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Entrepreneur

Meaning in entrepreneurship & startups, with examples

/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr/nounCore term

In entrepreneurship & startups, entrepreneur means: A person who sees a business opportunity and starts a new company to use it, accepting financial risk in the hope of profit and growth.

In Turkish: girişimci, müteşebbis

How it is used

A general word used in the media, in education and in everyday speech; inside startups people more often say founder. Related forms are entrepreneurship (the activity), entrepreneurial (as in an entrepreneurial mindset) and serial entrepreneur (someone who has started several companies).

Example sentences

  1. She became an entrepreneur at 24, when she turned her university project into a company.

  2. The programme supports young entrepreneurs with training, mentors and small grants.

Common collocations

  • serial entrepreneur
  • young entrepreneur
  • aspiring entrepreneur
  • tech entrepreneur
  • entrepreneurial mindset
  • founderA person who starts a company and builds it in its early days, usually owning a large part of it and taking the biggest risks.
  • startupA young company that aims to grow very fast by solving a problem with a new product or business model, often before it has found a way to make a profit.
  • mentorAn experienced person who gives a founder advice, feedback and support over time, usually without being paid, based on their own business experience.
  • incubatorAn organisation that supports very early startups over a longer period, offering office space, advice, training and sometimes access to funding.

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