Definition of an Entrepreneur

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http://sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/startup/g/entrepreneur.htm

However, we tend to think of entrepreneurs as people who have a talent for seeing opportunities and the abilities to develop those opportunities into profit-making businesses.
Are entrepreneurs born or made? The debate still rages, but the current consensus is that successful entrepreneurs share a constellation of personality traits. In other words, some people are naturally more entrepreneurial than others.
A common misperception about entrepreneurs is that entrepreneurs are wild risk-takers. Entrepreneurs do take risks, but only calculated ones. One of the abiliities successful entrepreneurs share is the ability to evaluate risks.
If you're wondering whether or not you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur, you'll find more links to more information about entrepreneurial traits in the sidebar. But remember, you don't need to have all the traits associated with entrepreneurship to be a successful entrepreneur. The main quality you need is a determination to make your business venture succeed. The rest of the qualities necessary to being a successful entrepreneur you can learn.

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Definition of an Entrepreneur
By Susan Ward
About.Com
Small Business Info Canada

Relevant Subject and Topic
What is an Entrepreneur

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Reference

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Informative, Educational, Inspirational, Not Interactive, For Individuals, Text

Format
Webpage

Copyright Owner
Susan Ward, About.Com, Small Business Info Canada website

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Instructors, Facilitators, Learners, Entrepreneurs

Age Appropriateness
Adult(19+)
Youth(12-18)

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High School, Postsecondary, Adult General, Professional

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All or Non-Specific

Language
English

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