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Q.Distinguish between the terms 'entrepreneur', 'entrepreneurship' and 'enterprise'.

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The three terms describe different aspects of the same activity:

TermNatureMeaning
EntrepreneurPersonThe individual who identifies an opportunity, organises resources and bears risk
EntrepreneurshipProcess/activityThe act of setting up and running an enterprise — spotting an opportunity, arranging resources and accepting risk
EnterpriseUnit/organisationThe business that is brought into existence and operated

In short, the entrepreneur carries out entrepreneurship, and the result of that process is the enterprise. The relationship is: person → process → unit.

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An entrepreneur is the person, entrepreneurship is the process he or she performs, and the enterprise is the business unit that results — a person who does entrepreneurship and thereby creates an enterprise.

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