This document provides an introduction to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs. It defines an entrepreneur as a person who sets up businesses and takes on financial risks with the goal of making a profit. Entrepreneurship is described as seeking business opportunities by developing and managing business ventures. The roles of entrepreneurship include utilizing resources, capital formation, job creation, regional development, and more. Qualities of successful entrepreneurs include being hard-working, risk-taking, innovative, optimistic, and having foresight, motivation, and public relations skills. Functions of entrepreneurs are risk assumption, decision-making, management, and innovation. The document concludes by stating factors that motivate people to become entrepreneurs such as independence, family influence, education, and market opportunities