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Entrepreneurship. Definitions . Entrepreneur – one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. (Merriam - Webster Dictionary) Intrapreneur – a corporate executive who develops new enterprises within the corporation. (Merriam - Webster Dictionary)
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Definitions • Entrepreneur – one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. (Merriam - Webster Dictionary) • Intrapreneur – a corporate executive who develops new enterprises within the corporation. (Merriam - Webster Dictionary) • Business Owner(s) – Senior-level staff(ers) responsible for policy, administration, and oversight of the functional areas being addressed within the business i.e. Budget, Finance, Human Resources, Projects, and Sourcing &Procurement. • Worker – one that works especially at manual or industrial labour with a particular material – often used in combination. (Merriam – Webster Dictionary)
Canadian Entrepreneurs Robert Herjaveccreated The Herjavec Group, a securitysoftware company. (Saskatchewan) Brent Wilson is an investor on the stock market and owns an investment firm. ( North BattlefordSaskatchewan.) Arlene Dickinson, in 1998 became the sole owner of Venture Communications – marketing company (Ontario, Canada) Jim Treliving is the chairman and owner of Boston Pizza International Inc., Canada’s number one casual dining with operations in three countries. (Virden, Manitoba)
Other Entrepreneur Mark Zuckerberg, 26 year’s old and creator ofFacebook Bill Gates, computer programmer and developer of Windows Operating System Steve Jobs, developer of Apple operating system, Companyfellapart in late 1980’s. Jobs came back and reserected the company in the late 1990’s Donald Trump, owner of Trump Entertainment and Resorts
Entrepreneurs • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lZKhZmvJuZY • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx3GuO41Jyg (Cameron Herald)