I wonder if higher education will help for entrepreneurship?
I am more interested in how much theory will help in this, because during a long study we do not get practice, this will be possible only when we start doing business, until that moment we will not be able to know how much it will help us.
This can help us if we need a license, but in some cases it can be obtained without a higher education.
Statistically, 95% of entrepreneurs have a bachelor's degree or higher and I wonder, for those of you who are involved in entrepreneurship, how useful was higher education for you?
If your aim is to earn money and have a luxury life, then Higher Education and especially Business Studies can't help you. Have you seen any lecturer in top universities running a big business, riding Ferrari and earning tons of money? Definitely, not.
Usually, people who finish good universities make a good connections too because again, usually rich and educated or highly educated and intelligent people go in top universities. So, yeah, it's a good way to grow your network. Alongside networking, it gives some people possibility to permanently move in western countries because when you finish university, you have some timeframe to work with your profession and then try to get permanent residence.
I'm realizing that in order to become rich, we should do what's profitable at the moment or will be long-term. Have a look at Conor McGregor, Jake Paul, Chris Bumstead, Messi, Kardashians, Drake, have a look at every rich person and you'll understand that MBA can't help you. There is much more behind financial success.
University lecturers don't know how to make and manage business. If anyone thinks that they can prove me wrong, then show me rich and successful lecturer, otherwise don't reply me!
Comparing "Conor McGregor, Jake Paul, Chris Bumstead, Messi, Kardashians, Drake" to the kind of entrepreneurs that OP is asking about is really nonsense. Seriously, if I were asked for 1000 examples for successful entrepreneurs of the category OP is asking about, none of your examples would I mention.
I also have to contradict you in that professors don't know how to make and manage a business. I do know professors who drive a Porsche and live in a mansion. They are themselves running businesses sometimes or they are highly paid advisors to successful companies.
A degree does help because it teaches you to persistently pursue an end goal for a longer period of time, frequently having to solve complex problems and to efficiently coordinate and distribute your time and intellectual capacity.
It is also sometimes the case that people who get higher education come across a topic during their research tasks that they identify as a potential area for future opportunities.
Saying there are no benefits and you can't get rich when going for higher education makes absolutely no sense.