Think about what type of business you want to run. Determine whether or not you need a formal education to succeed in that particular field. Decide if their are certain business courses that may help you become more successful in your chosen profession. Search the Internet for online business courses. Start taking some courses on line or enroll in some adult business education courses.
Apply for college as a business major or enroll as a professional in a business school. Take courses in marketing so you can learn how to target specific customers through market research and develop marketing strategies to circumvent the competition. Take an advertising course so you can learn how to promote a business through various media. Study methods of raising capital for a business in finance; and take management so you can learn how to hire, train and manage employees.
Take technical courses such as computer programming or web design if you plan to run a more technically oriented business. Get a double major if you also need a more technical degree. Take at least one course in business law. Complete your business degree.
Hone your communication skills after college by taking business writing and communication courses. Learn basic computer skills by taking both beginning and intermediate courses in Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. Attend presentation seminars to learn proper techniques in developing and presenting business information.
Apply for graduate school through an online institution or at a university. Choose a field of study that is most closely related to the type of business you plan to own: marketing, management information systems or even entrepreneurial studies. Learn all that you can about your field of study. Take courses in all business areas such as finance, economics, managerial accounting, research methods, consumer and organizational behavior, and marketing strategies. Think about how each course will affect your future business. Take notes on a laptop in all of your classes. Organize these notes into specific files that you can later use for your business.