Entrepreneurs as an individual who attempts to predict and act upon change within markets. An entrepreneur unites capital, labor, and land to produce products or services through the formation of a firm. An entrepreneur is a person who starts the business from scratch.

An entrepreneur is “a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.” – Oxford Dictionaries Definition

Creator and Visionary

Risk- bearer, Innovator, Motivator, Leader

Utilizes their resources

Independent, Raise Self Capital, Risk Bearer

Self Decision as an objective

Newly established enterprise

Open its failure and mistake

Works to bring a new idea in the market

An individual or a team who takes the risk and start something new. An entrepreneur is a person who creates a new business venture. This can carry a huge risk as it needs capital to set up a new business without knowing if it will give a return on investment. 

Entrepreneurs need to have a good understanding of their markets. They need to find out what the consumers want and modify their products in line with market requirements. They also need to have good ideas, plans, approaches, and strategies. 

Four basic aspects of Entrepreneur: 

1. Creation of a new venture 
2. Investing necessary time and effort 
3. Accepting associated risks 
4. Enjoying resulting rewards

Types of Entrepreneur:

1. Innovative entrepreneurs: lookout for opportunities with a sense of innovativeness. 
2. Adoptive (imitative) entrepreneur: imitate and follow the existing entrepreneurs and similarly set the enterprise. 
3. Fabian entrepreneurs: experiment change in their business venture. 
4. Drone entrepreneurs: conservative and are much more comfortable in following traditional business activities.

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Steps to Become an Entrepreneur:

1. Find a suitable Industry
2. Establish vision, goals and mission
3. Research the Market
4. Educate yourself
5. Plan the business
6. Find your target customers
7. Build a Network or Connection
8. Build your Business Slowly

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” - Walt Disney

“Don’t worry about being successful but work toward being significant and the success will naturally follow.” - Oprah Winfrey, American media executive, actress, talk show host, television producer and philanthropist

"If you are not getting traction on your idea, you try a few things. You try pushing harder, cleaning up something, building up to something aggressively but if it doesn’t get traction, then don’t bother." - Vijay Sharma, Founder of Paytm

Some sources to get ideas to start a new venture:

1. Information – For e.g - Newspaper, Television, Online Portal, etc.
2. Finding a new product or service
3. Adding value to the existing products
4. Brainstroming
5. Investigating market / Competitor
6. Channel Members and Sales-Force
7. Research and Development Work

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Role of an Entrepreneur:

1. Taking Initiative
2. Organizing Resources
3. Innovation
4. Identifying Opportunities and Prospects
5. Risk-Taking
6. Technology Transfer and Adaptation
7. Decision Making
8. Social Responsibility
9. Public Relations
10. Managerial Roles
11. Fostering Autonomy
12. Balanced Economic Development
13. Experience Sharing

Being a successful entrepreneur is the matter of a good vision, mission, target and lot of hard work. Success does not happen overnight. Patience and constant productive work is the key to success. You have to know what you want, how to get it and believe and have confidence in yourself.  

“Only those who attempt the absurd can achieve the impossible.” - Albert Einstein, Father of Physics

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” - Thomas A. Edison, American inventor and businessman