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entrepreneurship
lesson 1.01
Term | Definition |
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entrepreneur | an individual who creates, organizes and owns their own business |
entrepreneurship | the process of recognizing an opportunity and gathering resources necessary to go into business |
venture | a business undertaking that involves risk |
opportunity | an idea that has commercial value |
small business | a business that is operated by one or a few individuals that employs less than 100 people. |
creativity | characteristic of an entrepreneur who looks for new ways to solve old problems |
financing | the process of making financial decision for new ventures |
image | the perception people have of your business when they hear your company name |
innovation | the process of translating an idea or invention into a good or service that creates value or for which customers will pay. |
integrity | the quality of being honest and morally upright. this is critical for getting and keeping customers and vendors. |
management | the practice of taking entrepreneurial knowledge and utilizing it for increasing the effectiveness of new business venturing. |
planning | it helps an entrepreneur identify exactly what needs to be accomplished to build the venture, and what human and financial resources are required to implement the plan. |
product | anything that can be offered to a market that might satisfy a want or need. |
resourceful | a personality trait that allows a person to create solutions with limited resources. |
resources | sources of financing such as lines of credit and investment capital, can include knowledge of a particular field or technology, or networks of contacts who can be called to contribute financial support, publicity, or other benefits to a business. |
service | provides intangible products, such as accounting, banking, consulting, insurance, cleaning, landscaping, etc. |