4. FACTS:
Entrepreneurship is the act
and art of being an
entrepreneur.
An entrepreneur is an
individual who organizes and
operates a business or
businesses, taking on financial
5. Richard Branson: The owner of
the Virgin brand, which includes
360 companies, e.g. Virgin
Megastore and Virgin Atlantic
Airway, dropped out of school at
the age of 16 to establish his first
successful business
venture, Student Magazine.
6. Bill Gates: Considered for many
years to be the world's richest
man, Bill Gates was a college drop
out who started the largest
computer software
company, Microsoft Corporation.
7. Rachael Ray: Without having any
formal training in culinary arts, the
high-energy Rachael Ray has
managed to make a name for
herself in the food industry. She has
numerous shows on the Food
Network, a talk show, as well as a
number of cookbooks.