Business entrepreneur: Convert ideas into reality; deal with both manufacturing and trading aspect of business (Small trading and manufacturing business)
Trading entrepreneur: Undertakes trading activities; concerned with marketing (Domestic and international level)
Industrial entrepreneur: Undertakes manufacturing activities only; new product development etc (textile, electronics, etc)
Corporate entrepreneur: Interested in management part of organisation; exceptional organising, coordinating skills to manage a corporate undertaking (Ambani, Tata families)
Agricultural entrepreneur: Production and marketing of agricultural inputs and outputs (Dairy, horticulture, forestry)
Use of Technology
Technical entrepreneur: Production oriented, possesses innovative skills in manufacturing, quality control etc.
Non technical entrepreneur: Develops marketing, distribution facilities and strategies
Professional entrepreneur: Uses the proceeds from sale of one business to start another one. Brimming with ideas to start new ventures
Motivation
Pure entrepreneur: Psychological and economic rewards motivate him
Induced entrepreneur: Incentives, concessions, benefits offered by government for entrepreneurs motivates him
Motivated entrepreneur: Sense of achievement and fulfillment motivates him
Spontaneous entrepreneur: Born entrepreneurs with inborn traits of confidence, vision, initiative
Growth
Growth entrepreneur: One who enters a sector with a high growth rate; is a positive thinker
Super growth entrepreneur: One who enters a business and shows a quick, steep and upward growth curve
Stages in Development
First generation entrepreneur: Innovator, risk taker, among the firsts in family to enter business
Modern entrepreneur: Who considers feasibility of business, which can adapt to change and dynamic market
Classical entrepreneur: One who gives more importance to consistent returns than to growth; concerned about customer and marketing needs
Others
Area- Rural and Urban entrepreneur
Gender/Age- Men and Women entrepreneur
Scale- Small and Large scale entrepreneur
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