entrepreneurial
adjective
en·tre·pre·neur·ial
ˌän-trə-p(r)ə-ˈnər-ē-əl 
-ˈn(y)u̇r-,
ˌäⁿn-
: having to do with the creation and development of economic ventures : of, relating to, characteristic of, or suited to an entrepreneur
entrepreneurial skills/ambitions/projects
entrepreneurial zeal
With your colleagues and the kids out of the way, what do you buy for that spouse or friend who's gone the entrepreneurial route and is working at home?—
Don Crabb
Don CrabbHarvard Business School, long known as a gateway to corporate America, last October established a beachhead in the nation's entrepreneurial epicenter, California's Silicon Valley.—Marc Ballon
Marc Ballon… economic development is more likely to occur (if at all) in the more entrepreneurial southern region.—Sarah Searight
Sarah Searight
also
: engaged or interested in the development of economic ventures
an ambitious and entrepreneurial young woman
a company founded by a group of entrepreneurial scientists
entrepreneurialism
noun
The map shows the distribution of high-tech manufacturing firms in the southeastern United States …, helping to identify towns and cities that are lodestones of high-tech entrepreneurialism.
—John Tierney
John Tierney
entrepreneurially
adverb
… some 25 teams, drawn mostly from the ranks of universities and entrepreneurially minded engineers …
—Joseph Hooper
Joseph Hooper
Examples of entrepreneurial in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
But Reynolds has made the entrepreneurial aspect of movie stardom more explicit by rolling his whole acting career into a larger portfolio of business ventures.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Perhaps not very surprisingly, recruiters with their own entrepreneurial experiences are the most open to hiring former founders.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 May 2024
His entrepreneurial experiences have shown him that any obstacle is surmountable with the right mindset.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Trending on Billboard For nearly two decades, England’s golden ear, entrepreneurial skill and penchant for strategic risk-taking have transformed what was once a boutique music publishing operation into a multifaceted hit machine with label and management components.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2024
The performer’s entrepreneurial journey was meant to inspire attendees, most of whom are small business owners in the community.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Others, though, truffle-hunt for high-paying W-2s, tax loopholes, bold and risky market bets or big entrepreneurial ploys like Wong’s.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Moreover, showing their hometown the utmost love throwing t-shirts in the crowd and Juvenile’s latest entrepreneurial collaboration, limited edition 400 Degreez Chee Wee’s chips, named after his seminal album.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 2 May 2024
That’s when Guzmán’s entrepreneurial spirit awakened.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
Perhaps not very surprisingly, recruiters with their own entrepreneurial experiences are the most open to hiring former founders.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 May 2024
His entrepreneurial experiences have shown him that any obstacle is surmountable with the right mindset.
—Sixteen Ramos, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024
Trending on Billboard For nearly two decades, England’s golden ear, entrepreneurial skill and penchant for strategic risk-taking have transformed what was once a boutique music publishing operation into a multifaceted hit machine with label and management components.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2024
The performer’s entrepreneurial journey was meant to inspire attendees, most of whom are small business owners in the community.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Others, though, truffle-hunt for high-paying W-2s, tax loopholes, bold and risky market bets or big entrepreneurial ploys like Wong’s.
—Amy X. Wang, New York Times, 7 May 2024
Moreover, showing their hometown the utmost love throwing t-shirts in the crowd and Juvenile’s latest entrepreneurial collaboration, limited edition 400 Degreez Chee Wee’s chips, named after his seminal album.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 2 May 2024
That’s when Guzmán’s entrepreneurial spirit awakened.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Entrepreneurial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrepreneurial. Accessed 20 May. 2024.
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