publication date: Feb 26, 2009
It is a moot point whether true entrepreneurship can actually
be learned or if it is a certain ‘something’ inherent in an
individual’s make up. Could we all really be the next Sir
Richard Branson or Duncan Bannatyne? Given the increased
number of educational institutions and business schools
offering courses varying from modules to full masters
programmes on entrepreneurship, one would assume that
there are certain elements that can be honed for
entrepreneurial success. With the ever-widening talent pool
from the financial wards, the increased supply of courses
could be in response to increased demand from former
financial experts looking for a new, perhaps more creative,
work direction. As Rachel Doern of University of London’s
Royal Holloway College says in City A.M. newspaper:
“Ultimately, that’s how growth will be stimulated and jobs
created [by innovation and creativity].”