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WHAT IS ENTREPRENEURSHIP?
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What is entrepreneurship?
Several fields are covered:
Entrepreneurial behavior or spirit The act of creating new ventures Entrepreneurs

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Entrepreneurial behavior or spirit Capacity to take risks engaging capital into a sort of adventure (enterprise), consisting of bringing something new (innovation) and creative, by combining as efficiently as possible restrained resources in an organization.

In this case, a manager of a big enterprise may be characterized as an entrepreneur.

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The act of creating new ventures

A logical consequence of an entrepreneurial behavior or spirit

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Entrepreneurs There are many typologies of entrepreneurs. Using internet, find one and prepare a slide to present it to your colleagues

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Entrepreneur typologies Generally, we could distinguish between : The type of creation Their profile (trait approach)

Their actions (behavioral approach)
Their innovationstyle

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