BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Entrepreneur
- somebody who sets up a business or enterprise. An entrepreneur typically demonstrates effective application of a number of enterprising attributes, such as creativity, initiative, risk taking, problem solving ability, and autonomy, and will often risk his or her own capital to establish a business.
Wiktionary Definition for: Entrepreneur
- A person who takes the risk of turning an opportunity into profit.
- A person who takes the risk of managing and operating a business or businesses; term often used: '''a.''' for one who does this for one or more businesses that he or she entirely or largely helps to create; '''b.''' for one who takes on ownership, or significant ownership, of one or more business franchises.
- A person who creates one or more new nonprofit organizations, or one or more units of such organizations, and often has a key part in managing and operating the new entity or entities. Such a person is sometimes referred to as a ''nonprofit entrepreneur'' or ''not-for-profit entrepreneur'', and occasionally as a ''public entrepreneur''.
- A person who is talented or prolific at developing new programs inside existing organizations.
Additional Resources
- Entrepreneur Media awarded more than $1 million for infringement of its brand name.
- At least a dozen newsletters, websites, and journals with "entrepreneur" in their names are effectively on high alert following the decision by the 9th Court of Appeals to uphold an award of over $1 million in damages and fees for Scott Smith's infringement of Entrepreneur Media's...
- Research articles 2004-06-30
- Neochimiki: CEO Dr. Lavrentis Lavrentiadis (34) has Been Elected as "Entrepreneur of the Year" in the First Ernst & Young "Greek Entrepreneur of the Year" Award.
- ATHENS and MUNICH, November 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Lavrentis Lavrentiadis (34) is the winner of the first Ernst & Young "Greek Entrepreneur of the Year" award. The Entrepreneur of the Year program has been established over twenty yea ATHENS and MUNICH, November...
- Research articles 2006-11-08
- Rubus CEO scoops national award for entrepreneurship; Founder of fast-growing e-business consultancy is recognised as the UK's most promising 'Emerging Entrepreneur' at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-18 October 2000-Rubus: Rubus CEO scoops national award for entrepreneurship; Founder of fast-growing e-business consultancy is recognised as the UK's most promising 'Emerging Entrepreneur' at the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:18102000 ...
- Research articles 2000-10-18
- Scott Smith files notice with U.S. Patent Office, accusing Entrepreneur magazine of fraud.
- Latest battle in long war over magazine's protection of a word The U.S. Patent Office granted a trademark on the word entrepreneur to Entrepreneur Media Inc., publisher of Entrepreneur magazine, in 1982, before it became today's common word. The company has aggressively protected its...
- Research articles 2007-11-09
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Finalists Are Named
- Turnquist, Schmitt Offer Business Start-up Guide Ernst & Young have announced the finalists for San Diego's Entrepreneur of the Year award. Winners will be announced June 21 at the La Jolla Hilton at Torrey Pines. The winners will be eligible for several national Entrepreneur of the Year...
- Research articles 2000-05-29
- Sage Telecom President and CEO Named 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year; Dennis M. Houlihan Selected as Emerging Companies Winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Program
- Business Editors & High-Tech Writers DALLAS--BUSINESS WIRE--June 18, 2001 Sage Telecom, Inc., a rapidly growing competitive local telephone service provider, announced today that Dennis M. Houlihan, President and CEO of Sage Telecom, has been named 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Emerging Companies category as part of...
- Research articles 2001-06-18
- The Lawyer as Entrepreneur
- The article asserts that lawyers and entrepreneurs do not have much in common. Much like accounting or medicine, many lawyers choose the law as a profession because it offers a low-risk (if high-stress) means to a long, relatively well-paid, and tightly-controlled career at a privately-held law firm or government position....
- White papers 2003-01-01
- The Entrepreneur And Entrepreneurship: A Neoclassical Approach
- This paper attempts to introduce the entrepreneur as the "economic man" into a neoclassical framework and to indicate the role of government in fostering entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship, specifically, is defined as an "economic system" that consists of three components: entrepreneurs, who desire to achieve their goals of economic survival and advancement;...
- White papers 2003-01-05
- Entrepreneur.com. (Web site).(Brief Article)
- www.entrepreneur.com This portal provides information for start-ups or existing entrepreneurial companies. Articles from ... www.entrepreneur.com This portal provides information for start-ups or existing entrepreneurial companies. Articles from Entrepreneur magazine offer tips and...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- LENOVO HOLDINGS PRESIDENT TOPS CHINA ENTREPRENEUR LIST
- AsiaInfo Services 12-13-2005 Lenovo Holdings President Tops China Entrepreneur List BEIJING, Dec 13, 2005 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Lenovo Holdings president Liu Chuanzhi won the title of the most powerful entrepreneur for 2005 in China, accordi AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2005-12-13
- Disney Entrepreneur Center.(ORLANDO)
- The former Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center downtown has been renamed the Disney Entrepreneur Center after a $1-million donation from Walt Disney World and a ... The former Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center downtown has been renamed the Disney Entrepreneur Center after a $1-million donation from Walt...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- Alternative Networks plc CEO, James Murray is London's Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-11 July 2005-ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS: Alternative Networks plc CEO, James Murray is London's Young Entrepreneur of the YearC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11072005 Alternative Networks plc, is delighted to announce that co-founder and CEO, James Murray was selected as London's Young Entrepreneur...
- Research articles 2005-07-11
- James Murray wins the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 October 2005-ALTERNATIVE NETWORKS: James Murray wins the Young Entrepreneur of the Year AwardC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04102005 On the 11th birthday of the Company, Alternative Networks plc is delighted to announce that its co-founder and CEO, James Murray was...
- Research articles 2005-10-04
- SILICON: Silicon.com launches new entrepreneur channel to inspire UK start-ups.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-23 March 1999-SILICON: Silicon.com launches new entrepreneur channel to inspire UK start-ups C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:220399 "Fly on the wall" documentary offers insider view of life as an entrepreneur Silicon.com Europe's first Internet-based TV news service...
- Research articles 1999-03-23
- Carlos Garcia Awarded as Entrepreneur of the Year
- KIRA Inc., the preeminent military base facilities maintenance and construction contractor, today announced its president and CEO, Carlos Garcia, was recognized by Hispanic Business Magazine as Entrepreneur of the Year. Garcia, a highly recognized entrepreneur in the defense industry, took top honors in both Heavy Industry and overall Hispanic...
- Research articles 2007-11-27
- Emerald Health Services CEO Selected as 2008 Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur Of The Year Judge
- Judges to Choose the Winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year([R]) 2008 Award LOS ANGELES -- Emerald Health Services, a premier healthcare staffing firm, today announced that Mark Stagen, founder and CEO, has been selected to judge the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year([R]) 2008...
- Research articles 2008-05-08
- Day & Zimmermann CEO Hal Yoh Wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year® 2008 Award for Master Entrepreneur in Greater Philadelphia
- PHILADELPHIA -- Day & Zimmermann, a nationally recognized provider of diversified services and outsourcing solutions for government and commercial customers, today announced that the company's chairman and CEO, Harold L. Yoh, III, received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year[R] 2008 award in the Master Entrepreneur category for Greater...
- Research articles 2008-06-30
- Skullcandy CEO Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Rick Alden, CEO and Founder of Skullcandy, Named 2008 Regional Entrepreneur of the Year PARK CITY, Utah -- Rick Alden, CEO and Founder of Skullcandy, was named winner of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award for Utah on Friday, June 27th. Acknowledged for his outstanding...
- Research articles 2008-07-02
- Entrepreneur Media Set To Be Bought, Names Editors
- Two Private Equity Firms Buying Company; Register Looking to Drive Readership to Web Big changes are playing out at Irvine-based Entrepreneur Media Inc. The company, which publishes Entrepreneur magazine, named a new editor-in-chief, Amy Cosper, as well as a new executive editor, Charlotte Jensen. The changes come as...
- Research articles 2008-06-23
- Celebrating entrepreneurs 2005 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
- CAN YOU TEACH SOMEONE HOW TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR? Are there certain traits inherent in people who take business risks? According to Ron McMillan, vice president of consulting services at VitalSmarts--one of the companies nominated for a 2005 Ernest & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award--an entrepreneur can either...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
