Entrepreneurship was derived
from a French verb word ‘entreprende’ which
means
‘to do something’ or ‘to undertake’
“Entrepreneurship is the phenomenon associated
with entrepreneurial activity.”
N. Ahmad and A. Hoffman (2008)
“Entrepreneurship refers to an individual’s ability to turn ideas into action. It includes creativity, innovation, risk taking, ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives.”
European Commission (2015)
“Entrepreneurship is a field of business that seeks to understand how opportunities to create something new arise and are discovered or created by specific persons, who then use various means to exploit or develop them, thus producing a wide range of effects.”
Baron, Shane, & Reuber (2008)
“Entrepreneurship is a discipline that seeks to understand how opportunities are discovered, created, and exploited, by whom, and with what consequences.”
Neck, Neck, Murray (2018)
“Entrepreneurship can be defined as the process of creating value for business and social communities by bringing together unique combinations of public and private resources to exploit economic, social or cultural opportunities in an environment of change.”
Fillis (2010)
“Entrepreneurship refers to the economic activity of a person who starts, manages, and assumes the risk of a business enterprise.”
Medina, R. (2014)
a person who pursues for that
opportunity, combines various factors of production, applies creativity and innovations, plans and manages the economic activities, and bears the risks to create something new to the market
entrepreneur
An individual becomes an entrepreneur when they practice entrepreneurship by:
Micro
1 - 9 employees
Small
10 - 99 employees
Medium
100 - 199 employees
Large
200 employees and more
also known as the Global Goals
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
How many UN SDGs are there?
17
1st UN SDG
No poverty
2nd UN SDG
Zero Hunger
3rd UN SDG
Good Health and Well-being
4th UN SDG
Quality Education
5th UN SDG
Gender Equality
6th UN SDG
Clean Water and Sanitation
7th UN SDG
Affordable and Clean Energy
8th UN SDG
Decent work and Economic growth