Abstract
Entrepreneurship is a risk assuming process in which something of value is created and produced. The origin of the term entrepreneur can be found in the French term “entreprendre”, which means to undertake (Entrepreneur n.d.). An entrepreneur must commit to the financial risk that is inherent in the undertaking of an entrepreneurial endeavor. Sport organizational leaders who aspire to lead entrepreneurially are no exception, as they must share in an assumption of risk.
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Schneider, R.C. (2013). Entrepreneurialism and Sport Leadership: Some Lessons for the Balkans. In: Ramadani, V., Schneider, R. (eds) Entrepreneurship in the Balkans. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36577-5_11
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