Which term best describes an individual who starts and manages a new business venture?

• A. Common traits of Entrepreneurs
• B. Career Pathways
• C. Job Shadowing
• D. Entrepreneur

Answer: (D)

The concept being tested is naming the person who starts and runs a new business venture. An entrepreneur is exactly that—a person who identifies an opportunity, creates a venture around it, and takes on the risks and responsibilities of starting and managing it. This term emphasizes the individual as the driver of a new enterprise and the initiative involved in launching and growing a business.

The other ideas refer to different things: common traits describe what someone might have or exhibit, not the person themselves; career pathways talk about various routes a person can take in their work life; and job shadowing is an activity where you observe someone at work rather than being the person who starts a venture. In this context, only the term entrepreneur names the person who starts and manages the venture.