A UCD Smurfit MBA will enable me to reinvent myself as an entrepreneur. My company has hit the growth stage, where our business has become more bureaucratic, dull, conservative, process-oriented, slow, less innovative and orthodox following the same ways that were made by grandfather and father for the past 25 years. I want to see the bigger picture where I don’t want  look at things from the vantage point of a single industry or field.To change this I need an opportunity to receive hands-on learning experience and a structured curriculum of UCD smurfit MBA will give me essential business knowledge and insight about various business practices that are deployed by big companies. Its courses like Operations, Innovation & Management will help me in idea generation techniques, group idea development workshops, the use of relevant business development tools, weekly requirements to research and explore ideas, and carry out final pitches of business ideas.  In addition with its entrepreneurship course it will provide me the opportunity to improve my leadership skills in a safe environment. This concentration will also show me how to develop sound business plans, find new ventures, identify and assess business opportunities and practice my entrepreneur skills in a number of mock situations and contexts. These classes will help me avoid many of the most common mistakes often experienced by me in running my business as it provides me a safe environment in which I can test my ideas–and fail with less-harsh consequences — thus helping me hone my decision-making skills and build confidence. Electives like Data Analytics will  help me refine my own business concepts and develop key skills of analysis, giving me an edge when bringing my ideas to the market. UCD MBA will also give me the opportunity to network, gain hands-on experience and gain knowledge through entrepreneur-focused courses, where through networking I will be able to make contacts to take my business in the international market in the future. Electives like Data Analytics will  help me refine my own business concepts and develop key skills of analysis, giving me an edge when bringing my ideas to the market.