University – or entrepreneurship?

It’s a long-standing debate: study at university or seize the moment and dash straight into business?

I chose law with the full intention of becoming a corporate lawyer, ideally with some business interests on the side. Had I known I would never go into this career I would have done something more fun, because studying law was like watching paint dry.

For Richard Baister’s full reflection on business education, click here.

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