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.
Define a word, redefine the world
fig 1. entrepreneurs in their own words
Prasakthi (Interested in Babson, Social Entrepreneur, Shanti Ashram, India AND Entrepreneur & CEO, ThankShare & GoodnessApple, India)
Entrepreneurship is having enough conviction in the idea and putting the idea to action even if it requires that entrepreneurs take risks. Entrepreneurship means inspiration. Entrepreneurship means Creation. Entrepreneurship means living life to the fullest - Doing what one believes in!
omar (Interested in Babson, international consultant in entrepreneurship and international business, Venezuela)
developing new form and strategies for creating new cluster of entrepreneurs within society to promote young entrepreneurial capacities and creating new small enterprse to cope and cooperate with the economic ,social.,technological ,human development of emerging countries, omar valenti g,cedie,www.metodoger.com.ve ,caracas ,venezuela
Rafael (Friend of Babson, Entrepreneur, Teacher, Mexico)
The act of change making life, taking things out of their normal status quo
Michael (Babson Alumnus, Founder and Director, Sports Management School, S B County Offices, CA)
When guts express more than reason ever could.
Tânia (Multimedia and Communication Designer, Portugal)
Entrepreneurship is making something good, powerful, creative and inspiring from what you love most and turn it into a lucrative business, creating value and helping other people reach their best.
Bhanu (Undergraduate Student, India)
Entrepreneurship is when you use technology as a means of business and as a means of impacting the lives of people around in a positive way.
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.
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.