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Entrepreneurs have
changed the world |
"Entrepreneur" is a
French word that
means
someone who does
something. An entrepreneur is someone who
attempts to organize
resources in new and more
valuable ways and accepts
full responsibility for
the result. |
Entrepreneurs
bring a new product, service or idea to market. For more than a
century, entrepreneurs have changed the world. American Bill Gates is
perhaps the world's
best-known entrepreneur.
He did not invent personal
computers. But his operating system made computers easy to use. It
also brought the new
technology to millions of people around the world. |
Wendell Cochran is a journalism professor at American
University in Washington, D.C. He says the Internet is a very
helpful tool for
entrepreneurs. That is because
it provides information
to anyone, anywhere. |
Craig Newmark is an example of
another American
entrepreneur. Thirteen years ago, Mister Newmark created an Internet
message service for the investment company where he worked. Today, his
web site, Craig's List, has
users in more than five hundred fifty cities and fifty countries.
They can buy and sell goods,
find a job or a place to
live. |
Modern technology
has made it easier for entrepreneurs around the world
to succeed.
However, they still have
problems getting money to
start businesses and deal with
government restrictions in many countries. |
In Venezuela, for example, monetary
exchange controls and a
leadership hostile to
free markets make it difficult to do business. Santiago Alvarez is a
businessman in Caracas.
He says it is difficult to get all the permits necessary to start a
business. |
In South Africa, Mthuli Ncube is the director of the
entrepreneurship
institute at the University of the Vitwatersrand. He says the African
continent does not have enough
entrepreneurs who are prepared to take risks. |
Donald Trump is one of America's most successful
property developers. He
says entrepreneurs must
think big and take action. He says they also must study new information,
learn to negotiate and enjoy
competition. |
GLOSSARY:
entrepreneur: empresario, emprendedor, hombre de negocios;
French word: término de origen
francés; means: significa;
does: hace; attempts: intenta;
resources: recursos;
valuable ways: formas o maneras útiles;
full: completa;
bring: traen, aportan;
perhaps: quizás, tal vez;
best-known; más conocido; personal: personales; also
brought: trajo también; helpful tool: herramienta útil;
that is because: eso es así porque; provides: entrega,
provee; another: otro más; users: usuarios;
goods: mercaderías; place: lugar;
has made it easier: ha facilitado; to succeed: tener
éxito; however: con todo, sin embargo;
getting money: para conseguir dinero;
deal with: lidiar con; exchange controls: controles de
cambio; leadership: liderazgo, presidencia;
businessman: ejecutivo, hombre de negocios;
entrepreneurship: empresarial, para emprendimientos; enough: suficientes;
property developers: desarrolladores inmobiliarios; must:
deben; enjoy: disfrutar. |