Is entrepreneurship school right for you?

Could you benefit from classes or a degree in entrepreneurship? Take this quiz to find out.

By Elaine Pofeldt

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Celebrated college dropouts such as Bill Gates and Steve Jobs taught themselves to run their businesses on their own, without taking special classes on how to be an entrepreneur. Yet as universities enhance programs for the startup crowd, students of all ages say they are learning skills on campus that are helping them to launch and grow successful companies.

1. How do you learn professional skills best?

a) From listening to lectures by professors and guest speakers
b) From reading case studies
c) By participating in well-supervised internships in my field
d) By trial-and-error, while working independently

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