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Technology has evolved. The economy has shifted. The world has changed. And today's entrepreneurs do more than just start businesses. The world needs a new definition of entrepreneurship. We're writing it here.

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Radoslav (Undergraduate Student, Entrepreneur, Software Engineer, Bulgaria)

Entrepreneurship is when you get up in the morning and put your "I can turn this into a business" glasses on. The rest is just looking at the world and creating value.

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Marcelo (Interested in Babson, Entrepreneuring, Brazil)

Entrepreneurship is positive attitude, is seeing the opportunities behind the fence, is understanding the challenges are out there for everyone, is focus, perseverance, is the capacity of analysing the whole scenario and, finally and more important, believing in people.

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Anne (Interested in Babson, Business Owner/consultant, United Kingdom)

Making something happen, through your own vision, commitment and personal energy.

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Milt (former entreprenuer, economic development, Waterloo, IA)

it's still a person who takes a financial risk to start /acquire a business operation to make a profit, passionate about an idea and burning to expand it's reach and influence and impact- to create wealth for himself/herself and their partners and jobs and wealth opportunities for their employees, improving the place, and seeking significance in their industry and world as well as business and personal success. All others, in other pursuits, ACT like an entrepreneur. It is really about growing a business.

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Thiago (entrepreneur, Brazil)

what you do when you are tired of the usual.

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Temoor (Undergraduate Student, United States)

someone who does not take no for an answer

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Andres (Undergraduate Student, Student, Babson Park, MA)

a way to keep all doors open and not focuse on something that might not be what you truly love

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Saif (Undergraduate Student, Doctor, teacher, mom..., Hong Kong)

Understanding and implementing certain tactics in order to make a new endeavor successful.

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Wevertton (Undergraduate Student, student/personal trainer, Wellesley, MA)

The ability to conciously teach people to motivate and influence others while igniting thier dreams, directly and inderectly, in a renewable fashion.

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Lizzie (Undergraduate Student, Student, Babson Park, MA)

Recognizing, refining, and implementing available resources to create something new and impactful.

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