BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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AN INTAPRENEUR
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A CORPORATE ENTREPRENEUR
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AN PORTFOLIO ENTREPRENEUR
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NONE OF THE ABOVE
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: c. An entrepreneur who is the owner of more than one business is called: Portfolio Entrepreneur. Intrapreneur.
Detailed explanation-2: -Portfolio entrepreneurs, a sub-type of the habitual entrepreneur, are involved in a number of businesses simultaneously. By their very nature, these entrepreneurs are more experienced than their novice counterparts and studying them should enhance understanding of entrepreneurship.
Detailed explanation-3: -Serial entrepreneurs are responsible for multiple companies.
Detailed explanation-4: -Even entrepreneurs who’ve stuck to one company tend to become portfolio entrepreneurs if that company becomes hugely successful – by producing multiple companies within their company – Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, James Dyson, the Google founders. Again this might be due to resources and opportunity.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Serial entrepreneurs” run multiple businesses in sequence while “portfolio entrepreneurs” run multiple businesses in parallel; they differ from “novice entrepreneurs” who have so far operated only one venture.