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EirePreneur
is all about entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on Irish
business, startups and opportunities.
Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or
revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally
in response to identified opportunities. Entrepreneurship is often
a difficult undertaking, as a vast majority of new businesses fail.
Entrepreneurial activities are substantially different depending
on the type of organization that is being started. Entrepreneurship
ranges in scale from solo projects (even involving the entrepreneur
only part-time) to major undertakings creating many job opportunities.
Many "high-profile" entrepreneurial ventures seek venture
capital or angel funding in order to raise capital to build the
business. Angel investors generally seek returns of 20-30% and more
extensive involvement in the business. Many kinds of organizations
now exist to support would-be entrepreneurs, including specialized
government agencies, business incubators, science parks, and some
NGOs. |