as in businessman
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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Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The insights took him on a slight career pivot toward becoming an entrepreneur in the space.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Not all entrepreneurs will thrive with the same practices or under similar circumstances.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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Tesla’s board proposed a compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that would catapult the tech entrepreneur’s wealth above $1 trillion if the company fulfills a set of rigorous benchmarks over the next decade, according to a securities filing on Friday.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The insights took him on a slight career pivot toward becoming an entrepreneur in the space.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
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Sweeting and Twine have joined forces to launch the Makers Mindset x The Equity Studio Grant, an initiative designed to support and accelerate the growth of early-stage, women entrepreneurs in the consumer space.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Not all entrepreneurs will thrive with the same practices or under similar circumstances.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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