Execs-Turned-Entrepreneurs Find Biz Classes Helpful - Entrepreneur.com

“When W. David Hellyer, 50, took the plunge into self-employment in 2004, he had a bachelor’s degree in business administration and psychology as well as 26 years of experience in corporate America, including many years as the general manager of a manufacturing company. Yet one of his first moves after co-founding Kadat Partners LLC in Pinegrove Mills, Pennsylvania, was to contact the Penn State Small Business Development Center office and sign up for its basic business classes.

Whyin the world would such a clearly talented, experienced and successful businessman spend time studying business basics at that point in his career?”
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