This document discusses different types of entrepreneurs and compares characteristics of male and female entrepreneurs. It identifies five types of entrepreneurs: chance, natural, created, forced, and benami. For male entrepreneurs, common motivations include a drive for control and achievement. They often have recognized specialist backgrounds. Personal characteristics include being persuasive, innovative, and self-confident. Their support groups tend to be friends and professional networks. The businesses they start include manufacturing and high-tech fields. For female entrepreneurs, motivations include disagreements with bosses and occupational frustrations. Their backgrounds are often in service industries and middle management. Personal characteristics include being flexible, tolerant, and creative. Their support groups include close friends, spouses, and women's professional