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Who is an Entrepreneur

“One Who undertakes an enterprise, especially


(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

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