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Entrepreneurs: born or made?

Whether you’re a C-suite pro at a large company with hundreds of workers or you’re the founder of a startup that has only a few employees, you can benefit from thinking like an entrepreneur.

While some believe that entrepreneurs are born rather than made, anyone can at least learn some of the characteristics that make entrepreneurs what they are. There is no single definition of what an entrepreneur actually is, but the term usually refers to someone who, among other things, spearheads a venture, makes decisions on how to proceed, secures the capital needed to make the venture a reality, and shoulders most or all of the associated risk.