The document discusses what it means to be an entrepreneur. It provides definitions of entrepreneur from Joseph Schumpeter and Peter Drucker, both of which focus on innovating and exploiting opportunities. The document then lists personal traits needed for entrepreneurship like passion, self-motivation, accountability, and time management. It stresses the importance of having an innovative product or service idea, knowing your market by researching, and networking. The document advises doing a SWOT analysis to evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats for a potential business venture.
11. Foro Europeo Postgrado
“Entrepreneur - A person who organizes
and manages any enterprise, especially
a business, usually with
considerable initiative
and risk.”
12. Foro Europeo Postgrado
Joseph Schumpeter (1934)
“Entrepreneurs are innovators who use a
process of shattering the status quo of
the existing products and services, to set
up new products, new services.”
13. Foro Europeo Postgrado
Peter Drucker (1964)
“An entrepreneur searches for change,
responds to it and exploits opportunities.
Innovation is a specific tool of an
entrepreneur…”