Lesson Summary
Let's review what we've learned. An entrepreneur is a person who starts a new business and usually risks his own money to start the venture. Examples of well-known entrepreneurs include Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Pierre Omidyar, Arianna Huffington and Caterina Fake. Important characteristics of successful entrepreneurs include risk taking, creativity, initiative, problem solving, organizational skills, communication and independence.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completing this lesson, you'll be able to:
Define entrepreneur
List examples of famous entrepreneurs
Describe characteristics required of successful entrepreneurs
