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15 General Articles
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Business Definition for: Entrepreneur
dictionary.bnet.com— — Definitions from BNET.
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Entrepreneurship
econlib.org— — “The term entrepreneur, which most people recognize as meaning someone who organizes and assumes the risk of a business in return for the profits, appears to have been introduced by Richard Cantillon…”
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Entrepreneurship
econlib.org— — “The term entrepreneur, which most people recognize as meaning someone who organizes and assumes the risk of a business in return for the profits, appears to have been introduced by Richard Cantillon (1697-1734), an Irish economist of French descent.”
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Entrepreneurship: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org— — “Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities.”
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3 results for: entrepreneurship
dictionary.reference.com— — “a person who organizes and manages any enterprise…”
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SCAMPER: Generating new products and services
mindtools.com— — “SCAMPER is a checklist that helps you to think of changes you can make to an existing product to create a new one.”
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Art of Starting
guykawasaki.com— — “I use a top-ten list format for all my speeches, and I would love to
begin this book with a top-ten list of the most important things an
entrepreneur must accomplish. However, there aren’t ten—there
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The Entrepreneurship Myth
businessweek.com— — “Author Scott Shane seeks to dispel popular illusions about startups—starting with the myth that founders earn more than they would as employees”
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Top 10 Enduring Elements of High-Technology Entrepreneurship
stanford.edu— — “What is high-technology entrepreneurship? What is the difference between an idea and a
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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2006 Global Summary Results
gemconsortium.org— — “The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) cross-national assessment of entrepreneurial activity is now in its eighth cycle.”
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Getting Real
gettingreal.37signals.com— — “Getting Real is the business, design, programming, and marketing philosophies of 37signals — a developer of web-based software used by over 1 million people and businesses in 70 countries”
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Global Entrepreneurship Monitor United States 2004-2005 Executive Report
gemconsortium.org— — “The United States’ transition from a managerial to an entrepreneurial economy is strongly supported by the GEM National Entrepreneurship Assessment of the United States of America 2004 and 2005 Executive Report.”
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Cautionary Tales - Plus Encouragement - from Three Veteran Entrepreneurs
knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu— — “While a bold idea, unflagging determination and patient financial backers are all crucial to successful start-ups, entrepreneurs must also focus on less dramatic aspects of running a company…”
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Canada Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2003 Report
gemconsortium.org— — “Canada remains one of the most dynamic G7 nations with 8.0% of its adult population engaged in entrepreneurial activities in 2003.”
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Cognition, creativity, and entrepreneurship
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“Cognitive approaches to creativity are discussed as they relate to an important task of entrepreneurs: generating novel and useful ideas for business ventures.”