November 19th is National Entrepreneurs’ Day #EntrepreneursDay and if your like my family you may know many entrepreneurs or you yourself might be a entrepreneur. Take today and celebrate National Entrepreneurs Day with us today.
National Entrepreneur’s Day is an annual event occurring on the third Tuesday of November which this year falls on November 19th that honors people who have built an empire from absolutely nothing. Radical inventions by brilliant minds have shaped the way we live today, not to mention our future.
Did you know the word entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprendre, meaning “undertake.” It first appeared in the French dictionary “Dictionnaire Universel de Commerce,” produced by Jacques des Bruslons and published in 1723.
The study of entrepreneurship stems from Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon back in the late 17th and early 18th Century. He defined the term entrepreneur in his book “Essay on the Nature of Trade in General” as a person who pays a certain price for a product and resells it at an uncertain price.
Cantillon emphasized the willingness of the entrepreneur to take on the risk and deal with the uncertainty thus distinguishing the difference between the entrepreneur and the investor. Another French economist, Jean-Baptiste Say, identified entrepreneurs as drivers for economic development, emphasizing their role as one of the collecting factors of production. Say and Cantillon both belonged to the French school of thought and are known as the physiocrats.
In the 1930s economist Joseph Schumpeter defined an entrepreneur as someone willing and able to convert a new idea or invention into a successful innovation. For him, entrepreneurship resulted in new industries and combinations of currently existing inputs. His example of this was the combination of the steam engine and the wagon in order to produce the horseless carriage.
In 2010 entrepreneur Siamak Taghaddos started a petition to create a National Entrepreneur’s Day. He didn’t understand how America, though considered the most entrepreneurial country in the world, didn’t already have a day dedicated to recognizing entrepreneurs. Six months and thousands of signatures later, President Obama proclaimed the last day of 2010’s National Entrepreneur Week as National Entrepreneur’s Day.
National Entrepreneur’s Day Activities
- Check out an event highlighting local business owners by attending businesses in your City which is a fun way to network.
- Bring your idea to life if your thinking of a possible business idea then you should start researching competing companies or similar businesses in your City and test out the possibility of success!
- Whether you know an entrepreneur and want to celebrate their accomplishments, or admire an industry leader for their work, help spread the word about National Entrepreneur’s Day and why it’s a Holiday we all can celebrate.
Why People Love National Entrepreneur’s Day
Entrepreneurship sparks creative innovations to improve the quality of an existing service or product, or invent something entirely new. Either way the result serves the greater good of consumers and the marketplace.
The more the merrier when it comes to employment, and as more small businesses form, more jobs become available.
Entrepreneurs create millions of jobs and pay taxes on sold goods, employees, and imported goods. Tax revenues help everyone (theoretically).
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
