Recently, Richard Goossen, CEO of M&A Capital Corp, and professor of entrepreneurship at Trinity Western University in Vancouver, B.C. did a research on the topic: Can entrepreneurship be taught? Richard called on the likes of Peter Drucker, Rita Gunther McGrath and Karl Vesper. Goossen’s purpose was to converse with researchers and experts who teach a subject that many think can’t be taught.
Richard Goossen writes, Can Entrepreneurship be Taught?
“Goossen came to the conclusion that while there are several elements that can be taught to enhance the knowledge and success of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship is something one can learn only by doing. “With law or accounting,you can teach a set of principles that a student can master to become a competent practitioner,” he says. “But teaching entrepreneurship is tough. In a class it’s hard to predict who will do well and who will not.”
As a result of his research, Goossen has come up with three entrepreneurial elements that can be taught. The first is general business knowledge—what he calls “the nuts and bolts of management principles and strategic thinking.” Next, there are general entrepreneurial principles. “You can lean from what other people have done and where they made mistakes,” he says. Finally, he says one can learn to be alert to opportunities in certain fields in a general sense.”
How many individuals do you know who have succeed as an entrepreneur through mentoring, determination and just doing it? That being said, if you are an entrepreneur who could you mentor and coach to complete their life dream as a business owner.
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