An entrepreneur is defined as one who undertakes an enterprise or acts as an intermediary between capital and labor. An entrepreneur has been defined as an innovator, risk taker, and resource assembler. Key functions of an entrepreneur include searching for market opportunities, obtaining resources, purchasing inputs, marketing products, overseeing the assembly of a factory, bearing risks, and innovating.
An entrepreneur is defined as one who undertakes an enterprise or acts as an intermediary between capital and labor. An entrepreneur has been defined as an innovator, risk taker, and resource assembler. Key functions of an entrepreneur include searching for market opportunities, obtaining resources, purchasing inputs, marketing products, overseeing the assembly of a factory, bearing risks, and innovating.
An entrepreneur is defined as one who undertakes an enterprise or acts as an intermediary between capital and labor. An entrepreneur has been defined as an innovator, risk taker, and resource assembler. Key functions of an entrepreneur include searching for market opportunities, obtaining resources, purchasing inputs, marketing products, overseeing the assembly of a factory, bearing risks, and innovating.
(or) contractor acting as intermediary between capital and labour”- Oxford English Dictionary(1993) “Entrepreneur” has been defined in various ways An Innovator, A risk taker, A resource assembler or combination of all
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Characteristics an Entrepreneur
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Functions of an Entrepreneur Searching market opportunities Obtaining the available resources Purchasing inputs Marketing of the products and overcome competition
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Functions of an Entrepreneur Acquiring and overseeing assembly of the factory Industrial engineering Upgrading process and product quality Adopting new production techniques and methods Classify in to broad categories Risk Bearing Organisation Innovation