Definition of entrepreneur
: one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise
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The company was founded in 2011 by local entrepreneur Rony Abovitz, and in the past year moved into a former Motorola plant space in Plantation.
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These centers, part of the U.S. Small Business Administration, provide advice and support to would-be entrepreneurs.
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The park developed a plan to lease the properties to entrepreneurs who submitted applications.
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The Essence Fund for Makers and Creators is just another way Dennis is reinvesting in Black entrepreneurs and creatives.
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Ruben Vardanyan, a social entrepreneur and co-founder of the IDEA Foundation, told Smithsonian.com in a statement.
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This year Indianapolis ranked 15th on business.org's list of top cities for entrepreneurs and start-ups.
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Dupin, an entrepreneur and real estate investor, previously owned a popular poke business in Dubai.
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The company, which has headquarters in New York and San Francisco, designs and operates offices and rents them out to entrepreneurs and large companies for a monthly fee.
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The Characteristics of an entrepreneur
You might well wonder whether entrepreneur simply means “a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money” or whether it carries an additional connotation of far-sightedness and innovation. The answer, perhaps unsatisfyingly, is that it can go in either direction.
Entrepreneur has been in used in English to refer to a kind of businessman since at least the middle of the 18th century, when it appeared in translation of the King of Prussia’s instructions for his generals (“. . . if the country happens not to abound in forage, you must agree with some Entrepreneur for the quantity required.”). During the 19th century, it was also used of a go-between or a person who undertakes any kind of activity (as opposed to just a business).
By the early 20th century entrepreneur appears to have taken on the connotation of go-getter when applied to an independent business owner, a quality that may also be found in the phrase entrepreneurial spirit, which began being used at about the same time.
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ENTREPRENEUR Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of entrepreneur for English Language Learners
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: a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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