrations in journalism and sociology. Dione has served as an Admissions reader and member of the Minority Admissions Advisory Committee at Stanford.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Dione is an accomplished and respected advocate and thought leader on education and diversity. She is ...<\/p>\n

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    Anthony<\/h2>\n

    Anthony served as the Associate Director of MBA Admissions at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he dedicated over 10 years of expertise. <\/span><\/p>\n

    During his time as a Wharton Admissions Officer, he read and reviewed thousands of applications and helped bring in a class of 800+ students a year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Anthony has traveled both domestically and internationally to recruit a ...<\/p>\n

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    Meghan<\/h2>\n

    Meghan served as the Associate Director of Admissions and Marketing at the Wharton MBA\u2019s Lauder Institute, a joint degree program combining the Wharton MBA with an MA in International Studies.<\/p>\n

    In her role on the Wharton MBA admissions committee, Meghan advised domestic and international applicants; conducted interviews and information sessions domestically and overseas in Asia, Central and South America, and Europe; and evaluated applicants for admission to the program. Meghan also managed ...<\/p>\n

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    Amy<\/h2>\n

    Amy comes from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where she was Associate Director. Amy devoted 12 years at the Wharton School, working closely with MBA students and supporting the admissions team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    During her tenure at Wharton, Amy served as a trusted adviser to prospective applicants as well as admitted and matriculated students.\u00a0 She conducted admissions chats with applicants early in the admissions ...<\/p>\n

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    Ally<\/h2>\n

    Ally brings six years of admissions experience to the SBC team, most recently as an Assistant Director of Admission for the full-time MBA program at Columbia Business School (CBS).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    During her time at Columbia, Ally was responsible for reviewing applications, planning recruitment events, and interviewing candidates for both the full-time MBA program and the Executive MBA program. She traveled both internationally and dome ...<\/p>\n

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    Erin B.<\/h2>\n

    Erin has over seven years of experience working across major institutions, including University of Pennsylvania, Columbia Business School, and NYU's Stern School of Business.<\/p>\n

    At Columbia Business School, Erin was an Assistant Director of Admissions where she evaluated applications for both the full time and executive MBA programs, sat on the admissions and merit scholarship committees and advised applicants on which program might be the best fit for them based on their work experience and pro ...<\/p>\n

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    Emma<\/h2>\n

    Emma comes from the MBA Admissions Office at Columbia Business School (CBS), where she was Associate Director.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Emma conducted dozens of interviews each cycle for the MBA and EMBA programs, as well as coordinating the alumni ambassador interview program. She read and evaluated hundreds of applications each cycle, delivered information sessions to audiences across the globe, and advised countless waitlisted applicants.<\/sp ...<\/p>\n

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