entrepreneur

(noun)

A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.

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Examples of entrepreneur in the following topics:

  • The Consumer Revolution

    • Entrepreneurs established shipyards to build fishing fleets and, in time, trading vessels and iron forges.

  • German Immigration

    • Skilled workers produced many crafts, while entrepreneurs created the beer brewing industry; the most famous brands included Pabst, Schlitz, Miller, and Blatz.

  • Immigrant Labor

    • Roughly half of the immigrants from Germany went to farms, especially in the Midwest and Texas, while the other half became craftsmen and entrepreneurs in urban areas.

  • The Rise of Garveyism

    • Marcus Garvey (1887-1940) was a Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, and orator who was a staunch proponent of the black nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements .

  • Pioneer Women

    • Entrepreneurs set up shops and businesses to cater to miners.

  • American Republicanism

    • Merchants, industrialists, financiers, and entrepreneurs were therefore the future of the United States republic and the influence behind the United States' foreign relations.

  • Vaudeville

    • The line is blurred, however, by the number of vaudeville entrepreneurs who made more or less successful forays into the movie business.

  • From Competition to Consolidation

    • For the first time, immense fortunes could be made in industry; adventurous entrepreneurs were quick to do so in an age that lauded the acquisitive spirit.

  • Promoting Economic Development

    • Arguing that continued dependence on Europe for manufactured goods jeopardized U.S. independence, Hamilton encouraged Congress to implement protective tariffs, invest in new mechanization processes and technical innovations, import foreign technicians and laborers to foster mechanization, and encourage loans for business entrepreneurs.

  • Automobiles, Airplanes, Mass Production, and Assembly-Line Progress

    • Using the manufacturing assembly line system, in which individual parts or sets of pieces are added to a product at stations on a conveyor belt or other moveable line, entrepreneurs such as automobile tycoon Henry Ford were able to greatly increase productivity.