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Chapter 4: Enterprise
Enterprise is any attempt to do or start something new.
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2. What is an entrepreneur?
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What is an entrepreneur?
An individual who has an idea, spots an opportunity, takes a risk and puts their idea into practice.
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3. Some well-known entrepreneurs
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Some well-known entrepreneurs
Henry Ford
Richard Branson
Eddie Jordan
Bill Gates
Anita Roddick
Bill Cullen
Pat McDonagh
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4. Enterprising characteristics of entrepreneurs
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Enterprising characteristics of entrepreneurs
Creativity
Independence
Risk taker
Realistic
Decisive
Resilient
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5. Enterprising skills of entrepreneurs
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Enterprising skills of entrepreneurs
Flexibility
Inner control
Innovation
Decision making
Time management
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6. What is intrapreneurship?
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What is intrapreneurship?
When an employee within an existing organisation acts in an enterprising way for the benefit of that organisation.
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7. Motives for entrepreneurship
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Motives for entrepreneurship
Independence
Income
Challenge
Redundancy
Creativity
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