Entrepreneurship Flashcards
Developing, conducting, managing, operating, directing, and evaluating a business venture
entrepreneurship
Act of discovering new ways of combining resources
entrepreneurship
Individual or a collective who develops a new company, carries most of the risks and enjoys most of the benefits of a joint effort through profit
entrepreneur
Innovator, source of new ideas, products, services, and business/procedures
entrepreneur
etymology of entrepreneur
“entre” to enter; “prendre” to take; “entreprendre” to undertake
Endless curiosity to discover new or different ideas
opportunity seeking
Quality that allows someone to continue doing/trying something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people
persistence
Keeping of an entrepreneur’s word or promise
Commitment work contract
Entrepreneurs try to do something better, faster, or cheaper
demand for quality and efficiency
Willingness and ability to make decisions and take actions that involve uncertainty, potential loss, and possibility of failure
risk taking
When business professionals create specific objectives for the future
goal setting
An entrepreneur undertakes personal research on how to satisfy customers and solve problems
information seeking
An entrepreneur plans for whatever he/she expects in the business; does not leave things on luck
systematic planning and monitoring
An entrepreneur acts to develop and maintain business contacts by establishing good working relationship
persuasion and networking
Entrepreneurs must believe in oneself if he/she wants others to believe in him/her
self-confidence