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entrepreneurship

entrepreneurship

35 6.2
The activity of starting and running new businesses, often taking risks to make them work
  • noun
  • /ˌɑntrəprəˈnɜrʃɪp/
translation icon : emprendimiento
  • She pursued entrepreneurship after noticing a gap in the market for eco-friendly products.
  • social entrepreneurship
  • capital for entrepreneurship
  • entrepreneurship development

So one time I was asked if entrepreneurship can be trained.

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Examples

  • So what do you think that does to entrepreneurship in general?

  • The focus of the course was on "doing" entrepreneurship under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So we want to encourage entrepreneurship in our society overall.

  • So I think job security in entrepreneurship is a big plus.

  • This is the number one entrepreneurship conference on planet Earth.

  • Instead, wealth can be created through innovation, entrepreneurship and trade.

  • Students would be introduced to the entrepreneurship process in the context of an information technology startup.

    Academic text (2017)
  • To supplement the structured material on entrepreneurship provided by the instructor, working entrepreneurs were invited to guest lecture.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The WEF is a not-for-profit foundation that attempts to promote "entrepreneurship in the global public interest."

    Academic text (2002)
  • From there, the one-off entrepreneurship course generally evolves into a course series or specialization.

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

enterprise
vsentrepreneurship
72 3.9

The ability to take risks and try new things

involves actually starting, managing, or studying new businesses rather than mere willingness
entrepreneurialism
vsentrepreneurship
1 7.5

The attitude and actions that support starting new businesses with new ideas and risk

focuses on actually starting, managing, or studying new businesses rather than just attitude

How Entrepreneurial

scaling
  • Specialized
5 4.0
entrepreneurship
35 6.2
to start up
16 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

entrepreneurship = entrepreneur (transparent) = entrepreneur + ship

A standard nominalization: '-ship' forms a noun meaning the state, activity, or quality of being an entrepreneur, so the meaning is directly derived if one knows 'entrepreneur'.

Etymology

Entrepreneurship comes from the word entrepreneur, which comes from the old French entreprendre, meaning 'to undertake' or 'to take on' a task. Think of it like an enterprise or taking on a risky project, which is why entrepreneurship is about starting new businesses and taking risks.