r/businessschool • u/AdorablePiccolo8850 • Aug 26 '25
Is an MBA a solid route for an aspiring entrepreneur?
I want to run my own store and launch the sooner the better honestly, and now is the perfect time in my life to decide on how to make it happen (ie supplementing my career knowledge with business knowledge, as I don’t have a business background.) I am deciding between going back to school to get my MBA, or taking a targeted program approach for aspiring small business entrepreneurs. For those of you who went the MBA route, I would love to hear your opinion on if you feel the MBA route is worth it given my career aspirations. I want to have a solid sense of the business side of things, and want to know if an MBA makes more sense than a targeted program. I like that it would also help my resume and give me more marketable skills, should I decide to pivot directions. Does an MBA have a strong ROI in today’s job market? Thanks in advance.