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Entrepreneurial

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Characterized by the organizing, risk-taking spirit of someone who starts and runs a business venture.

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Her entrepreneurial instincts led her to launch three startups before she turned thirty.

The program teaches students entrepreneurial skills like budgeting, pitching, and market research.

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Derived from "entrepreneur," itself borrowed from French "entreprendre," meaning "to undertake."

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