I am not going to start to argue over points, that is not my goal here. I'm just saying that what Enterprise promisses vs the reality of working at Enterprise is night and day.

There are many great things Enterprise offers thier employees, however, what they say and what they deliver is not one and the same. Having said that, I am sure you could write a plan and I also agree that in school you do not get a complete picture or full understanding of what it takes to open and run a successful business (I have and continue to run a small business so like you, I understand that).

Enterprise will help to optain that knowledge but not to the extent they say. They teach you some great stuff in regards to runing an Enterprise Branch but not for running a business in general. Many skills (tangable or intangable) are transferable (mainly intangables) but most are not.

There are many other organizations which have much better training structures in place where at the end of the day not only are you very knowedgable but you also have credentials. Enterprise gives you (besides knowledge) nothing to take with you while advancing your career.

Also, I should say that everything is relative. I believe that Enterprise would be better off training those with only high school education. These employees would have less expectations on salary progresstion. A class mate of mine worked for a different company and is now doubling my salary with several more opportunities in his organization to grow, learn, and earn more. We started at the same time and have similar backgrounds.

Working as a branch manager making 30-45k is ok if that is what you need to reach your goals in life (home/car/lifestyle) I on the other hand aspire to have much more in life. Therefore it really is relative to your goals.