Why do people prefer business over degree?

[bakasabo]

Growing up, we were told and taught that formula for life is that one needs to go to elementary school, graduate to middle school, move to high school, make good grades that’ll take you to college, graduate with good grades and get yourself some good white collar job, work hard and get promoted, work for years and get retired with some great retirement benefits. But growing up, we got to learn on our own that this isn’t the reality of everyone, because there are still several others in the business world who doesn’t hold all the great degrees but are still doing very well, no one told us about that world or even gave us a chance to choose. We basically had to learn there were other paths to success asides the university and many learned it when it was almost too late for them to choose a more suitable path for themselves.

I have also been taught that I need to study, to get good grades at school to get to university, to get good grade and finish university to get a well paid job. Isnt it one of the biggest lies we were told? Because when that education part is over people start talking different. That to be successful and "I must go and do", "be hardworking", "follow my dream", "everything depends only from me", "without trying there is no result", "I am blacksmith of my own future". I dont see anything saying about good education and good grades there.

[Jostern]

I have seen people who have studied up to class 10, and after that they quit their studies and start business, they start business from a young age. Basically their goal is to become a businessman, so they do not waste any more time and start doing business.
But this can also be due to their financial crisis, that is, maybe their family does not have the financial means to send them to study, so maybe they also quit their studies and start doing business, but they can also be successful at some point, this is real.
But I think people should continue their studies, at least as far as they can afford, but if someone wants to stay away from studies despite their financial means, then they are definitely making a mistake. But after all, every person has a specific goal, and everyone keeps trying until they reach that goal, and this path is different for everyone.

It’s true that education is indeed valuable, but we need to understand that success doesn’t just follow one path. There are people who left school due to one challenge or the other, like financial problems, while some people deliberately chose the business path early and somehow managed to become successful through consistency and experience. Everyone has their own path to success, it must not be education, irrespective of the fact that education is good and provides knowledge and more opportunities.

You’re right, there are so many people that are educated and still have nothing to show for it, but you can find people who doesn’t have any formal education but have one skill or the other things they do with business and are still successful, I agree that success doesn’t necessarily come from one side, but I’m a huge fan of education, I’m educated so I usually do urge people to get formal education at least to have a better understanding of things and about life, education doesn’t only offer learning and degree, you graduate in character and in Learning.

Personally, I prefer having a formal education and still acquiring some skills, that would give the job seeker or a young graduate more opportunities for job opportunities or you start something else with the skill that you’ve acquired.

[alastantiger]

We don't have to take the university route to be successful, but we should choose a path based on our abilities, circumstances, and what work for us. We shouldnt choose a path just because others are taking it. Just because few people became billionaires after dropping out of university doesn't mean we will succeed by doing the same.

We all have different parts to becoming successful but we just have not figured it out the ways yet and that is why we have not made it yet. Those who have, discover their part sooner than the rest of us who are still poor and some people might not even find their own part untill they die from this world. If we keep on wasting our time without discovering what our own path is then we would not make it in life. My path night be going through education while yours might be business, entertainment or other things that can make you money. There are different things hence we should not limit our  research to only education and business because that will mean most people would not find their own way to be successful.

[PERtua]

We don't have to take the university route to be successful, but we should choose a path based on our abilities, circumstances, and what work for us. We shouldnt choose a path just because others are taking it. Just because few people became billionaires after dropping out of university doesn't mean we will succeed by doing the same.

We all have different parts to becoming successful but we just have not figured it out the ways yet and that is why we have not made it yet. Those who have, discover their part sooner than the rest of us who are still poor and some people might not even find their own part untill they die from this world. If we keep on wasting our time without discovering what our own path is then we would not make it in life. My path night be going through education while yours might be business, entertainment or other things that can make you money. There are different things hence we should not limit our  research to only education and business because that will mean most people would not find their own way to be successful.

That success shouldn’t be limited to either a degree or business. A university qualification can open doors, and business can provide opportunities for those who are better suited for entrepreneurship. It's important to follow your own strengths, situation and goals rather than emulating someone else. The path of dropping out may have worked for certain well-known entrepreneurs, but it may not be a strategy that can be used by everyone. Others figure it out early in their lives, others over a long period of time. The problem in my view is not whether you make a business decision or an educational decision, it's not that you make a choice but not taking the time to understand why.

[fredericktaylor]

It’s true that education is indeed valuable, but we need to understand that success doesn’t just follow one path. There are people who left school due to one challenge or the other, like financial problems, while some people deliberately chose the business path early and somehow managed to become successful through consistency and experience. Everyone has their own path to success, it must not be education, irrespective of the fact that education is good and provides knowledge and more opportunities.

Your points has sense in them, even if education is valuable because of the unique knowledge gotten from it, there reason people will want to choose business first before education, the business class are  the ones that command power in the world as it is, and if we can make our findings right, most successful business men are either drop or those who couldn't afford the financial enablement to get their degree which most of them later competed their education when they had made name in their business establishment, yes I agree that the individual path to riches differs, let's be honest, how many professors in the world fall into the world richest men, I'm not saying education is not good but I have my points too.

It is not a waste of time to get an education, a degree helps a person to show the right way to success in business. A degree cannot help a person financially, but it teaches the strategy to survive in business for a long time. It is true that there are many businessmen in the world who have not obtained any degree, but they have become successful businessmen. A person can start a business without a degree, a degree is not required to start a business. However, there are many successful businessmen who are obtaining a degree to improve their business, so obtaining a degree is definitely necessary for a person. The wealth of all religions of the world can be shared but education is a wealth that cannot be shared with anyone, so education is definitely necessary.

[Anayochukwu]

Why do so many people prefer starting a business over getting a degree?
Because a successful business can bring much higher income, while a job after a degree usually has a fixed salary. A degree takes about 4 years and costs a lot. A business can start with small capital and might grow 4 times in those same 4 years. Plus, many graduates still struggle to find good jobs.

•Do you think a degree is important to run a business, or can skills and experience replace it?
•What would you choose: start a small business without a degree, or get a degree first and then start a business?

The high rate of unemployment in a country isn't very encouraging for anyone to choose getting a decree over starting a business and spending four years of your life studying only to end up with nothing is the worst thing that can happen to any young person that is just starting life, but if I'm given the opportunity to choose between getting a decree or starting a business I'd choose the decree because their are a lot of business that needs educated people to handle, a degree may not be necessarily needed to run a business but if you have the chance I'd advise you go for the decree first because it might be needed in your business at some point.

[Abdulzuruku01]

The standard believe is that people go into business because they want to be their own boss. A degree usually leads to a job where someone else is in charge of your time and money but business gives you a shot at building something for yourself. That does not mean a degree is useless. It can teach you things and open doors. But it is not the only path. Some people with just skills and experience do better than those with certificates and that’s a fact.

Everyone is doing business to be profitable and become successful in life. Most people do a degree just to be more educated and create opportunities for a business. But now, not all people succeed through a degree. Many businessmen have become successful without even attending school to get a degree.

Some people even say school is a waste of time. But if you’re educated, you’ll know that both a degree and business are all good. Still, people prefer to become business owners instead of just getting a degree. Some chase business first, and later go back to school to get the knowledge. Then they use that experience to build their business higher.

many people do join both degrees and business just to make themselves balanced. As the name implies university you'll meet different people with different life styles from different regions with different ideas. Which will serve as an opportunity for anyone with business mindset or business tycoon to tap into them to either turn them to your biggest customers, or learn from those that have ideas on how to make business looks more attractive to customers.

Nowadays we still have courses that teaches students how to become self employed called entrepreneurship. Which in the process of obtaining degree you can make connections with friends that are financially stable and might support you with money to start up a dream business or even grant it to you for free.