Subject: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Notes to guide your response: Gordon Butch Stewart is a successful Jamaican businessman. He possesses characteristics such as creativity, innovation, risk-taking, leadership, social skills, planning, dependability, discipline, passion and hard work. Question 1: How do you think these characteristics listed above and the entrepreneur's cultural background influenced their success?

Subject: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Notes to guide your response: Gordon Butch Stewart is a successful Jamaican businessman. He possesses characteristics such as creativity, innovation, risk-taking, leadership, social skills, planning, dependability, discipline, passion and hard work. Question 1: How do you think these characteristics listed above and the entrepreneur's cultural background influenced their success?

Understanding Business

12th Edition

ISBN:9781259929434

Author:William Nickels

Publisher:William Nickels

Chapter1: Taking Risks And Making Profits Within The Dynamic Business Environment

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1CE

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