What Is “Entrepreneurship” in the 21st Century?

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What Is “Entrepreneurship” in the 21st Century?

May 20, 2013 |  by

The buzz about entrepreneurship is everywhere nowadays — from magazine covers to conferences, hotel lobbies to the White House, and of course, kitchen tables. The French word entrepreneur first appeared in the French dictionary in 1723 to describe a person who organizes and operates a business by taking a financial risk. Since then the word entrepreneur — and the world — has completely changed. Today, entrepreneurship is celebrated like never before and it is defined in so many ways — social entrepreneurship, intra-entrepreneurship, knowledge entrepreneurship, micro-entrepreneurship — you name it. Read the full article @HuffPost.

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