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spex,

my major was a multidisciplinary degree in math/business/comp sci/stats/econ and i've had gigs doing IT consulting plus some small business startups (less than $500k sales per year). introductory courses in microeconomics, accounting, finance helped when it came time to start crunching numbers. i took a few courses in systems design and operations management that helped when it came time to creating a framework to use in order to make 'optimal' business decisions. finally, the project management related courses just gave me experience in meeting deadlines, setting the scope for projects and a few other invaluable skills. nothing beats real world experience though but the things i learned helped fast track many tasks that i needed to complete.