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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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as in businessmen
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneur
Brian Mann, NPR, 31 May 2025
President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, who was on track to be the next NASA administrator.
—Jonathan Swan, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Raise your rates strategically Time-for-money entrepreneurs often underprice their services.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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In the first month of his second term, Trump also pardoned Ross Ulbricht, a former, a former tech entrepreneur serving a life term in federal prison for creating Silk Road, a dark web internet site that became a major conduit for drug traffickers.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 31 May 2025
President Trump plans to withdraw his nomination of Jared Isaacman, a billionaire entrepreneur and close associate of Elon Musk’s, who was on track to be the next NASA administrator.
—Jonathan Swan, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
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Tsai added that open-source models give the power of AI to everyone from small entrepreneurs to large corporations, which will lead to more development, innovation and a proliferation of AI applications.
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Raise your rates strategically Time-for-money entrepreneurs often underprice their services.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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