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How Entrepreneurship Translates Around the World Here’s what it means in Swahili, Amharic, Arabic, and Spanish
The definition of what makes an entrepreneur is different for everyone. In the English language, however, the dictionary definition is clear: an entrepreneur is a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money. But did you know the literal definition of entrepreneurship can mean different things depending on the language being used? “In many countries around the world, “entrepreneur” and “entrepreneurship” are made up of two or more words. While the definition remains the same, the words selected to describe entrepreneurship are interesting. They often offer examples of characteristics an entrepreneur possesses or actions an entrepreneur takes.” As a result, those words can say a lot about how a country or culture thinks about its entrepreneurs and innovators. Wondering what we mean by this? Here are a few examples. In Swahili, the word for entrepreneurship is “ujasiriamali.” That one word is actually two: “ujasiri” is the word for courage, braver...
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