The document provides a sample of copy editing done for an essay about entrepreneurship. The before version contains grammatical errors and could be more concise. The after version corrects grammatical issues, improves flow, and conveys the same key points about the author's experience as an entrepreneur in 3 concise sentences instead of multiple paragraphs. It demonstrates how copy editing can polish a document and make its meaning clearer for the reader.

1. Copy Editing Sample
A Sample of Copy Editing
XYZ Company essay: Before
What it means to be an entrepreneur? Throughout the past 30 years of work experience
I have developed a strong sense of what it means to be an entrepreneur. A definition that
takes on a whole new meaning when you have a family to feed! I have been a leader in a
large corporation, and recently started my own business. It is from those experiences that I
am able to write this paper and have a clearer vision of my expectation of this MBA pro-
gram. I am an entrepreneur, a risk-taker, a doer. I am someone who looks at a challenging
situation and sees opportunity. Where someone may see a glass half empty, I see a glass
half full. When you own your own business or you approach a situation as an entrepreneur
you look at the possibilities and “can do’s” not the “can nots”. It’s about looking at every
no, door slam, mistake, poor decision as a place for change to happen. It’s about looking at
every situation as an opportunity to learn, grow and contribute.
XYZ Company essay: After
Through my thirty years of work experience, I have developed a strong sense of what it
means to be an entrepreneur. From developing and implementing new ideas in a large corpo-
ration to breaking out on my own and starting a new business, entrepreneurship has been a
way of life for me. I consider every situation in my family life and my business life through
the filter of what it means to be an entrepreneur. I am the person who initiates change, and
follows through to make that change a reality. An entrepreneur is the risk-taker, the change-
maker, the doer. It’s about looking at every situation as an opportunity to learn, grow and
contribute.
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