Introduction - What is Enterprise?

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What is Enterprise? - Introduction

'What Britain needs is an enterprise economy'
'Students will be entitled to enterprise education'
'Entrepreneurs at the top of the earnings list'
'Young Enterprise is a valuable experience for all students'
'Richard Branson is an excellent example of a successful entrepreneur'
'Enterprise is essential to enable the UK to continue to develop its economy and continue to grow'

The above are examples of newspaper headlines and comments you may have seen or heard about with regard to enterprise. It seems to be very important and in business it is. But exactly what is it?

You will have probably heard about people like Richard Branson but have you heard of any of the following people?

Justin King
Stuart Rose
Sir John Harvey Jones
Michael Dell
Pierre Omidyar
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Bernie Ecclestone

Task 1

See if you can find out who they are and what they do.

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