La Marea Roja
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Publicado: 24 de septiembre de 2012
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Entrepreneurs have changed the world |
"Entrepreneur" is a French word that means someone who does something. An entrepreneur issomeone who attempts to organize resources in new and more valuable ways and accepts full responsibility for the result. |
Entrepreneurs bring a new product, service or idea to market. For more thana century, entrepreneurs have changed the world. American Bill Gates is perhaps the world's best-known entrepreneur. He did not invent personal computers. But his operating system made computers easyto use. It also brought the new technology to millions of people around the world. |
Wendell Cochran is a journalism professor at American University in Washington, D.C. He says the Internet is avery helpful tool for entrepreneurs. That is because it provides information to anyone, anywhere. |
Craig Newmark is an example of another American entrepreneur. Thirteen years ago, Mister Newmarkcreated an Internet message service for the investment company where he worked. Today, his web site, Craig's List, has users in more than five hundred fifty cities and fifty countries. They can buy andsell goods, find a job or a place to live. |
Modern technology has made it easier for entrepreneurs around the world to succeed. However, they still have problems getting money to start businessesand deal with government restrictions in many countries. |
In Venezuela, for example, monetary exchange controls and a leadership hostile to free markets make it difficult to do business. SantiagoAlvarez is a businessman in Caracas. He says it is difficult to get all the permits necessary to start a business. |
In South Africa, Mthuli Ncube is the director of the entrepreneurship institute atthe University of the Vitwatersrand. He says the African continent does not have enough entrepreneurs who are prepared to take risks. |
Donald Trump is one of America's most successful property...
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VOA - Voice of America |
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Entrepreneurs have changed the world |
"Entrepreneur" is a French word that means someone who does something. An entrepreneur issomeone who attempts to organize resources in new and more valuable ways and accepts full responsibility for the result. |
Entrepreneurs bring a new product, service or idea to market. For more thana century, entrepreneurs have changed the world. American Bill Gates is perhaps the world's best-known entrepreneur. He did not invent personal computers. But his operating system made computers easyto use. It also brought the new technology to millions of people around the world. |
Wendell Cochran is a journalism professor at American University in Washington, D.C. He says the Internet is avery helpful tool for entrepreneurs. That is because it provides information to anyone, anywhere. |
Craig Newmark is an example of another American entrepreneur. Thirteen years ago, Mister Newmarkcreated an Internet message service for the investment company where he worked. Today, his web site, Craig's List, has users in more than five hundred fifty cities and fifty countries. They can buy andsell goods, find a job or a place to live. |
Modern technology has made it easier for entrepreneurs around the world to succeed. However, they still have problems getting money to start businessesand deal with government restrictions in many countries. |
In Venezuela, for example, monetary exchange controls and a leadership hostile to free markets make it difficult to do business. SantiagoAlvarez is a businessman in Caracas. He says it is difficult to get all the permits necessary to start a business. |
In South Africa, Mthuli Ncube is the director of the entrepreneurship institute atthe University of the Vitwatersrand. He says the African continent does not have enough entrepreneurs who are prepared to take risks. |
Donald Trump is one of America's most successful property...
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