<p>So, I want to either be an entrepreneur, start up a company with friends, be a sales job, marketing job, or management sales / marketing, company strategy, etc.. something like that.</p>
<p>What business major would be the best for me?</p>
<p>Probably entrepreneurship or marketing or management right?</p>
<p>However, I feel like those are more liberal arts majors almost.. not learning a "skill". Or do your basic business courses before your specialty cover most of your degree?</p>
<p>I was actually planning on getting a finance degree. My reasons would be because I would take all the general business classes that all business degrees take, but I would also learn a "skill". Also, I am interested in the stock market, trading, investment banking, the economy, my dad's a stock trader, etc.. So I might want to go into that too. So for a sales / marketing / management / strategy job, could I still get a job with them as a finance degree? Or do almost all finance degrees go into banking / realestate / only coroporate finance etc.. I thought that maybe for a marketing job a finance major could even be more qualified than a marketing major cus they have that skill and know finance which is integral to business. also i can learn marketing by reading books on my own.. or if i know what i want to do am i better off being a marketing major?</p>
<p>So, does finance sound right for me? Any recommendations?</p>
<p>Decide in your Jr. year after you took the intro courses.</p>
<p>Marketing is a skill and finance does not prepare you for marketing. Finance is more quantitative (has more math)</p>
<p>Marketing is more like psychology and economics. It deals with product design, placement (where you sell it), price (based on demand and elasticity; and required margin), Promotion (Advertising and targeting), People (Sales and Service). Anyone that produces a product or service needs a marketing (or marketing like) department. </p>
<p>-Marketing Department
-Public Relations
-Public Affairs
-Sales Department
-R&D Department (You cant just create anything, you must make a product the public wants or needs)</p>
<p>Finance is a whole other skill but there is no use for finance without the marketing people</p>
<p>Same with Operations Management and Logistics. There is no use for Finance or Marketing if The product isn’t fabricated and then shipped to distributors.</p>
<p>You should get through your intro courses first and see what you like. You usually can change your major or wait till Jr. year to declare it.</p>
<p>I did Finance and International Business Administration in Undergrad and now I’m getting my MBA/Finance. But I love finance. I love business so when I had my marketing courses I paid attention. I’m self employed so I do a little of everything but if I hire people for Marketing and Sales I look for Marketing Majors, Graphic Artists, and Psychologists; not Financiers.</p>
<p>I own an Investment Advisory Firm that does
- Financial Planning
- Retirement Planning
- Portfolio Design
- Pension Consulting (Small & Medium Enterprise) -Specialty: Real Estate and Private Equity
- Business Consulting/VC - Mining, Agriculture, Real Estate - Western & Southern Africa</p>
<p>I started in Commercial Finance after graduation as a loan intermediary/VC.</p>
<p>I’m a solo practitioner with strategic partners here and overseas. My MBA is a part of my marketing. My packaging.</p>
<p>Personally, I’d rather do economics and take some extra psychology classes if I wanted to do marketing since econ has a reputation for being a tougher major. However, I would say do whatever you like. This board is very accounting/finance heavy since that’s usually where the money is, but accounting/finance are also extremely competitive fields. Do what you enjoy and don’t look back is what I think you should do.</p>
<p>I think you would be very happy with marketing. A lot of people will say it’s not as good as finance or economics because it’s not as hard and there’s not as much opportunity, but it provides exactly what you’re looking for. Try to go to a highly ranked marketing program because I think it can really make a difference if you decide you want to work for a marketing firm, do strategy, or any kind of consulting. I know the top programs are challenging and actually provide good job opportunities, but from what I’ve heard it seems like it might go downhill fast after these:
[Undergraduate</a> business specialties: Marketing - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-marketing]Undergraduate”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/spec-marketing)</p>
<p>k thanks for the feedback. well yeah im only a sr in hs, ill prolly decide jr year of college so i have lots of time. i got into pretty good business schools, but nothing in the top 25… </p>
<p>more feedback apprecaited. thanks guys</p>