2. Entrepreneurs

3. What is an Entrepreneur? An Entrepreneur… … takes on the risk of starting their own enterprise or investing in other start- ups.

4. Successful entrepreneurs are known for… … Finding innovation and market gaps for new products and services. What is an Entrepreneur?

5. Entrepreneur – Origin of the term ENTREPRENDRE (19 TH C. FRENCH WORD): means ‘somebody who undertakes’.

6. An entrepreneur is someone “who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit”. (Oxford Dictionaries definition) Definition of an Entrepreneur

7. Entrepreneurs and Risk Entrepreneurs are often stereotyped as high-stakes gamblers…. … but successful entrepreneurs only take calculated risks.

8. Entrepreneurial Traits Persistence Self-esteem Discipline Resourcefulness Being streetwise Passion

9. Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors ‘Entrepreneurs’ chiefly describes people starting their own business. Angel investors only invest their capital in other people’s start-up businesses.

10. Well-known Entrepreneurs include… NEW ZEALAND Sam Morgan (TradeMe), AJ Hackett (bungee jumping), Karen Walker (fashion designer) INTERNATIONAL Richard Branson (Virgin empire), Steve Jobs (Apple and Pixar), Thomas Edison (General Electric)