entrepreneur

(noun)

A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.

Related Terms

  • proprietor

Examples of entrepreneur in the following topics:

  • Pros and Cons of Sole Proprietorship

    • It is a structure open to businesses run and owned by one entrepreneur.
    • On the flip side, the sole proprietorship has one main disadvantage: there is no separation between the entrepreneur and the business.
    • The sole proprietorship is not a separate entity from the owner/entrepreneur, unlike a corporation.
  • The Law of Comparative Advantage

    • Resources include labor, machines, equipment, land, and entrepreneurs.
    • Thus, society employs its entire labor force, and entrepreneurs use all their machines, equipment, and land to produce goods and services.
    • Consequently, an industry experiences no losses when entrepreneurs move resources from industry to another.
    • If entrepreneurs shift all the resources into car manufacturing, then the United States produces 100 cars while Mexico produces 30.
    • U.S. entrepreneurs continually shift resources from the tomato industry into the car industry until they reach the maximum car production.
  • Pros and Cons of a Partnership

    • The partnership is not a separate entity from the owners/entrepreneurs, unlike a corporation.
  • Venture Capital

    • Through informal and formal business networks, VC firms and entrepreneurs will meet to discuss the business plan and investment possibilities.There are different rounds of financing corresponding to different stages of a company's development:
    • Seed money round: The entrepreneur must convince the venture capitalist to fund their business vision.
  • Overview of Organizational Structure

    • The differences in structures can depend on the number of entrepreneurs or owners involved, and the different tax treatments.
    • These organizational structures are also not separate entities from the owners/entrepreneurs, unlike a corporation.
  • Role of Financial Markets in Capital Allocation

    • Financial capital is money used by entrepreneurs and businesses to buy what they need to make their products or provide their services.
  • Understanding the Needs of the Business

    • For the entrepreneur, however, who is often resource-starved and doesn't have enough operating history to secure additional credit, managing this tradeoff can feel like walking a tightrope.
  • Risk Adjusting the Discount Rate

    • As an entrepreneur, this will tell you if/when you will reach profitability (using a variety of assumptions).
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