The document defines entrepreneurship and describes the key qualities and functions of entrepreneurs. It states that an entrepreneur is an individual who bears the risks of operating a business in an uncertain environment. Entrepreneurs take initiative, organize social and economic mechanisms, and coordinate production. They are innovators who introduce new ideas, goods, and services. The document also discusses different types of entrepreneurs and how entrepreneurship promotes economic development.
2. Definitions
Derived from French word Entreprendre means “to
undertake”.
Richard Carleton: “a person who buys factors of
production at certain prices in order to combine them
into a product with a view to sell them at uncertain
prices.”
Considered as a risk bearer. Ex. Farmer pays
definite price for seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, labours
etc but not certain at which price he could sell his
produce.
3. Definitions...
F.H. Knight: “a person who bears uncertainty (risk
which cannot be insured & is incalculable) can be
reduced by taking insurance.”
J.B. Say: “one who combines the land of one, labour
of another & capital of yet another & thus produces a
product. By selling product pays rent, wages and
interest.”
4. Definitions...
Peter F Drucker: “One who considers the changes
that take place in market as an opportunity to do
business. Innovation is his tool.”
Joseph Schumpeter: “Individuals who introduce
something new in the market or economy.”
New encyclopaedia: An individual who bears the
risk of operating business in the face of uncertainty
about the future conditions.
5. QUALITIES OF ENTREPRENUERS
Mental ability: intelligent person.
Organising ability: good organisation.
Hard work: ready to work for long hours.
Discipline: highly disciplined- everything to be in
order for them.
Clear objectives: regarding nature of business &
products to be produced.
6. Continued…
Need for high achievement- they have a strong
desire for achieving something great.
Optimistic: highly optimistic- not disturbed by
present problems-hope favourable future.
Risk taking: they like challenges.
H.R. ability: maintain good relations with other
people (employee, vendors, customers, bankers).
Emotional stability: have considerable amount of
self-control- business pressure can be handled.
7. Continued…
Communication ability: good communication.
Self-confidence: tackle problems immediately with
self-confidence.
Adaptability: highly flexible- adapt themselves for
any conditions.
Positive attitude: always think positively, they do
not leave hopes even under difficult conditions.
They are also good managers, pro-active, realistic,
have comprehensive awareness & conceptual ability.
9. FUNCTIONS OF ENTREPRENUERS:
Market research
Idea generation
Product/ service analysis
Form of business: individual, partnership.
Determination of business objectives: main
objectives, subsidiaries objectives, short term, long
term.
10. FUNCTIONS OF ENTREPRENUERS...
Promotional formality: getting license, clearance of
govt. Formalities.
Raising Capital: Own capital/Issue of
share/Borrowing loan.
Providing Infrastructure: Buying plant, Machinery,
Land.
Selection of human resources: right people at right
place.
Carrying out the Operations: where to purchase,
scale of production, fixing price, and advertisement
mean etc.
11. FUNCTIONS OF ENTREPRENUERS...
Risk Bearing
Organisation of the Resources: combining various
factors of production.
Innovation
Exploration of new opportunities
Providing Leadership& Motivating the people
12. WHAT IS ENTREPRENURESHIP?
B. HIGGINS: “ The function of seeing investment &
production opportunities; organising an enterprise to
undertake a new production process; raising capital;
hiring labour, arranging for raw material, finding a
site & combining these factors of production into a
going concern; introducing new techniques, new
commodities, discovering new sources of natural
resources & selecting top-managers for day-to-day
operations.”
14. FAMOUS ENTREPRENEUR
QUOTES
“A friendship founded on business
is a good deal better than a
business founded on friendship.”
John D. Rockefeller
Founder of Standard Oil
16. FAMOUS ENTREPRENEUR
QUOTES
“The important thing is not being
afraid to take a chance. Remember,
the greatest failure is to not try.”
Debbi Fields
founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies
27. WHAT IS ENTREPRENURESHIP?
SCHUMPETER: “Entrepreneurship is based on
purposeful & systematic innovation. It includes not
only the independent businessman but also
company directions & managers who actually
carryout innovative functions.”
AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON
ENTREPRENUERSHIP: “Entrepreneurship is
attempt to create value through recognition of
business opportunity, the management of risk taking
appropriate to the opportunity & through the
communicative & management skills to mobilise
human, financial & material resources, necessary to
bring a project to fruition.”
28. Entrepreneurship
Thus Entrepreneurship is a combination of various
qualities like organisation skills, innovativeness, risk-
bearing, managing uncertainty, ability to bring
together & use factor of production, analysing market
opportunities, observing the change taking place in
the market, methods & technologies & studying the
tastes & preferences of consumers.
29. Entrepreneurship Vs Management
Entrepreneurship implies creation of new value,
finding and utilizing new opportunities etc.
Management is on the other hand traditionally
concerned with "running things as they are" -
operating an existing organization in an efficient
manner.
30. ENTREPRENUERS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
OPTIMUM UTILISATION OF RESOURCES-
Resources are put to proper use by Entrepreneurs.
They combine various resources Land, Labour,
Capital, and Organisation to produce goods.
GENERATION OF EMPLOYMENT- provides
employment, reducing unemployment problem.
IMPROVEMENT IN STANDARD OF LIVING OF
PEOPLE- by providing quality goods & services.
31. ENTREPRENUERS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT:
BALANCED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT-
Government incentives encourage entrepreneurs to
establish industry units in rural & backward areas-
create employment opportunities in industrially
backward areas.
NEW/ IMPROVED GOODS & SERVICES: for the
benefit of customers- by regulating taking market
research.
32. ENTREPRENUERS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
HELP AGRI SECTOR- providing high yielding
variety of seeds, fertiliser, pesticides, agricultural
implements etc many entrepreneurs buy agricultural
produce for further processing.
PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE- exporting
goods mfg by them help govt to earn FE.
33. ENTREPRENUERS & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
HELP COMMUNITY AT LARGE- by providing
welfare activities- adopting villages, schools, stating
educational institutes, healthcare services, sports.
CAPITAL FORMATION- pooling the savings of
people by issuing shares/ debentures- offering more
returns comparatively.
DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME & WEALTH- by
establishing in rural / backward areas, not only
balance regional development but also redistribution
of income & wealth.
34. Intrapreneurship
There are people working in big org holding key
positions. They are quite innovative & bring many
changes in products & methods of production. They
possess all qualities of an entrepreneur. Top
managements in big organisations encourage
people holding key positions to come out with new
ideas so that they can bring some changes in
products & services. They are also known as enter
corporate entrepreneurs or intraprenuers. They
serve as champions to others in the organisation.
35. Entrepreneur Vs Intrapreneur
Entrepreneur Intraprenuer
1. Entrepreneur is employer 1. Intraprener is employee
2. Independent in operation 2. Depends on the organization
to implement his ideas.
3. Bears all the risk involved in
enterprise.
3. Does not bear all the risk.
4. Exhibits higher need for
achievement.
4. May not have high need
achievement
5. Profit is the reward. 5. Attractive salary, promotion &
incentives are the reward.
6. May not have formal
qualification.
6. Should have some
professional or technical
qualification.
7. Do not have any boundary for
operations.
7. He has to operate within the
organisational policies.
36. CLASSIFICATION OF ENTREPRENUERS
INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR: he is the one who
introduces a new product or a new method of
production or opens a new market or explore new
source of supply of raw material or carry out a new
type of organization. as per the Schumpeter
innovative entrepreneur are real entrepreneur.
IMITATIVE/ ADOPTIVE ENTREPRENEUR: are
those who imitate the successful entrepreneurs in
techniques innovated by others.
37. CLASSIFICATION OF ENTREPRENUERS...
DRONE ENTREPRENEUR: Drone entrepreneur are
those who never allow any change in their
production & style of functioning. They never explore
anything. They are also called Laggards. They are
pushed out of market when product loses its
marketability.
FABIAN ENTREPRENEUR: are always cautious.
They neither introduce new changes nor adopt new
methods invented by others. They are lazy. They
follow old customs, old method of production,
techniques.
38. Classification of Entrepreneurs
Classification according to type of business.
Business Entrepreneurs.
Trading Entrepreneurs.
Industrial Entrepreneurs.
Corporate Entrepreneurs.
Agricultural Entrepreneurs.
Classification according to use of technology.
Technical entrepreneur.
Non-technical entrepreneur.
Professional entrepreneur.
High-tech entrepreneur.
39. Classification of Entrepreneurs…
Classification according to motivation of entrepreneur.
Pure entrepreneur.
induced entrepreneur.
Motivated entrepreneur.
Spontaneous entrepreneur.
Classification according to growth.
Growth entrepreneur.
Super growth entrepreneur.
Classification according to stages of development.
First generation entrepreneur.
Modern entrepreneur.
Classical entrepreneur.
40. ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION
INTERNAL FACTORS
Strong desire to do something new.
To be independent in Life.
Making the maximum use of technical/professional
knowledge.
Occupational experience/background.
Passionate about particular activity.
Dissatisfaction with present job.
To attain self-satisfaction.
41. ENTREPRENEURIAL MOTIVATION
EXTERNAL FACTORS
Utilizing Government grants & subsidiaries.
To continue ancestor business.
Financial assistance from Institutions.
Availability of resources.
Encouragement from big business houses.
Availability of sick units/ easy financial terms.
Encouragement from family members.
42. WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
They are a woman or group of women who initiate,
organize & operate a business enterprise.
According to Marshal, any woman or group of
woman who innovates, initiates, or adopts an
economic activity may be called a woman
entrepreneur.
According to Government of India, it is an
enterprise owned & controlled by woman or a
woman having a minimum financial interest of 51%
of the capital in the enterprise.
43. Problems faced by woman entrepreneur
Economic independence & autonomy are absent.
Less risk bearing capacity (because of more
dependency).
Family involvement.