An entrepreneur is a person who undertakes and operates a new enterprise or venture and assumes some accountability for the inherent risks. In the context of the creation of for-profit enterprises, entrepreneur is often synonymous with founder. Most commonly, the term entrepreneur applies to someone who establishes a new entity to offer a new or existing product or service into a new or existing market, whether for a profit or not-for-profit outcome.Business entrepreneurs often have strong beliefs about a market opportunity and are willing to accept a high level of personal, professional or financial risk to pursue that opportunity. Business entrepreneurs are often highly regarded in U.S. culture as critical components of its capitalistic society.

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1.) Starting a Business on the Internet - American Chronicle

2 hours, 47 minutes ago | Thu May 15 20:30:00 PDT 2008

Starting a Business on the Internet American Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago There are number of ways in which baby boomers can earn some additional income, one of which is starting your own online business. If you are one of those ...

2.) Business Social Networking and Enterprise Social Networking ... - Earthtimes (press release)

18 hours, 44 minutes ago | Thu May 15 4:33:00 PDT 2008

Business Social Networking and Enterprise Social Networking ... Earthtimes (press release), UK - 18 hours ago Social Networking Conference is the definitive business event for the social networking and social media industry. It covers new technologies, business ...

3.) GE To Put Out The Lights On Appliances - Forbes

8 hours, 60 minutes ago | Thu May 15 14:17:00 PDT 2008

Brocktown News

GE To Put Out The Lights On Appliances Forbes, NY - 8 hours ago The company is reportedly putting its iconic appliances business on the market. Whether GE (nyse: GE - news - people )sells its iconic appliance division or ... Report: GE set to auction appliance business The Associated Press WSJ: GE is shopping its appliances unit Bizjournals.com Expert: Selling GE appliance unit 'makes sense' Connecticut Post Louisville Courier-Journal - Money Morning all 215 news articles

4.) Texas' small-business owners fight new tax - Dallas Morning News

2 hours, 18 minutes ago | Thu May 15 20:59:00 PDT 2008

Texas' small-business owners fight new tax Dallas Morning News, TX - 2 hours ago By TERRENCE STUTZ / The Dallas Morning News AUSTIN ? A coalition of small-business groups on Thursday launched an effort to revamp the state's new business ... Small businesses expect to pass on tax hikes to customers Houston Chronicle all 10 news articles

5.) Baloise Q1 business volume 3.327 billion Sfr vs 3.119 billion - Forbes

35 minutes ago | Thu May 15 22:42:00 PDT 2008

Baloise Q1 business volume 3.327 billion Sfr vs 3.119 billion Forbes, NY - 21 minutes ago ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Baloise Holdings said its first quarter total business volume amounted to 3.327 billion Swiss francs, up from 3.119 billion in ...

6.) Verizon Business to Build and Manage Secure Global Network for US ... - FOXBusiness

Over one day ago | Wed May 14 22:11:00 PDT 2008

Scientific American

Verizon Business to Build and Manage Secure Global Network for US ... FOXBusiness - May 14, 2008 BASKING RIDGE, NJ, May 14, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ ----Verizon Business will deploy and manage a secure global IP network linking ... Home Government Verizon Snags $678M DHS Network Deal eWeek Verizon snares $678 million federal network deal Computerworld UPDATE 2-Verizon, AT&T win Homeland Security contracts Reuters SC Magazine US - Converge Network Digest all 160 news articles

7.) Citi not to exit consumer finance business in India - Economic Times

18 hours, 17 minutes ago | Thu May 15 5:00:00 PDT 2008

Citi not to exit consumer finance business in India Economic Times, India - 18 hours ago 15 May, 2008, 1723 hrs IST, PTI MUMBAI: Global financial services major, Citigroup on Thursday oday said it will not exit its consumer finance business in ... UPDATE 1-Citi says not to exit India consumer fin business Reuters India Citi plans product rejig on rising NPAs Business Standard Citi Financial to rejig operations Financial Express Forbes - Economic Times all 33 news articles

8.) Business House Football leagues get sponsorship - Jamaica Observer

33 minutes ago | Thu May 15 22:44:00 PDT 2008

Business House Football leagues get sponsorship Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - 19 minutes ago The Kingston & St Andrew Business House Football Association (BHFA) will have sponsorship for the first time in 10 years, thanks to Western Sports Limited ...

9.) Business needs less, not more, red tape - Telegraph.co.uk

7 hours, 11 minutes ago | Thu May 15 16:06:00 PDT 2008

Business needs less, not more, red tape Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago This is not the moment to burden small business - the part of the economy that will find it hardest to cope with the extension - with this kind of ...

10.) Business calls for supplement rethink - Telegraph.co.uk

7 hours, 10 minutes ago | Thu May 15 16:07:00 PDT 2008

Business calls for supplement rethink Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 6 hours ago By Jonathan Russell The Government is facing another tax row with the business community over plans outlined this week to make businesses pay for up to £5bn ...

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