Entrepreneurship is a type of self-employment where one runs a business to satisfy people's needs and improve the business to make profits
Successful entrepreneurs have qualities such as confidence, trying new ideas, patience, hard work, and perseverance
Functions of entrepreneurs include risk-taking, innovation, proper planning, financing, and leadership
Wage-employed people work for others and get paid, while self-employed people start businesses to satisfy needs
Entrepreneurs fulfill customer needs, use local materials, and help society when running their business
Entrepreneurs affect society by creating jobs, sharing wealth, lowering product prices, aiding economic growth, and solving societal problems
Negative impacts of entrepreneurship include environmental degradation, trade imbalance, and labor exploitation
Common entrepreneurship activities include social entrepreneurship, agriculture entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship, and small-scale entrepreneurship
Roles of entrepreneurs include innovators, agents, coordinating, and employment generators
Misconceptions about entrepreneurs include the need for unique business ideas, a lot of money to start a business, the size of the business defining an entrepreneur, and the belief that entrepreneurs are born, not made
There are two ways to earn a living: self-employment and wage employment
The career process of an entrepreneur involves starting in the market, competing, and then expanding the business when stable