INTRODUCTION
Entrepreneurship is a way of life for many people all over the world. This paper aims to present the topic of entrepreneurship and various factors around it. Therefore the term “Entrepreneurship” shall be defined, enterprises started by entrepreneurs shall be introduced and famous entrepreneurs shall also be presented. Though briefly, the topic of how to become an entrepreneur will be looked at. In addition, whilst attempting to do the former, this paper aims to provoke thought in its readers regarding the opportunities and possibilities that embarking in entrepreneurship can afford.
DEFINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP
According to The Columbia Encycopedia (1993. pp 879), the word Entrepreneurship comes from French and means “one who undertakes, person who assumes the organization, management, and risks of a business enterprise”. Thereafter it provides a historical explanation of its usage. The Columbia Encycopedia (1993. pp 879) states;
It was first used as a technical economic term by the 18th century economist Richard Cantilon. To the classical economist of the late 18th century, the term meant an employer in the character of one who assumes the risk and management of business; an undertaker of economic enterprises, in contrast to the ordinary capitalist, who strictly speaking, merely owns an enterprise and may choose to take no part in its day-to-day operation. In practice, entrepreneurs were not differentiated from regular capitalists until the 19th cent., when their function developed into that of coordinators of processes necessary to large-scale industry and trade. Joseph C Schumpeter and other 20th- century economists considered the entrepreneur's competitive drive for innovation and imp...
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Joseph Schumpeter, an American economist, renowned for his term ‘creative destruction,’ defined ‘entrepreneurs as individuals who exploit market opportunity through technical and/ or organisational innovation.’ Entrepreneur is derived from the French verb ‘entreprendre,’ meaning to undertake and consequently entrepreneurship is the ability and will to develop and manage a business scheme; accompanied by any of its risks with the intention of making turnover. Conversely, innovation is the process of transforming a creation into a product or service that generates value; ‘the commercially successful exploitation of ideas.’ It is integral to any developing economy, particularly in those where prevailing business models have become outmoded. Entrepreneurship
Globally, it is felt that entrepreneurship emerged as a progressive and developmental idea for the world of business, Scott (1986). Hence it is in the consideration that entrepreneurship is the vital ingredient not for the current era of globalization only, but also for the future potential performers for creating diverse opportunities, Mita (2002). Entrepreneurs are identified as creator, innovator
This defination recognises that entrepreneurship involves the fusion of capital, technology and human telant to complete project successfully and with reasonable degree of risk.
Schumpeter and Knight had some similar points in their conceptualization of an entrepreneur. Both believed that innovation and initiation of change is a vital task of an entrepreneur. Since entrepreneurs generate capitalistic development, Schumpeter and Knight also considered them the driving force behind economic growth. The main difference between the two authors is their approach to uncertainty. Schumpeter firmly believed t...
Entrepreneurship is a powerful combination of imagination, enthusiasm, vigour, passion, excitement, insight, assertiveness, and hard work which enables great ideas to become more than just a dream but a reality (Bessant and Tidd 2011, p. 10). Bessant and Tidd (2011, p. 11) suggests entrepreneurship is a human characteristic which combines structure with passion, planning with vision, tools with the wisdom to use them, strategy with the energy to execute it and judgement with the propensity to take risks, and the new start up venture in which the lone entrepreneur takes a calculated risk to bring something new into the world.
Entrepreneurship is considered an individual or organisational level behavioural phenomenon, or a process of emergence (Gartner et al 1992). Entrepreneurs can be described as a person who has possession of enterprise or venture and will take risks to seize an opportunity if it exists within an organisation. An entrepreneur is usually the owner and operator of a business which places more expectation on financial profit and other rewards a business may generate.
Entrepreneurship incorporates unconstrained imagination and a readiness to settle on choices without strong information. The entrepreneur may be driven by a need to make something new or assemble something unmistakable. As new ventures have low achievement rates, the business person should have impressive tirelessness. Because of this, the entrepreneur may have the best risk of achievement by concentrating on a business sector corner either too little or too new to have been commanded by built up organizations.
An entrepreneur is an individual who conducts business for the benefit of themselves or the nation. He or she is someone who searches for opportunity and creates and grows a company to pursue it. They are creative and innovative at the same time which allows them to bring new discoveries that enhances the society life. An opportunist, a high risk-taker, independent, strong leadership, visionary and unwavering passion are several qualities that are essential to make a successful entrepreneur. Not everyone can be one unless they are ready to fail. Over the centuries, there are numbers of big entrepreneurs that have emerged and impacted people on a global scale.
The word entrepreneur was derived to describe the people who “take on risk” or “undertake” a task such as starting a new venture. Entrepreneurship is defined as the process by which individuals pursue opportunities without regard to resources they currently control. The real meaning of entrepreneurship is identifying opportunities and putting useful idea in to practice. Entrepreneurship requires creativity, drive, and willingness to take risks. Entrepreneurship is also known as self employment.
Entrepreneurship - a special kind of activity. Its constant conditions are limited resources, competition and uncertainty of the situation. The main tools of the entrepreneur are: thrift, cooperation and innovation. Consequently, enterprise is the independent economic entity, with rights of a legal entity, which is based on the use of labor collective property produces and sells products, works, and provides services.
First, there was an interview with a successful entrepreneur. Second, there was a talk on entrepreneurship by a guest speaker, Mr. Azmi Ahmad (the CEO of Skali.com) and later, an "elevator speech" by fellow students on various issues related to entrepreneurship. This collective information and some reading on entrepreneurship journals, books and articles have brought to the idea on writing this paper, towards certain perspective, on successful entrepreneurial characteristics.
There has been a large amount of attention paid to the subject of entrepreneurship in the last few years; mainly because most people have chosen to go from working for somebody else, to be their own bosses and work for their dreams. Nevertheless, many still wonder what is entrepreneurship and what is that sets entrepreneurs apart from other regular business owners. At first, it seems both concepts do not differ much from each other since they both start up and run businesses and assume risks to pursue opportunities; however, there are certain traits that difference them.
To be a successful entrepreneur, there are steps that one must follow when starting a new enterprise. These steps are termed as the process of entrepreneurial which is the systematic method of preparation of an enterprise that consists of four steps. The four steps are fundamental to the success of an entrepreneur venture. The four entrepreneurial processes includes discovering, assessing and opportunity, developing a business plan, establishing resource needs, and managing the resulting enterprise (Barringer & Ireland, 2010). Each individual step is vital for the start of an entrepreneur venture and for an entrepreneur to achieve their entrepreneurial goals. This paper will discuss the four steps of the entrepreneurial process,
Entrepreneurship is an important aspect of social, economic and community life. It can be viewed as a critical factor to economic growth as well as a way of addressing unemployment (Nolan, 2003).Entrepreneurs are people who are persistently focused on identifying opportunities, they seek to create something worthwhile while taking into account foreseeable risk and rewards associated with the efforts (Nolan, 2003). Furthermore, entrepreneurs are frequently understood to be individuals who discover market needs and establish new business to meet those identified opportunities. The following assignment will firstly discuss the types of entrepreneurship, secondly it will discuss the reasons people become entrepreneurs, and thirdly it will discuss the importance of entrepreneurship.
Enterprise, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship all trace their roots to the same word, the French expression 'entreprendre' which literally translates to 'to take between'. The verb describes an activity where an individual undertakes an effective and efficient project, thus amounting to leaders who look for new ways to bring about economic progress. Entrepreneur as a word was first used in modern times in the early 18th century in France and was in those days simply defined as an individual who creates and operates a business or a commercial activity. The Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon is widely regarded