As businesses across the country help drive positive economy, entrepreneurship is definitely something anyone should opt for. With the increase in success stories of variety of new ventures, most of the young minds today seem to have a “new idea” that will “change the world”. And with the sudden increase in inflow of entrepreneurs, comes a flick of a doubt that will traditional knowledge, training and education be enough to sustain a venture. There have been stories of start ups like Taxi For Sure who have prospered in their set up years but have eventually died down, not being able to cope with the changing business trends and markets. But there are also ventures like Ola and Paytm, Flipkart which are still running strong with visible growth each year.

The number of start ups seems to be on the rise in the past few years with cities like Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai  having start-ups in every alley of the cities. Some feel if the traditional knowledge, Graduation and education has got them this far, they are better off without an MBA degree. However, others seem thoughtful of a doubt that once a venture is set up, will the knowledge be sufficient to keep the business afloat? Today, we will analyse do entrepreneurs really need an MBA?  For starters, let us consider this.