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Q.Distinguish between an entrepreneur and a manager.

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An entrepreneur and a manager differ on several counts, even though both are involved in directing a business.

  • Status: An entrepreneur is the owner of the enterprise; a manager is an employee/servant appointed by the owner(s).
  • Risk-bearing: An entrepreneur bears the full financial risk of the venture personally; a manager bears no personal financial risk at all.
  • Reward: An entrepreneur is rewarded with profit, which is uncertain and can even be a loss; a manager is rewarded with a fixed salary, regardless of whether the enterprise makes a profit or a loss.
  • Resources: An entrepreneur mobilises their own or borrowed capital independently; a manager works with resources already placed at their disposal by the owner. …

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