ENTREPRENEUR?
Derived from french word “undertakers”
meaning those who undertook the risk of new
enterprise.
Richard Cantillion
ENTRENEURSHIP
• It is an elusive concept that cannot be defined precisely .
• It is multi dimensional concept.
• Economists focus on what happens when entrepreneurs
act
• Psychologists and sociologists are interested in “why they
act”
• Management experts focus on “how the entrepreneurs
act” in the characterstics of entrepreneurial managers and
the manner in which entrepreneurs achieve their goals.
Five Core Elements of Entrepreneurship
• Creativity and innovation
• Ability to apply the creativity
• Drive and passion
• Focus on creating value
• Take risk
Importance of Entrepreneurship for a
nation
• Employment Generation
• National Income
• Dispersal of Economic power
• Balanced Regional Development
• Corporate Application of Entrepreneurship
Role of Entrepreneurship in the
economy:-
• Increasing opportunities for employment
• Additional wealth creation
• Introduction and dissemination of new methods and
technology
• Overall economic growth