Different types of entrepreneurship

This lecture describes different types of business structures. We discuss some of the early questions that an entrepreneur must ask before committing to a business:

• Will your business be a for-profit enterprise, a not-for-profit or somewhere in between?
• What are the different requirements and resources necessary for your selected enterprise model?
• What type of financing should you target: equity, debt, grant funding or a combination of all three?

The resources below offer a foundation upon which you can build your knowledge and skills in these areas.

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Reference material

	Different Types of Entrepreneurship – Entrepreneurship 101 Find out what questions to ask yourself before starting a business.
	Being an entrepreneur Successful entrepreneurs share a few key characteristics, especially in the technology business.
	Business models Business models can determine a start-up’s success by establishing its value as an organization and securing funding.
	Being a Social Entrepreneur A social entrepreneur as someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change.

Additional learning tools

Additional learning tools