The program is always ranked #1 in US News for its excellence in entrepreneurship. However, entrepreneurship isn t a science or an art for that matter. So, can it be taught? I just stumbled upon an interesting CNN Money article that tackles this very subject. At first glance, it doesn t look very promising. Here are a few quotes from the article. Entrepreneurship is about having guts something professors cannot teach, adds Paul Fleming, 52, who founded P.F. Chang s China Bistro, a Scottsdale-based restaurant chain that brought in $675 million in sales last year. The steps you have to take, the risks you have to take I don t think in a million years you can teach it in a classroom. Ultimately, building a successful business is about passion, says Doris Christopher, 60, who founded Pampered Chef in Addison, Ill., a direct seller of kitchen tools; she sold it to Warren Buffett s Berkshire Hathaway in 2002. The passion for your business is not something you can learn in a classroom …
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