AllBusiness.com - Starting a BusinessAllBusiness.com - Starting a BusinessHail the Small'Scale Entrepreneur- October 1, 2006 The word 'entrepreneur' derives from the French for'somebody who undertakes'; its more common business usage describes people who are initiators, risk-takers, financiers. They are the people who set up enterprises - they can range from the young boy with his shoe-shine kit to the businessperson who opens a new supermarket. Without entrepreneurs, there is little or no business. Entrepreneurs may have academic and professional qualifications but it is not essential. Some of the world's greatest...http://www.allbusiness.com/finance/4084720-1.html |