Introduction to Entrepreneurship — Syllabus
NIOS · Class 10 · Entrepreneurship
What Introduction to Entrepreneurship covers in NIOS Class 10 Entrepreneurship: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
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Topics in Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Meaning and Nature of Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship does not mean sticking to conventional business; it implies creating new things.
- Its emphasis is on idea generation, promotion, and implementation of a new business environment.
- It is the knowledge plus skills ability to translate business ideas into reality.
Definitions by Important Thinkers
- Baumol's definition is broad and includes all kinds of opportunity-seeking behaviour.
- Baumol's definition includes political rent-seeking and organised crime.
- Wennekers and Thurik gave the most elaborate and inclusive definition.
Characteristics of Entrepreneurship
- Entrepreneurship is an economic activity done to create, develop, and maintain a profit-oriented business.
- It begins with identifying an opportunity as a potential to sell and make profit in the market.
- Entrepreneurship is the best utilization of available resources.
Types of Entrepreneurship
- Based on risk: Innovative, imitative, Fabian, and Drone entrepreneurship.
- Based on type of business: Agricultural, manufacturing, and trading entrepreneurship.
- Based on use of technology: Technical and non-technical entrepreneurship.
Key Concepts
Central concept: Entrepreneurship
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