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State the meaning of entrepreneur as a factor of production.

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Entrepreneur:

  • Entrepreneur is the factor which brings together or say coordinates all other
    factors of production for the production process. Without entrepreneur, economic activity is not possible.
  • Entrepreneur is the person who establishes the enterprise and takes the risk of coordinating economic activities.
  • This factor of production i.e. the entrepreneur does not get fixed return but tries to generate income by running the economic activity successfully. He/ she may even incur a loss if the activity does not function well.

Characteristics of entrepreneur:

  • This factor decides the activity that will take place.
  • This factor is known as the risk taking factor.
  • It possesses the quality of co-ordination. In other words, ‘entrepreneurship’ is a quality.
  • The remuneration of this factor is called profit.


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