BE 7.2 Money Skills: Vocabulary - Entrepreneurship
(1) entrepreneur (n) – a person who organizes a business or grows an idea and is
responsible for its success
“Bill Gates is the world’s most famous entrepreneur.”
(adj) entrepreneurial
(2) come to mind – be remembered or recollected
(verb phrase) “I was asked if I had ever heard of RJX Inc., but nothing
came to mind.”
related phrases: bring/call to mind & enter one’s mind
(3) daring (adj) - (of an action or a person) adventurous; fearless
“I felt that it was very daring when that employee criticized
our boss in front of everyone at the meeting.”
(v) dare
(4) own the moment - to take charge and act when there is an opportunity and be
(verb phrase) successful because of this action
“Our Own the Moment strategy will allow us to navigate a
fairly dynamic global marketplace.”
- Stephanie Streeter, CEO, Libbey Inc.
(5) inspire (v) – to give someone an idea about what to do; to make
someone want to do something
The CEO inspired the staff with his passion for the company.
(n) inspiration