I'm a business student (from Ireland, our college system is very different to that of America, our degrees are strict with little optional modules/room for change).I hate it.I'm also failing which is 100% down to lack of effort.Honestly, beyond the accounting (which I'm not the biggest fan of) I don't think I've learnt anything that would be overly helpful for starting a business.I don't know why I chose business beyond not knowing what else I wanted to do and knowing I wanted to be self employed in the future.My end goal is to start my own business, I've always had notions, or I've bought and sold guitars, designer clothing and what not but I've never started a full-fledged business, I've just flipped things.Before someone tries to sell me a course - I'm not buying.I'm not looking for a mentor, a get rich quick scheme or a business idea.I want to study something I enjoy (at least part of) that's first and foremost.Secondly I want something that has a pretty concrete path towards self employment/entrepreneurship.So I wouldn't really consider pharmacology/pharmaceuticals because it takes serious start up capital to produce a new drug, open a plant or do anything in that field.If I liked that side of things I'd consider pharmacy - I don't want to do that, that's just an example.I'm not going to become an accountant - I can hold my own but I don't want that as a career.I'm not going to become a doctor, lawyer, dentist or anything of the sort (restricted profession providing a service from which you could set up a practice).So I'm looking for avenues that might interest from which you can start a business, I realise you can do that from anything, but some things are a little better suited.As I see it there are two areas that are better suited for individuals who want to be(come) self employed:Tech and Construction.I spent a couple months as an apprentice electrician, the hard physical work in the freezing cold isn't for me.As for tech (IT/Software Development) - I really don't know..I've tried teaching myself to code before (Java) and it's just never been something I've truly taken to.I've also tried some web development - I found that easier and actually more enjoyable (I think that's from seeing the end result sooner/more concrete).I've never tried setting up a database or anything like that, but maybe that's something?I set up a couple of little conference rooms as an electrician, I pulled/sorted cables for a server room too.In my own degree (business), I found I'm quite good at marketing, I'm consistently averaging above 80% in my tests.I've often thought of Digital Marketing but every guy I know seems to have his own influencer marketing company or all of a sudden is a Guru SEO Wiz.(Warning - Tangent)There are two guys whom I look up to, why? Simply because they've achieved what I hope to achieve and I know them both personally.One guy worked in IT for a large tech company, his wife was on the school committee when a complaint was raised about broken laptops/computers.She said 'oh my husband can fix them, yeah he works with computers! (He was a systems admin), he fixed them, realised there was no 'one stop shop' for tech solutions geared at schools in our area.They had one guy setting up their servers, one guy fixing laptops and another installing microsoft on their laptops!So he set up an IT company aimed specifically at schools in our area.He bought himself a Ferrari just before Christmas.The other guy left school with no qualifications, got himself a realtors licence worked his ass off as an estate agent, set up his own business and grew it to one of the largest real estate agencies in the UK.Two very different stories but two examples of success, at least in my eyes.That's besides the point.I want to get into 'something' that would leave me with a skillset that I could start a business from in the future.I'm thinking maybe software development/CS, maybe Networks/IT, Digital Marketing or.... I don't know.That's why I'm asking for suggestions!I just need ideas that I can look into an assess for myself.Thanks! see hubwealthy.com/wealthy
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