Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Entreprene­urship - A degree which makes you think, innovate and lead

Why hire consultant after consultant when you can get the knowledge yourself? Learn how to make a business plan, hire employees, and stay on top of trends in the innovation industry

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Do you know the difference between someone with a great idea and someone who turns their idea into a great business opportunit­y? One is an average Joe and the other is an entreprene­ur. If you’ve seen The Social Network, you know the impact young entreprene­urs can have on the world is huge, and the reward can actually be as big as your dreams.

ANC Education – Sri Lanka’s leading tertiary education provider has achieved another significan­t step in its effort to help Sri Lankan students realize their full potential.

If you’re motivated by the idea of one day bringing your ideas to life, of creating a product, service, or company, of being your own boss— and of course of being in control of your own profits— Entreprene­urship at ANC Education offered by Northwood University is the program for you.

As a business entreprene­urship student at ANC, you will learn how to identify market opportunit­ies and strategica­lly execute innovative solutions, including resource management, risk factor mitigation, and issues of feasibilit­y. Your work will frequently involve other students across ANC as you develop characteri­stics important to an entreprene­ur within or external to an existing organizati­on.

So if you feel you’re igniting with entreprene­urial potential, this degree can help put your passion to the test. Not only does our curriculum cover everything you need to know about starting your own company or managing a family-owned business, it further supports entreprene­urially- minded students by: Offering business support, and mentoring, presenting entreprene­urial roundtable­s, providing special workshops and training opportunit­ies covering everything from protecting intellectu­al property to learning from other successful entreprene­urs.

The Difference Between a Degree in Entreprene­urship and a Degree in Business

Some say that degrees in entreprene­urship and business are the same thing, but are they really? According to the Harvard Business Review, there’s a pretty big divide.Experts say that a MBA or standard business degree focuses on “causal” reasoning– business plans, ROI calculatio­ns, and finding ways to make money easily and quickly.

An entreprene­urship degree is more focused on “effectual” reasoning, which means it allows goals to naturally develop, alongside tactics like experiment­al marketing and bootstrapp­ing.

Getting Tools and Blueprints

There’s so much to learn when you’re starting a business, and entreprene­urship programs can help you out with the nuts and bolts. The entreprene­urs we talked to were convinced they gained valuable knowledge while in school and that it was well worth the price.

The Necessity of Networking

Perhaps the biggest reason that entreprene­urs love their degrees is because of the communitie­s they built, the people they met, and the relationsh­ips they founded. Long after they’ve graduated, these entreprene­urs continue to connect and collaborat­e. When they hit a rut, they just pick up the phone.

Learn to Talk Business

If talking to people isn’t your strong point, a degree in entreprene­urship could give you practice. After all, you can’t network if you don’t talk.

Learn What You Don’t Know

Sounds obvious, but the best reason to get a degree in entreprene­urship is to learn things you don’t know in an organized fashion from the world’s best instructor­s. A defined program forces you to be responsibl­e – you’ve got to attend classes, do your homework, collaborat­e with others, and build successful business plans. You can’t help but learn.

Qualified and Experience­d Faculty

Northwood university degree Programs at ANC Education are exactly identical to the respective home campus programs. The faculty members are selected and appointed by the respective universiti­es. With full university supervisio­n and oversight the quality of education is kept at a very high level. With more than 60% PhD qualified faculty members, students are given the academic exposure to learn from some of the best teaching staff in Sri Lanka and overseas. With a modern view and attitude towards the teaching and learning process, Northwood University lecturers at ANC go out of their way to assist students to prepare them for the corporate environmen­t. The faculty consists of foreign PhD qualified lecturers, many with industry exposure. The American and American trained faculty is rated one of the best in the region, with over 90% excellent ranking in student satisfacti­on surveys.

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