Entrepreneurship

          Entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which is often initially a small business. The people who create these businesses are called entrepreneurs.
Secondly, an entrepreneur is also seen as a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.

Other Definitions Includes They Following:

1. An entrepreneur is a starter. An entrepreneur is an initiator, a challenger, and a driver. Someone that creates something new, either an initiative, a business or a company. He or she is the beginning (and sometimes the end) of a venture, project or activity. The entrepreneur might not be the ideator, but he or she is definitely the one that decides to make that idea a reality.
2. An entrepreneur is the driver. The entrepreneur is the person in charge, the leader and the person to look to for leadership. He or she is the one that pushes forward and inspires a team to follow. The entrepreneur is the one that sits in the driver’s seat and has the ability to change direction, accelerate, slow down or even stop a venture.  
3. An entrepreneur is accountable and responsible. The entrepreneur is the ultimate responsibility for the destiny of its venture, which can be a company, a project, or any other endeavor. The entrepreneur is the one that has the highest stakes at the venture, thus the one that needs to be empowered to fully direct the endeavor.

Being an entrepreneur is not directly related to having an equity stake in a company, but instead showcases the leadership-related points. Why do we tend to associate entrepreneurship with equity ownership (as value), instead of understanding it as the one that has the highest stakes in an endeavor, which sometimes gets translated into entrepreneurship?

Entrepreneurship is more than financial gains

We tend to associate entrepreneurship with direct financial benefits and risk, but not only when the entrepreneur has equity in the company, he or she is exposed to the financial upsides and downturns. Corporate ventures and corporate entrepreneurship allows “corporate entrepreneurs” to benefit of the upsides of their projects without having equity stakes.

Corporate entrepreneurship does exist

Traditional corporate culture tends to disregard the entrepreneurial approach. However, with the proliferation of new startups and disruptive innovations, corporations have been forced to embrace the entrepreneurial approach towards running and operating their business. An entrepreneurial approach is not only more agile and dynamic but also results in a more lean operation. By providing a strong level of staff empowerment, you create a strong sense of ownership, which results in better outcomes for any endeavor.

Finally, an entrepreneur is seen or regarded in our modern world today as a promoter in the entertainment industry.

Seven (7) Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

• Self-Motivation. One of the most important traits of entrepreneurs is self-motivation. ...
• Understand What You Offer. As an entrepreneur, you need to know what you offer, and how it fits into the market. ...
• Take Risks. ...
• Know-How to Network. ...
• Basic Money Management Skills and Knowledge. ...
• Flexibility. ...
• Passion.